W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for W.W. Grainger stock have an average target of 1,152, with a low estimate of 925 and a high estimate of 1,280. The average target predicts an increase of 18.10% from the current stock price of 975.03.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$925	$1,152	$1,215	$1,280
Change	-5.13%	+18.10%	+24.61%	+31.28%

* Price targets were last updated on Feb 3, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for W.W. Grainger stock from 11 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	7	8	8	8	7	7
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	12	12	12	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ryan Merkel William Blair	William Blair	Hold → Buy Upgrades n/a	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Mar 10, 2025
Patrick Baumann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $1,125 → $1,100	Hold	Maintains	$1,125 → $1,100	+12.82%	Feb 3, 2025
Deane Dray RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $1,113 → $1,112	Hold	Maintains	$1,113 → $1,112	+14.05%	Feb 3, 2025
Chris Snyder Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $990 → $1,215	Hold	Maintains	$990 → $1,215	+24.61%	Nov 19, 2024
Amit Mehrotra UBS	UBS	Hold Initiates $1,000 → $1,280	Hold	Initiates	$1,000 → $1,280	+31.28%	Nov 13, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.12B

from 17.17B

5.54%

from 17.17B

Revenue Next Year

19.29B

from 18.12B

6.45%

from 18.12B

EPS This Year

40.78

from 38.71

5.34%

from 38.71

EPS Next Year

45.23

from 40.78

10.91%

from 40.78

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	11.80B	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	18.12B	19.29B	20.64B
Revenue Growth	2.71%	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	5.54%	6.45%	6.98%
EPS	12.82	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	40.78	45.23	49.83
EPS Growth	-16.32%	54.76%	51.51%	20.53%	6.85%	5.34%	10.91%	10.19%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.91	21.56	19.57
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	8

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	19.2B	20.5B	21.9B
Avg	18.1B	19.3B	20.6B
Low	17.4B	18.4B	19.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	11.6%	13.3%	13.4%
Avg	5.5%	6.5%	7.0%
Low	1.5%	1.8%	3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	43.47	49.09	53.39
Avg	40.78	45.23	49.83
Low	38.86	42.24	46.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	12.3%	20.4%	18.1%
Avg	5.3%	10.9%	10.2%
Low	0.4%	3.6%	2.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.