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

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 26.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

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

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

W. W. Grainger (GWW) P/E ratio history

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

GWW's P/E of 34.5x is higher than 96% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

GWW year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	28.2×	76%
Dec 30, 2024	28.6×	73%
Dec 25, 2023	23.1×	58%
Dec 26, 2022	19.9×	18%
Dec 27, 2021	29.6×	77%
Dec 28, 2020	35.3×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	19.9×	32%
Dec 31, 2018	22.0×	42%
Dec 25, 2017	28.1×	99%
Dec 26, 2016	20.9×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
DOVDover Corporation	24.1×	83%
FTVFortive	35.1×	93%
IEXIDEX Corporation	33.9×	89%
IRIngersoll Rand	32.5×	14%

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What is GWW's current P/E?: GWW's P/E of 34.5x is higher than 96% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is GWW's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 26.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.