WW Grainger Inc (GWW) · Peers
WW Grainger against the 65 other companies here in its SEC industry, SIC 50xx (the wider group: its own four-digit code has fewer than five). Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 66, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | GWW | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $62.68B | median $701.46M | 1 of 65 |
| P/E | 33.5× | median 22.1× | 9 of 44 |
| Forward P/E | 28.6× | median 17.9× | 5 of 41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.0× | median 11.1× | 3 of 44 |
| P/S | 3.3× | median 0.8× | 7 of 64 |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | median 2.3% | 32 of 65 |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | median 1.4% | 20 of 28 |
| Gross margin | 39.4% | median 25.3% | 7 of 63 |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | median 2.9% | 7 of 65 |
| Net margin | 9.9% | median 2.0% | 7 of 64 |
| ROIC | 36.4% | median 8.6% | 5 of 60 |
| ROE | 45.3% | median 7.2% | 2 of 60 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 8.3% | median 5.1% | 15 of 49 |
| EPS growth (yearly) | 15.6% | median -2.2% | 6 of 27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6× | median 2.0× | 24 of 31 |
| Current ratio | 2.8× | median 2.3× | 24 of 65 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.4% | median 0.3% | 30 of 65 |
| Share count change | -2.0% | median 0.0% | 44 of 62 |
Green where WW Grainger is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWWWW Grainger Inc | $62.68B | P/E 33.5× | 36.4% | 5.5 |
| TELTE Connectivity plc | $61.56B | P/E 20.4× | 17.2% | 6.0 |
| FERGFerguson Enterprises Inc. | $44.81B | P/E 24.1× | 19.9% | 5.1 |
| RSReliance Steel & Aluminum Co | $20.99B | P/E 26.1× | 10.2% | 5.2 |
| SNXSynnex Corporation | $19.73B | P/E 17.4× | 11.3% | 5.2 |
| GPCGenuine Parts Co | $18.47B | P/E 280.0× | 146.7% | 5.6 |
| WCCWESCO International Inc | $16.61B | P/E 23.4× | 10.2% | 4.4 |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | $12.13B | P/E 29.3× | 21.5% | 5.6 |
| WSOWatsco Inc | $11.30B | P/E 23.8× | 17.9% | 5.5 |
| QXOQXO, Inc. | $11.27B | P/E – | -1.9% | 4.9 |
| ARWArrow Electronics Inc | $10.92B | P/E 13.5× | 10.9% | 5.6 |
| HSICHenry Schein Inc | $9.63B | P/E 23.9× | 9.9% | 5.0 |
| CNMCore & Main, Inc. | $8.22B | P/E 18.3× | 14.3% | 5.4 |
| AVTAvnet Inc | $7.39B | P/E 22.1× | 7.1% | 4.8 |
| MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co Inc | $7.28B | P/E 31.5× | 14.2% | 5.0 |
| POOLPool Corp | $6.29B | P/E 15.5× | 20.0% | 5.0 |
| INGMIngram Micro Holding Corp | $6.16B | P/E 14.3× | 9.2% | 4.8 |
| LKQLKQ Corp | $5.62B | P/E 12.2× | 11.0% | 5.7 |
| SITESiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | $4.20B | P/E 27.6× | 8.6% | 5.3 |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises Inc | $2.73B | P/E 29.3× | 12.8% | 5.1 |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE Co | $2.66B | P/E 25.1× | 5.7% | 4.9 |
| REZIResideo Technologies, Inc. | $2.50B | P/E 5.9× | 6.8% | 4.2 |
| PLUSEplus Inc | $2.45B | P/E 19.6× | 21.4% | 5.4 |
| CNXNPC Connection Inc | $2.25B | P/E 23.5× | 15.1% | 5.3 |
| PLBLPolibeli Group Ltd | $2.00B | P/E – | – | 3.5 |
| GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co | $1.68B | P/E 19.3× | 35.7% | 5.9 |
| DSGRDistribution Solutions Group, Inc. | $1.62B | P/E 194.3× | 4.4% | 4.2 |
| RYZRyerson Holding Corp | $1.43B | P/E – | 0.7% | 4.2 |
| SCSCScansource, Inc. | $1.21B | P/E 15.3× | 8.4% | 5.7 |
| ADIGADI Global Distribution Inc. | $1.18B | P/E 235.1× | – | 4.8 |
| GOLDGold.com, Inc. | $1.12B | P/E 13.9× | 19.4% | 6.3 |
| ITRNIturan Location & Control Ltd. | $984.49M | P/E 17.0× | 55.3% | 6.8 |
| WLFCWillis Lease Finance Corp | $795.23M | P/E 8.7× | 3.1% | 5.4 |
| EACOEaco Corp | $607.70M | P/E 14.5× | 22.1% | 6.2 |
| CLMBClimb Global Solutions, Inc. | $594.53M | P/E 29.0× | 32.0% | 5.7 |
| BXCBlueLinx Holdings Inc. | $578.67M | P/E 2642.3× | 2.9% | 5.0 |
| ASPNAspen Aerogels Inc | $430.71M | P/E – | -79.4% | 5.3 |
| FSTRLB Foster Company | $362.20M | P/E 31.8× | 8.7% | 5.6 |
| ASLEAerSale Corp | $252.24M | P/E – | 0.3% | 3.8 |
| RELLRichardson Electronics, Ltd. | $232.61M | P/E 36.4× | 3.9% | 4.5 |
| AENTAlliance Entertainment Holding Corp | $229.39M | P/E 10.3× | 26.6% | 5.9 |
And 25 smaller ones.
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.