Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for W.W. Grainger (GWW)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW):

• 11/5/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $1,400.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $1,427.00 to $1,582.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $1,375.00 to $1,645.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its price target raised by Stephens from $1,355.00 to $1,380.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/14/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $1,428.00 to $1,427.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/10/2026 – W.W. Grainger was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/26/2026 – W.W. Grainger was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/25/2026 – W.W. Grainger had its price target lowered by Barclays from $1,185.00 to $1,172.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – W.W. Grainger is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.

W.W. Grainger Trading Up 1.8%

W.W. Grainger stock opened at $1,474.10 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,318.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1,249.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. W.W. Grainger, Inc. has a 12 month low of $906.52 and a 12 month high of $1,521.41. The stock has a market cap of $69.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.95.

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $12.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $11.68 by $0.86. W.W. Grainger had a net margin of 11.17% and a return on equity of 48.92%. The business had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $10.21 earnings per share. W.W. Grainger’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that W.W. Grainger, Inc. will post 47.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

W.W. Grainger Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 9th will be paid a $2.49 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 9th. This represents a $9.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. W.W. Grainger’s payout ratio is 21.88%.

W.W. Grainger, founded in Chicago in 1927, is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating supplies. The company provides products such as safety equipment, tools, fasteners, electrical and plumbing supplies, material-handling equipment, and cleaning products. Grainger serves businesses, government agencies and other organizations through sales representatives, distribution centers, catalogs and digital platforms. Its operations include a high-touch distribution business in North America and online businesses serving customers in markets including the United States and Japan.