What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for GWW?

13F Pro ranks W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View GWW's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/GWW (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

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.

What sector is GWW in?

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/consumer-discretionary.

What drives GWW's revenue?

Per W.W. GRAINGER, INC.'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-05-07, the biggest revenue drivers are: High-Touch Solutions N.A. ($3,752M, +10.5% YoY); Endless Assortment ($990M, +19.6% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/research/GWW.

What are GWW's largest expenses?

W.W. GRAINGER, INC.'s latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Cost of goods sold ($2,846M, +9.6% YoY); Selling, general and administrative expenses ($1,103M, +6.3% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 31, 2026).

How often is GWW research updated on 13F Pro?

GWW's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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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%. 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. W.W. GRAINGER, INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 59 and 78 since 2021, currently 69.5 — an improving long-term trajectory across 28 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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

AI-extracted from W.W. GRAINGER, INC.'s 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 — Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 31, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

W.W. Grainger delivered 10% revenue growth to $4.7B with operating earnings surging 18% to $793M, driven by balanced contributions from High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment segments.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $4,742M+10.1% YoY

High-Touch Solutions N.A.$3,752M+10.5% YoY

Equal contribution of 5% from both volume and price growth; daily constant currency basis increased 10%.

Endless Assortment$990M+19.6% YoY

Repeat business and enterprise customer growth at MonotaRO; daily organic constant currency basis increased 22%.

Largest Expense Items

Cost of goods sold$2,846M+9.6% YoY

Increase in line with sales growth; gross margin improved 30 basis points to 40.0%.

Selling, general and administrative expenses$1,103M+6.3% YoY

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

Margins: Gross profit margin expanded 30 basis points to 40.0%, reflecting improved operational efficiency and pricing realization. Operating margin improved to 16.7% from 15.6% as sales leverage offset SG&A deleverage.

Watch Items from the Filing

Macroeconomic headwinds including tariff policy changes, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions persist; company acknowledges evolved tariff strategies under evaluation.
Endless Assortment growing 20% YoY with 46% operating earnings growth demonstrates strong momentum in Japan (MonotaRO) and e-commerce expansion.
Total debt as percent of capitalization declined to 35.7% from 37.5% year-end; company maintains $1.9B available liquidity and investment-grade ratings from Moody's and S&P.

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

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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

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+4.5% YoY

$17.94BFY 2025

FY22 $15.23BFY23 $16.48BFY24 $17.17BFY25 $17.94B

Net Income

-10.6% YoY

$1.71BFY 2025

FY22 $1.55BFY23 $1.83BFY24 $1.91BFY25 $1.71B

Operating Income

-5.4% YoY

$2.50BFY 2025

FY22 $2.21BFY23 $2.56BFY24 $2.64BFY25 $2.50B

EPS (Diluted)

