W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW)

GWW · Industrials · United States United States

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) is a US company in the Industrials sector. The stock has its largest weight in WIND (MSCI World Industrials), at 0.62%. Anyone who holds an ETF containing W.W. Grainger also has an indirect stake in the company.

Data and Charts: W.W. Grainger

Key Data for W.W. Grainger

Held in23 ETFs
Highest weight0.62%
Indices12
SectorIndustrials
CountryUnited States
ISINUS3848021040

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W.W. Grainger Stock Price Chart

The W.W. Grainger chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The stock is up 34.7% year to date and up 42.1% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 30, 2026, was $1,359.17, at 91% of the 52-week range.

Price series from our database since Aug 12, 2024, 558 daily values.

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W.W. Grainger Stock Performance

W.W. Grainger stock performance
Year to date+34.7%1 year+42.1%
1 month+9.1%3 months-1.7%
Calendar year 2025-4.3%
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Measured in euros, W.W. Grainger is up 41.7% year to date and up 46.9% over twelve months. The difference from the dollar figures above comes from the exchange rate alone. Each daily price is converted at the ECB euro reference rate for that day.

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Alysly Data Analysis: W.W. Grainger

What ETF Is W.W. Grainger In?

W.W. Grainger has above-average ETF coverage and is held by 23 of the 104 ETFs we track, which together follow 12 indices. That puts the stock in more ETFs than 87.8% of the 4,341 stocks we track.

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What ETF is W.W. Grainger in
ETFIndexWeightper €1,000 in the ETF
WINDMSCI World Industrials0.62%€6.18
XDWI / XMIWMSCI World Industrials0.61%€6.12
SPYDS&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats0.31%€3.11
XDEQMSCI World Quality0.28%€2.82
2B7KMSCI World SRI0.28%€2.80
XDEWS&P 500 Equal Weight0.21%€2.09
XDEMMSCI World Momentum0.11%€1.09
SPYI / SPSAMSCI ACWI IMI0.09%€0.93
SXR8S&P 5000.09%€0.90
XD9U / XD9DMSCI USA0.09%€0.90
SPYL / SPY5S&P 5000.09%€0.89
SWWDMSCI World0.07%€0.73
SPPWMSCI World0.07%€0.73
EUNLMSCI World0.07%€0.70
XDWD / XDWLMSCI World0.07%€0.66
IUSQMSCI ACWI0.06%€0.60
SPYYMSCI ACWI0.06%€0.59
WIMIMSCI World IMI0.06%€0.57

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The last column shows how much of €1,000 in one of these funds goes to W.W. Grainger, based on each fund's latest holdings list.

US-listed ETFs holding W.W. Grainger (weight per latest SEC filing): VUG 0.19%, IVV 0.09%, SPY 0.09%, VOO 0.09%, VTI 0.08%. These funds are registered in the US; retail investors in the EU usually cannot buy them.

W.W. Grainger Weight in iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL) Since 2019

Sep 30, 2019Oct 30, 2026

In iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), W.W. Grainger had a weight of 0.04% on Sep 30, 2019 and 0.07% on Oct 30, 2026. The fund tracks the MSCI World. Its share peaked at 0.07% on Mar 29, 2024. The weight rises and falls with the stock's price performance relative to the other index members. It can also change when the index provider adjusts the index composition.

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What's Inside Your ETF Portfolio and the ETF overlap check show how much W.W. Grainger overlaps with the rest of a portfolio.

Which Tracked Investors Hold W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger is not among the largest purchases in the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. The list is led by GOOGL, DAL and NEBIUS GROUP N.V. The only manager we track that holds W.W. Grainger increased its position.

Tracked investors holding this stock
InvestorSharesValueQuarter
Bridgewater Associates5,680$8Mincreased by 4,478

As of Jun 30, 2026. Based on quarterly filings with the US securities regulator, submitted up to 45 days after the reference date. The change counts shares, not price gains.

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Stocks With ETF Exposure Similar to W.W. Grainger

Stocks with ETF exposure similar to W.W. Grainger
StockShared ETFsr1 yearAnnualized volatilityNet marginRevenue growth
W.W. Grainger––+42.1%23.3%9.5%+4.5%
Cummins23–+14.2%32.7%8.4%-1.3%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services22–+32.7%36.8%––
C.H. Robinson Worldwide22–-19.5%38.9%3.6%-8.4%
Comfort Systems USA22–+28.0%57.0%55.8%-73.9%
Expeditors International of Washington22–+65.4%27.7%7.3%+4.4%
Caterpillar22–+6.8%35.4%13.1%+4.3%
Johnson Controls International21–+30.5%30.5%13.9%+2.8%
Broadridge Financial Solutions21–-19.1%25.1%15.0%+8.5%

These stocks reach a portfolio through largely the same funds as W.W. Grainger. “Shared ETFs” counts the funds that hold both.

Return and volatility are calculated from our daily closing prices in US dollars. Margin and growth come from each company's latest SEC annual filing. Because fiscal years do not end on the same date for every company, the underlying periods are not fully identical.

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Fundamental Analysis: W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger Key Financials

Revenue$17.9B
Net income$1.7B
Diluted EPS$35.40
Net margin9.5%
Gross margin39.1%
Return on equity45.7%
Equity ratio41.7%
Revenue growth+4.5%

Figures come from the SEC annual filing for the latest reported fiscal year (period end Dec 31, 2025).

Revenue and profit by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMargin
FY ended Dec 202316.51.811.1%
FY ended Dec 202417.21.911.1%
FY ended Dec 202517.91.79.5%

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Technical Analysis: W.W. Grainger

W.W. Grainger Risk Metrics

Max drawdown-24.8%
Annualized volatility23.3%

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Below peak-3.1%
Beta to S&P 5000.49
Correlation to S&P 5000.27

The close on Oct 30, 2026, was 3.1% below the highest close since Aug 12, 2024. That high was reached on Jul 16, 2026. When the S&P 500 rose or fell 1%, W.W. Grainger moved 0.49% on average in the same direction (past 252 trading days). The correlation of 0.27, however, shows only a moderate link to the broad market. Accordingly, moves in the S&P 500 explain only a small part of the daily price moves of W.W. Grainger.

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What W.W. Grainger Correlates With

What W.W. Grainger Correlates With
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