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Historical Prices for Grainger
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Grainger Analyst Data
Total Analysts: 38
Buy Ratings: 13 Neutral Ratings: 14 Sell Ratings: 11
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Price *Price Target
Lowest: 421.00 Median: 734.76 Highest: 1,250.00
*The average price target includes all analyst analysis, not just the most recent analysis presented in the chart.
Grainger Analyst Opinions
- All
- Buy
- Hold
- Sell
Date | Analyst | Rating | Price | |||
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04/29/24 | Loop Capital | Maintained Hold | $975 | neutral | ||
04/29/24 | Stephens Inc. | Upgraded to Buy | $1250 | gut | ||
03/14/24 | UBS | Maintained Hold | $1000 | neutral | ||
03/05/24 | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Maintained Buy | $1125 | gut | ||
02/20/24 | Loop Capital | Downgraded to Hold | $1000 | neutral | ||
02/06/24 | J.P. Morgan | Maintained Hold | $925 | neutral | ||
02/06/24 | Stephens Inc. | Maintained Hold | $1000 | neutral | ||
02/05/24 | RBC Capital Markets | Maintained Hold | $907 | neutral | ||
01/03/24 | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Maintained Buy | $930 | gut | ||
12/20/23 | Jefferies & Company Inc. | Downgraded to Hold | $825 | neutral | ||
08/28/23 | UBS | Maintained Hold | $750 | neutral | ||
08/18/23 | Stephens Inc. | Maintained Hold | $775 | neutral | ||
07/28/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $653 | schlecht | ||
07/28/23 | Baird Patrick & Co | Maintained Buy | $790 | gut | ||
07/12/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $647 | schlecht | ||
07/12/23 | UBS | Downgraded to Hold | $820 | neutral | ||
05/01/23 | Loop Capital | Maintained Buy | $800 | gut | ||
05/01/23 | Stephens Inc. | Maintained Hold | $700 | neutral | ||
05/01/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $600 | schlecht | ||
04/28/23 | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Maintained Buy | $800 | gut | ||
04/28/23 | Baird Patrick & Co | Maintained Buy | $760 | gut | ||
04/19/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $555 | schlecht | ||
02/24/23 | RBC Capital Markets | Upgraded to Hold | $679 | neutral | ||
02/13/23 | Loop Capital | Maintained Buy | $750 | gut | ||
02/03/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $537 | schlecht | ||
02/03/23 | RBC Capital Markets | Maintained Sell | $502 | schlecht | ||
02/03/23 | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Maintained Buy | $785 | gut | ||
01/24/23 | Baird Patrick & Co | Maintained Buy | $650 | gut | ||
01/06/23 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $490 | schlecht | ||
11/29/22 | UBS | Maintained Buy | $695 | gut | ||
11/15/22 | Atlantic Equities | Downgraded to Hold | $630 | neutral | ||
11/14/22 | Wolfe Research | Downgraded to Hold | neutral | |||
10/31/22 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $485 | schlecht | ||
10/31/22 | Baird Patrick & Co | Maintained Buy | $640 | gut | ||
08/01/22 | Baird Patrick & Co | Maintained Buy | $600 | gut | ||
08/01/22 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $448 | schlecht | ||
08/01/22 | RBC Capital Markets | Maintained Sell | $422 | schlecht | ||
08/01/22 | Stephens Inc. | Maintained Hold | $600 | neutral | ||
07/15/22 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained Sell | $421 | schlecht |
Grainger Estimates* in USD
2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 17,420 | 18,625 | 20,143 | 22,179 |
Dividend | 8.06 | 8.65 | 9.61 | 10.65 |
Dividend Yield (in %) | 0.87 % | 0.94 % | 1.04 % | 1.16 % |
EPS | 39.33 | 43.26 | 47.33 | 52.98 |
P/E Ratio | 23.42 | 21.29 | 19.46 | 17.38 |
EBIT | 2,717 | 2,941 | 3,147 | 3,535 |
EBITDA | 2,934 | 3,166 | 3,393 | 3,761 |
Net Profit | 1,957 | 2,119 | 2,262 | 2,651 |
Net Profit Adjusted | 1,942 | 2,110 | 2,291 | 2,651 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 2,658 | 2,880 | 3,070 | 3,613 |
Net Profit (Adjusted) | 2,661 | 2,872 | 2,978 | - |
EPS (Non-GAAP) ex. SOE | 39.33 | 43.26 | 47.33 | 52.98 |
