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How W.W. Grainger, Inc. stacks up
GWW · against 86 other Industrials companies of similar size
Growth
51/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #47 of 87 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score12 peers with a growth score of 50–59, including GWW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 51?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger revenue growth, but weaker earnings per share growth than most Industrials peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 61% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -1.2% vs peer median 7.1%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: 5.6% vs peer median 4.2%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 63% of peers. Revenue growth: 7.8% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GWW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GWW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 87 reported | 7.8% | 7.2% | 57% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 80 reported | -1.2% | 7.1% | 30% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 86 reported | 5.6% | 6.6% | 45% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GWW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63.0B USD | 100 | 55 | |
| 2 | 90.8B USD | 97 | 59 | |
| 3 | 63.3B CAD (≈$46.2B) | 95 | 56 | |
| 3 | 51.7B USD | 95 | 58 | |
| 3 | 34.8B USD | 95 | 49 | |
| 43 | 31.3B EUR (≈$34.4B) | 55 | 39 | |
| 45 | 3.32T INR (≈$39.8B) | 54 | 53 | |
| 46 | 78.2B USD | 53 | 52 | |
| 47 | 54.8B USD | 51 | 49 | |
| 47 | 65.8B USD | 51 | 60 | |
| 47 | 119.2B USD | 51 | 51 | |
| 50 | 92.8B USD | 50 | 45 | |
| 51 | 387.5B HKD (≈$49.6B) | 49 | 48 | |
| 51 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 49 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score