What is GWW's five-year median P/E?

26.0x. Half of GWW's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 862 weekly readings, from Apr 26, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares GWW only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

W. W. Grainger (GWW) valuation

IndustrialsPart of the US manufacturing theme

$1,371.86

Latest weekly close · Market cap $64.8B

Historically high

W. W. Grainger's P/E of 35.0x is higher than 97% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 26.8× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 26.0×

5-year median: 26.0×
10-year median: 25.0×
5-year low to high: 19.3× to 37.5×
Versus 5-year median: +34%

P/E

97thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +8%accelerating
EPS: -1%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

GWW P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	28.2×	77	2.7×	2.8×	17.7×
Dec 30, 2024	28.6×	73	3.0×	3.2×	18.7×
Dec 25, 2023	23.1×	60	2.6×	2.7×	15.7×
Dec 26, 2022	19.9×	19	1.9×	2.1×	13.3×
Dec 27, 2021	29.6×	78	2.1×	2.3×	18.3×
Dec 28, 2020	35.3×	98	1.9×	2.0×	21.0×
Dec 30, 2019	19.9×	40	1.6×	1.8×	12.7×
Dec 31, 2018	22.0×	59	1.4×	1.6×	13.0×
Dec 25, 2017	28.1×	100	1.3×	1.5×	12.8×
Dec 26, 2016	20.9×	40	1.4×	1.5×	11.0×

Industrials peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare GWW with peers

Industrials peers of GWW on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
CRCrane Co	35.4×	Within its usual range	61
DCIDonaldson Co Inc	22.2×	Within its usual range	43
DOVDover Corporation	24.5×	Above its usual range	84
ESABEsab Corp	26.7×	Within its usual range	50
FLSFlowserve Corp	40.0×	Above its usual range	88

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Sector: Industrials
Themes: US Manufacturing Stocks
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About this history

What is GWW's current P/E?: W. W. Grainger's P/E of 35.0x is higher than 97% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is GWW's five-year median P/E?: 26.0x. Half of GWW's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 862 weekly readings, from Apr 26, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares GWW only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.