EPS (GAAP) | 39.35 | 43.11 | 46.28 | 53.70 |
Gross Income | 6,838 | 7,298 | 7,769 | - |
Cash Flow from Investing | -445 | -434 | -394 | - |
Cash Flow from Operations | 2,026 | 2,231 | 2,326 | - |
Cash Flow from Financing | -1,490 | -1,491 | -1,663 | - |
Cash Flow per Share | 42.74 | 44.42 | 47.84 | - |
Free Cash Flow | 1,575 | 1,793 | 1,940 | 2,226 |
Free Cash Flow per Share | 32.76 | 37.77 | 40.16 | 42.75 |
Book Value per Share | 78.04 | 93.33 | 110.17 | - |
Net Debt | 1,442 | 998 | 675 | -107 |
Research & Development Exp. | - | - | - | - |
Capital Expenditure | 459 | 455 | 406 | 412 |
Selling, General & Admin. Exp. | 4,091 | 4,318 | 4,698 | - |
Shareholder’s Equity | 4,033 | 4,988 | 6,139 | - |
Total Assets | 8,809 | 9,590 | 10,065 | - |
Previous Quarter ending 03/31/24 | Current Quarter ending 06/30/24 | Next Quarter ending 09/30/24 | Current Year ending 12/31/24 | Next Year ending 12/31/25 | |
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Earnings Estimates | |||||
No. of Analysts | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Average Estimate | 9.620 USD | 9.657 USD | 10.457 USD | 39.330 USD | 43.255 USD |
Year Ago | 9.610 USD | 9.280 USD | 9.430 USD | 36.670 USD | 39.330 USD |
Publish Date | 4/25/2024 | 8/1/2024 | 10/31/2024 | - | - |
Revenue Estimates | |||||
No. of Analysts | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Average Estimate | 4,259 USD | 4,370 USD | 4,489 USD | 17,420 USD | 18,625 USD |
Year Ago | 4,091 USD | 4,182 USD | 4,208 USD | 16,478 USD | 17,420 USD |
Publish Date | 4/25/2024 | 8/1/2024 | 10/31/2024 | - | - |
* Average Estimates in Million (e.g. Revenue) or per share (e.g. Dividend). Source: FactSet
Income Statements
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Sales | 10,425 | 11,221 | 11,486 | 11,797 | 13,022 | 15,228 | 16,478 |
Change of sales in % | 2.84 | 7.64 | 2.36 | 2.71 | 10.38 | 16.94 | 8.21 |
Gross profit on sales | 4,024 | 4,256 | 4,319 | 4,178 | 4,657 | 5,788 | 6,432 |
Gross profit on sales change in % | -0.28 | 5.76 | 1.48 | -3.26 | 11.46 | 24.29 | 11.13 |
Operating income | 1,165 | 1,344 | 1,387 | 1,110 | 1,547 | 2,215 | 2,591 |
Operating income change in % | -3.40 | 15.38 | 3.20 | -19.97 | 39.37 | 43.18 | 16.98 |
Income before tax | 935 | 1,081 | 1,209 | 947 | 1,485 | 2,146 | 2,500 |
Income before tax change in % | -8.22 | 15.57 | 11.84 | -21.67 | 56.81 | 44.51 | 16.50 |
Income after tax | 581 | 776 | 849 | 695 | 1,043 | 1,547 | 1,829 |
Income after tax change in % | -3.24 | 33.55 | 9.41 | -18.14 | 50.07 | 48.32 | 18.23 |
Balance Sheet
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Total liabilities | 3,977 | 3,780 | 3,945 | 4,202 | 4,432 | 4,853 | 4,706 |
Total liabilities change in % | 43.85 | 40.80 | 42.23 | 52.57 | 56.70 | 56.57 | 58.30 |
Equity | 1,828 | 2,093 | 2,060 | 2,093 | 2,160 | 2,735 | 3,441 |
Equity change in % | -6.00 | 13.66 | -3.44 | -1.46 | 2.52 | 30.20 | 27.66 |
Balance sheet total | 5,804 | 5,873 | 6,005 | 6,295 | 6,592 | 7,588 | 8,147 |
Balance sheet total change in % | 1.93 | 1.18 | 2.25 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 15.11 | 7.37 |
Key Data
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Sales per share | 179.79 | 198.48 | 209.22 | 219.68 | 249.46 | 298.00 | 328.90 |
P/E ratio (year end quote, basic EPS) | 23.58 | 20.57 | 21.89 | 31.55 | 25.94 | 18.37 | 22.70 |
P/E ratio (ear end quote, diluted EPS) | 23.58 | 20.57 | 21.89 | 31.55 | 25.94 | 18.37 | 22.70 |
P/E ratio (year end quote) | 23.58 | 20.57 | 21.89 | 31.55 | 25.94 | 18.37 | 22.70 |
Dividend yield in % | 2.14 | 1.90 | 1.68 | 1.45 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 0.88 |
Equity ratio in % | 29.12 | 32.71 | 30.89 | 29.04 | 28.43 | 32.16 | 38.23 |
Debt ratio in % | 68.51 | 64.36 | 65.70 | 66.75 | 67.23 | 63.96 | 57.76 |
Grainger Insider Activity
Name | Date | shares traded | shares held | Price | type (sell/buy) | option |
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Thomson Laurie R | 05/22/2024 | 800.00 | 791.00 | n/a | Sell | No |
