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Company Information

As of 4/4/23
Country
U.S.
Headquarters
Lake Forest, Ill.
Industry
Wholesalers: Diversified
CEO
D.G. Macpherson
Company Type
Public
Ticker
GWW
Revenues ($M)
$15,228
Profits ($M)
$1,547
Market Value ($M)
$33,307
Employees
24,500
Figures are for fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022. Market value as of March 17, 2023. Sources: S&P Global; Bloomberg.

Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)

$ millions
% change
Revenues ($M)
$13,022
10.4%
Profits ($M)
$1,043
50.1%
Assets ($M)
$6,592
-
Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
$1,874
-

Profit Ratios

Profit as % of Revenues
8%
Profits as % of Assets
15.8%
Profits as % of Stockholder Equity
55.7%

Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)

Earnings Per Share ($)
1,984
EPS % Change (from 2020)
54.8%
EPS % Change (5 year annual rate)
15%
EPS % Change (10 year annual rate)
8.1%

Total Return

Total Return to Investors (2021)
28.8%
Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized)
19.7%
Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized)
12.8%

W.W. Grainger Rank History

Historical Data

YearRevenues ($M)Profits ($M)Assets ($M)Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
2021$11,7972.7%$695-18.1%$6,295$1,828
2020$11,4862.4%$8498.6%$6,005$1,855
2019$11,2217.6%$78233.5%$5,873$1,921
2018$10,424.92.8%$585.7-3.3%$5,804.3$1,690.1
2017$10,1371.6%$605.9-21.2%$5,694$1,798
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