W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 19 analysts polled by S&P Global, W.W. Grainger stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $1,333. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 2.08% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $1,100 (-15.74%) and the highest is $1,500 (+14.90%).

Price Target: $1,333 (+2.08%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$1,100	$1,333	$1,353	$1,500
Change	-15.74%	+2.08%	+3.61%	+14.90%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	3	3
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	13	12	10	11	14	14
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Total	20	19	17	18	19	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Christopher Snyder Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $1,300 → $1,400	Hold	Reiterates	$1,300 → $1,400	+7.24%	Aug 24, 2026
Connor Cerniglia Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Reiterates $1,250	Hold	Reiterates	$1,250	-4.25%	Aug 20, 2026
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $1,166 → $1,185	Sell	Maintains	$1,166 → $1,185	-9.23%	Aug 11, 2026
Unknown Analyst Bank of America Securities No rating	Bank of America Securities	Sell Maintains n/a	Sell	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Aug 8, 2026
Chris Dankert D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Hold Reiterates $1,250 → $1,260	Hold	Reiterates	$1,250 → $1,260	-3.48%	Aug 6, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

19.65B

from 17.94B

9.55%

from 17.94B

Revenue Next Year

21.06B

from 19.65B

7.13%

from 19.65B

EPS This Year

46.46

from 39.48

17.67%

from 39.48

EPS Next Year

51.04

from 46.46

9.88%

from 46.46

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	17.94B	19.65B
Revenue Growth	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	4.51%	9.55%
Gross Profit	4.72B	5.85B	6.50B	6.76B	7.01B	7.77B
Gross Margin	36.25%	38.41%	39.42%	39.36%	39.06%	39.55%
Operating Income	1.57B	2.24B	2.58B	2.67B	2.71B	3.14B
Net Income	1.04B	1.55B	1.83B	1.91B	1.71B	2.21B
EPS	-	-	-	-	39.48	46.46
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	1.33%	17.67%
Forward PE	22.75	18.43	21.94	25.31	23.76	28.10
Dividend / Share	6.39	6.78	7.30	8.01	8.83	9.66
Dividend Growth	7.58%	6.10%	7.67%	9.73%	10.24%	9.41%
Free Cash Flow	550.25M	900.63M	1.24B	1.29B	1.09B	1.69B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	19.8B
Avg	19.7B
Low	19.6B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.1%
Avg	9.5%
Low	9.1%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	46.83
Avg	46.46
Low	45.46

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	18.6%
Avg	17.7%
Low	15.1%