Thomson Laurie R | 05/22/2024 | 800.00 | 800.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
Thomson Laurie R | 05/02/2024 | 23.00 | 1,591.00 | 923.90 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 04/29/2024 | 1,971.00 | 4,379.00 | n/a | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 04/29/2024 | 1,971.00 | 13,069.00 | n/a | Buy | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 200.00 | 7,303.00 | 966.37 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 300.00 | 8,422.00 | 964.10 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 894.00 | 6,109.00 | 969.60 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 919.00 | 7,503.00 | 965.67 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 300.00 | 7,003.00 | 968.66 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 900.00 | 5,209.00 | 971.25 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 300.00 | 4,909.00 | 976.09 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/28/2024 | 3,813.00 | 8,722.00 | 234.38 | Buy | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 5,091.00 | 10,748.00 | 950.36 | Sell | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 1,745.00 | 15,839.00 | 949.62 | Sell | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 1,465.00 | 9,283.00 | 951.45 | Sell | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 3,123.00 | 17,584.00 | 276.64 | Buy | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 2,318.00 | 14,461.00 | 231.20 | Buy | No |
Merriwether Deidra C | 02/07/2024 | 2,860.00 | 12,143.00 | 234.38 | Buy | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 400.00 | 4,909.00 | 952.34 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 804.00 | 7,227.00 | 947.26 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 818.00 | 5,309.00 | 951.80 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 900.00 | 6,127.00 | 950.74 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 200.00 | 7,027.00 | 949.10 | Sell | No |
Robbins Paige K | 02/06/2024 | 3,122.00 | 8,031.00 | 231.88 | Buy | No |
Grainger Dividend Calendar
Date | Name | Dividend | *yield | Currency |
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2023 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 7.30 | 0.88 | USD |
2022 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 6.78 | 1.22 | USD |
2021 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 6.39 | 1.23 | USD |
2020 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 5.94 | 1.45 | USD |
2019 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 5.68 | 1.68 | USD |
2018 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 5.36 | 1.90 | USD |
2017 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 5.06 | 2.14 | USD |
2016 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 4.83 | 2.08 | USD |
2015 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 4.59 | 2.27 | USD |
2014 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 4.17 | 1.64 | USD |
2013 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 3.59 | 1.41 | USD |
2012 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 3.06 | 1.51 | USD |
2011 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 2.52 | 1.35 | USD |
2010 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 2.08 | 1.51 | USD |
2009 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 1.78 | 1.84 | USD |
2008 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 1.55 | 1.97 | USD |
2007 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 1.34 | 1.53 | USD |
2006 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 1.11 | 1.59 | USD |
2005 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.92 | 1.29 | USD |
2004 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.78 | 1.17 | USD |
2003 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.73 | 1.54 | USD |
2002 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.71 | 1.38 | USD |
2001 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.69 | 1.44 | USD |
2000 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.67 | 1.84 | USD |
1999 | Grainger Inc., W.W. | 0.63 | 1.32 | USD |