-8.6% YoY

$35.40FY 2025

FY22 $30.06FY23 $36.23FY24 $38.71FY25 $35.40

Total Assets

+1.5% YoY

$8.96BFY 2025

FY22 $7.59BFY23 $8.15BFY24 $8.83BFY25 $8.96B

Total Debt

-20.2% YoY

$2.61BFY 2025

FY22 $2.32BFY23 $2.30BFY24 $3.28BFY25 $2.61B

Op. Cash Flow

-4.5% YoY

$2.02BFY 2025

FY22 $1.33BFY23 $2.03BFY24 $2.11BFY25 $2.02B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$17.94B +4.5%	$17.17B +4.2%	$16.48B +8.2%	$15.23B +16.9%	$13.02B +10.4%	$11.80B
Net Income	$1.71B -10.6%	$1.91B +4.4%	$1.83B +18.2%	$1.55B +48.3%	$1.04B +50.1%	$695.0M
Operating Income	$2.50B -5.4%	$2.64B +2.8%	$2.56B +15.8%	$2.21B +43.2%	$1.55B +51.8%	$1.02B
EPS (Diluted)	$35.40 -8.6%	$38.71 +6.8%	$36.23 +20.5%	$30.06 +51.5%	$19.84 +54.8%	$12.82
Total Assets	$8.96B +1.5%	$8.83B +8.4%	$8.15B +7.4%	$7.59B +15.1%	$6.59B +4.7%	$6.29B
Total Debt	$2.61B -20.2%	$3.28B +42.5%	$2.30B -0.8%	$2.32B -1.8%	$2.36B -1.5%	$2.40B
Operating Cash Flow	$2.02B -4.5%	$2.11B +3.9%	$2.03B +52.4%	$1.33B +42.3%	$937.0M -16.6%	$1.12B

AI Insight: GWW Financial Trends

Q1 2026 delivers record operating income of $793M and strongest operating cash flow in the dataset, while Q3 2025's net income collapse to $294M warrants scrutiny.

• Revenue grew from $4,312M in Q2 2024 to $4,742M in Q1 2026, a steady ~10% cumulative gain over seven quarters.

• Operating income hit a dataset high of $793M in Q1 2026, up from $649M in Q2 2024, implying meaningful margin expansion.

• Total debt fell sharply from $3,277M in Q4 2024 to $2,284M in Q1 2025 and remains at $2,413M in Q1 2026, reducing leverage materially.

• Operating cash flow surged to $739M in Q1 2026, the highest in the dataset, up from $411M in Q2 2024.

⚠ Net income collapsed to $294M in Q3 2025 versus $486M in Q3 2024 — a 40% year-over-year drop demanding explanation.

⚠ Operating cash flow remains lumpy, swinging from $739M in Q1 2026 to $377M in Q2 2025, signaling working-capital volatility.

⚠ Equity grew modestly to $3,930M in Q1 2026 despite strong earnings, suggesting significant capital returns offsetting retained earnings.

AI Insight: GWW Ratio Trends

Q1 2026 shows a broad-based profitability recovery, with ROIC hitting 50.0% — the highest level in the visible dataset.

• Operating margin rebounded to 16.7% in Q1 2026 from an anomalous 11.0% in Q3 2025, surpassing all prior quarters in the dataset.

• ROIC expanded sharply to 50.0% in Q1 2026 from 34.5% in Q3 2025, exceeding the Q1 2025 prior peak of 46.6%.

• Leverage (D/E) declined steadily to 0.61 in Q1 2026 from a peak of 0.98 in Q4 2024, strengthening the balance sheet.

• TTM figures (OpMargin 14.2%, NPM 9.7%) lag Q1 2026 quarterly readings, reflecting the Q3 2025 drag on trailing averages.

⚠ Q3 2025 saw OpMargin collapse to 11.0% and ROIC to 34.5% — the cause of that one-quarter deterioration warrants close monitoring.

⚠ ROE of 56.5% in Q1 2026 remains below the Q2 2024 peak of 57.4%, despite improved margins — watch ROA and asset-turn trends.

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Top Institutional Holders of GWW

BlackRock, Inc.
$5.1B4,641,675 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$3.1B2,882,615 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$2.5B2,312,763 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$2.2B1,994,093 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$1.3B1,230,969 sh
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP
$1.1B1,032,852 sh
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
$1.0B922,497 sh
Clearbridge Investments, LLC
$922.3M845,522 sh
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC
$710.4M651,243 sh
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME
$696.3M638,347 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$5.1B	4,641,675
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$3.1B	2,882,615
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$2.5B	2,312,763
STATE STREET CORP	$2.2B	1,994,093
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$1.3B	1,230,969
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	$1.1B	1,032,852
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	$1.0B	922,497
Clearbridge Investments, LLC	$922.3M	845,522
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC	$710.4M	651,243
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME	$696.3M	638,347

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Consumer Discretionary sector (listed on NYSE). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for GWW are available on the GWW stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

Which hedge funds own GWW?

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