GWW is the ticker symbol for W.W. GRAINGER, INC., a publicly traded Consumer Discretionary sector company listed on NYSE. 13F Pro tracks GWW with AI-powered analysis, an AI quality score, SEC EDGAR financials, insider transactions, and institutional 13F holdings — all sourced directly from public SEC filings.

Is GWW a good stock to buy?

13F Pro's AI ranking engine scores GWW at 62.3/100, ranked #713 of 2,925 stocks on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, covering profitability, growth, balance sheet strength, and free cash flow. The full AI verdict and bull/bear case for GWW is available at https://13fpro.ai/company/GWW. Not investment advice — review the underlying SEC filings before making any trade.

Where does 13F Pro source GWW data?

All W.W. GRAINGER, INC. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. W.W. GRAINGER, INC. files with the SEC under CIK 277135. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW

NYSELarge CapConsumer Discretionary

13F Pro quality score

Rank #713 of 2,925TOP 25%

Why it scores 62 Consumer Discretionary peers →

Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed. Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue

$5.02B

Quarter to Jun 30

Net income

$570.00M

Quarter to Jun 30

Free cash flow

$333.00M

Quarter to Jun 30

Operating margin

16.1%

Quarter to Jun 30

Top Institutional Holders

as of Q2 2026

$47.84B total

BlackRock, Inc.

$6.30B-0.2%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

$3.92B0.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

$3.14B-0.3%

STATE STREET CORP

$2.73B+0.7%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

$1.86B+11.3%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN

$1.21B-3.3%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

$1.06B-24.9%

Clearbridge Investments, LLC

$1.03B-10.8%

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/

$944.38M-23.3%

NORTHERN TRUST CORP

$823.07M-2.3%

PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC

$820.02M-7.4%

MORGAN STANLEY

$774.74M+4.4%

UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME

$750.11M-13.6%

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

$741.88M+0.7%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

$699.44M+10.2%

FMR LLC

$694.66M+62.3%

NORGES BANK

$662.63M--

BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/

$621.13M-13.5%

Invesco Ltd.

$567.02M+6.9%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

$565.60M+1.6%

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/

$532.88M-14.4%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

$517.05M+28.0%

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

$499.25M+7.0%

Amundi

$494.24M+24.1%

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP

$459.28M-5.9%

See all 1,370 institutional holders →

What's Driving GWW's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

20/20 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-04 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Grainger's Q2 FY2026 net sales rose 10.3% YoY to $5.02B, with both segments contributing to a 19% jump in operating earnings to $807M and gross margin expansion to 39.5%.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

High-Touch Solutions N.A.$3,967M+11.9% YoY

Increase primarily due to volume

Endless Assortment$1,054M+13.5% YoY

Due to repeat business and enterprise customer growth at MonotaRO, partially offset by unfavorable JPY currency exchange

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $5,021M+10.3% YoY

High-Touch Solutions N.A.$3,967M+11.9% YoY

Increase primarily due to volume

Endless Assortment$1,054M+13.5% YoY

Due to repeat business and enterprise customer growth at MonotaRO, partially offset by unfavorable JPY currency exchange

Largest Expense Items

Cost of goods sold$3,037M+8.5% YoY

Grew slower than sales, driving gross margin expansion

Selling, general and administrative expenses$1,177M+9.3% YoY

Higher payroll and benefit expenses, partially offset by a benefit related to the Q4 2025 U.K. market exit

Income tax provision$198M+29.4% YoY

Effective tax rate rose due to decreased tax credit activity and tax legislation effective in 2026

Margins: Gross profit margin rose 100 bps to 39.5%, aided by tariff refund benefits at HTSNA and favorable discount activity/product mix at Endless Assortment; operating margin expanded to 16.1% from 14.9%.

Watch Items from the Filing

Effective tax rate rose to 24.8% from 23.2%, driven by decreased tax credit activity and new 2026 tax legislation, pressuring net earnings growth.
High-Touch Solutions N.A. gross margin gain was driven partly by tariff refund benefits recognized in the quarter, a potentially non-recurring item.
Endless Assortment sales growth was partially offset by 6% unfavorable JPY currency exchange in the quarter.
Manufacturing customers represent 30% and Government 16% of total company revenue, concentrating exposure to these industries.
Company repurchased $226M of treasury stock in Q2 2026 alongside a raised quarterly dividend of $2.49/share.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

Read the full 10-Q on SEC EDGAR →

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W.W. GRAINGER, INC. reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period	Form	Revenue	Net income	Op. marginOperating margin
FY 2025	10-K	$17.9B	$1.7B	13.9%
FY 2024	10-K	$17.2B	$1.9B	15.4%
FY 2023	10-K	$16.5B	$1.8B	15.6%
FY 2022	10-K	$15.2B	$1.5B	14.5%
FY 2021	10-K	$13.0B	$1.0B	11.9%
FY 2020	10-K	$11.8B	$695.0M	8.6%

About W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW): stock profile, AI score and financials

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores GWW at 62.3/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #713 of 2,925 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. GWW scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (96.2), revenue scale (91.9). Areas of concern include earnings quality (32.0), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), W.W. GRAINGER, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $5.0B, net income of $570.0M, an operating margin of 16.1%. Top institutional holders of GWW by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, based on the most recent SEC filings. 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.

Financials through the period ended Jun 30, 2026SEC EDGAR: CIK 277135 →

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW

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About W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW): stock profile, AI score and financials

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. GWW

Top Institutional Holders

What's Driving GWW's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

Biggest Revenue Drivers

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Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

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Congress trading in GWW

About W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW): stock profile, AI score and financials