W. W. Grainger (GWW)
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - DistributionSnapshot 2026-09-15
$1269.53-0.62%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - DistributionSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — EPS near $45.25 in 2026: EPS guidance $45.50 vs $44.25 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 23% growth a year, above the roughly 9% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskGWW's growth has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 10% year over year, and the last quarter beat estimates. It trades at 29× P/E versus a 25× peer median, indicating the market is pricing in more growth than forecasted. The primary risk is the potential for a credibility hit if GWW cuts guidance after recently raising it. Peer multiples imply a price about 24% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. GWW is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering GWW (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for GWW in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Increase full year 2026 revenue guidance
Sales growth forecast aligns with revenue guidance objective.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $1269.53
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $1269.53.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Increase full year 2026 EPS guidance
Earnings miss raises concerns about EPS guidance.
Beating revenue but stock drops indicates market concerns.
Raising outlook amid strong demand supports growth objectives.
Threatens: Increase full year 2026 EPS guidance
Earnings pressure could impact EPS guidance.
Advances: Increase full year 2026 EPS guidance
Earnings beat supports EPS guidance increase.
Advances: Increase full year 2026 revenue guidance
Solid organic sales may boost revenue guidance.
