W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

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 14.07% from the current stock price of 1,009.50.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$925	$1,152	$1,215	$1,280
Change	-8.37%	+14.07%	+20.36%	+26.80%

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

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for W.W. Grainger stock from 12 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ryan Cooke Wolfe Research	Wolfe Research	Sell → Hold Upgrades n/a	Sell → Hold	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Apr 3, 2025
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	+8.96%	Feb 3, 2025
Deane Dray RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $1,113 → $1,112	Hold	Maintains	$1,113 → $1,112	+10.15%	Feb 3, 2025
Chris Snyder Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $990 → $1,215	Hold	Maintains	$990 → $1,215	+20.36%	Nov 19, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.13B

Increased by 5.62%

from 17.17B

Revenue Next Year

19.34B

Increased by 6.63%

from 18.13B

EPS This Year

40.78

Increased by 5.36%

from 38.71

EPS Next Year

45.25

Increased by 10.94%

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	18.13B	19.34B	20.67B
Revenue Growth	2.71%	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	5.62%	6.63%	6.89%
EPS	12.82	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	40.78	45.25	49.88
EPS Growth	-16.32%	54.76%	51.51%	20.53%	6.85%	5.36%	10.94%	10.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.75	22.31	20.24
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	21	9

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	19.2B	20.5B	21.8B
Avg	18.1B	19.3B	20.7B
Low	17.4B	18.4B	19.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.6%	13.2%	12.8%
Avg	5.6%	6.6%	6.9%
Low	1.5%	1.7%	2.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	43.47	49.09	53.39
Avg	40.78	45.25	49.88
Low	38.86	42.24	46.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.3%	20.4%	18.0%
Avg	5.4%	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.