13F Pro Quality Score

69.5/100

Rank #365 of 2,879 stocksTOP 25%

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Revenue Growth

49.0/100

Profitability

64.2/100

Balance Sheet

96.7/100

Earnings Quality

34.9/100

Free Cash Flow

60.9/100

Institutional Flow

73.0/100

Revenue Scale

92.3/100

Dilution Risk

80.4/100

GWW Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW), a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores GWW at 69.5/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #365 of 2,879 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. GWW scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (96.7), revenue scale (92.3). Areas of concern include earnings quality (34.9), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), W.W. GRAINGER, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $4.7B, net income of $555.0M, an operating margin of 16.7%. GWW trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 277135. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate GWW daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. directly from SEC EDGAR.

Fun facts about W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Quirks, history, and lore behind GWW — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. industrial distribution company · large-cap · listed on the NYSE · headquartered in Illinois.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue around $17 billion, serving over 4.5 million customers worldwide — mostly businesses that need to keep their operations running, not consumers shopping for fun.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in 1927 in Chicago, it built its empire by selling maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies — the unglamorous stuff that factories absolutely cannot live without.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its catalog — once a phone-book-sized brick shipped to every procurement manager in America — was an industry legend, listing over a million products before the internet made it redundant.
  • 5
    The Lore
    It operates MonotaRO in Japan, a fast-growing MRO e-commerce platform, proving that even screws, gloves, and safety equipment can be a global growth story.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    If your factory needs 25,000 different industrial products delivered overnight — light bulbs, power tools, or a very specific wrench — you're probably already a customer of this GWW-tickered giant.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$4.7B

Net Income

Q1 2026

$555.0M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$569.0M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

16.7%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

0.61

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