W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover W.W. Grainger stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $1,057, which forecasts a -2.11% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $950 and the highest is $1,250.

Price Target: $1,057 (-2.11%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$950	$1,057	$1,050	$1,250
Change	-12.03%	-2.11%	-2.77%	+15.75%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	2	2	2	1	1	2
Hold	7	7	7	6	6	6
Sell	1	1	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	9	8	8	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Christopher Glynn Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Hold → Buy Upgrades $1,250	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$1,250	+15.75%	Jan 27, 2026
Patrick Baumann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $1,045 → $1,100	Hold	Maintains	$1,045 → $1,100	+1.86%	Jan 16, 2026
Chris Snyder Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $1,150 → $1,100	Hold	Maintains	$1,150 → $1,100	+1.86%	Nov 25, 2025
Connor Cerniglia Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Initiates $975	Hold	Initiates	$975	-9.72%	Nov 12, 2025
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $963 → $975	Sell	Maintains	$963 → $975	-9.72%	Nov 7, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.10B

Increased by 5.41%

from 17.17B

Revenue Next Year

19.02B

Increased by 5.12%

from 18.10B

EPS This Year

39.91

Increased by 3.10%

from 38.71

EPS Next Year

44.33

Increased by 11.06%

from 39.91

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	11.80B	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	18.10B	19.02B
Revenue Growth	2.71%	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	5.41%	5.12%
EPS	12.82	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	39.91	44.33
EPS Growth	-16.32%	54.76%	51.51%	20.53%	6.85%	3.10%	11.06%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.06	24.36
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	23	23

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.9B	20.2B
Avg	18.1B	19.0B
Low	17.5B	18.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	10.1%	11.5%
Avg	5.4%	5.1%
Low	1.9%	0.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	41.66	47.78
Avg	39.91	44.33
Low	38.41	41.65

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	7.6%	19.7%
Avg	3.1%	11.1%
Low	-0.8%	4.4%

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.