*Yield of the Respective Date
Grainger Inc., W.W. Calendar
Event | Estimate | Info | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Earnings Report | 9.657 USD | Q2 2024 Earnings Release | 08/01/2024 |
Earnings Report | 10.457 USD | Q3 2024 Earnings Release | 10/31/2024 |
Earnings Report | - | Q4 2024 Earnings Release | 01/30/2025 |
Earnings Report | - | Q1 2025 Earnings Release | 04/24/2025 |
Earnings Report | - | Q2 2025 Earnings Release | 07/24/2025 |
Earnings Report | - | Q3 2025 Earnings Release | 10/23/2025 |
Grainger Inc., W.W. Past Events
Event | Actual EPS | Info | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Earnings Report | 9.620 USD | Q1 2024 Earnings Release | 04/25/2024 |
Annual General Meeting | - | Annual General Meeting | 04/24/2024 |
Press Conference | - | - | 02/02/2024 |
Press Conference | - | - | 10/26/2023 |
Press Conference | - | - | 07/27/2023 |
Grainger Profile
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating products and services with operations in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It operates through the following segments: High-Touch Solutions North America, Endless Assortment, and Other. The High-Touch Solutions North America segment includes value-added MRO solutions that are rooted in deep product knowledge and customer expertise. The Endless Assortment segment provides a streamlined and transparent online platform with one-stop shopping for millions of products. The Other segment refers to the company's Cromwell business in the U.
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Grainger Shareholder
Owner | in % |
---|---|
Freefloat | 90.58 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 10.71 |
Vanguard Group, Inc. (Subfiler) | 10.27 |
Susan Slavik Williams | 9.01 |
State Street Corp. | 3.97 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3.46 |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 2.83 |
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC | 2.58 |
ClearBridge Investments LLC | 2.33 |
Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.29 |
Geode Capital Management LLC | 2.27 |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. NA | 2.04 |
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund | 1.96 |
JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. | 1.78 |
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC | 1.64 |
Shareholder percentage totals can add to more than 100% because some holders are included in the free float.
Grainger Management
Name | Job |
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Donald G. Macpherson | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Laurie R. Thomson | Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller |
Deidra Cheeks Merriwether | Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President |
Matt Fortin | Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP |
Julie Myerholtz | Chief Information Security Officer & VP |
Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz | Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President |
Brian Walker | Chief Product Officer & Senior Vice President |
Jonny LeRoy | Chief Technology Officer & Vice President |
Cindy Jayne Miller | Director |
Nadalie S. Bosse | Group Vice President-Customer Experience |
Christopher J. Klein | Independent Director |
Lucas E. Watson | Independent Director |
Ernest Scott Santi | Independent Director |
Neil S. Novich | Independent Director |
Susan Slavik Williams | Independent Director |
George S. Davis | Independent Director |
Steven A. White | Independent Director |
Beatriz R. Perez | Independent Director |
Katherine David Jaspon | Independent Director |
Rodney C. Adkins | Independent Director |
Stuart L. Levenick | Lead Independent Director |
Paige K. Robbins | President-Grainger Business Unit & Senior VP |
Edwards J Ronald | Secretary & Vice President |
Amy Albano | Senior Director-Global Trade Compliance |
Barry Greenhouse | Senior Vice President-Global Supply Chain |
Kyle Bland | Vice President-Investor Relations |