W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, W.W. Grainger stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $1,262. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.28% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $930 (-26.48%) and the highest is $1,365 (+7.90%).

Price Target: $1,262 (-0.28%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$930	$1,262	$1,322	$1,365
Change	-26.48%	-0.28%	+4.46%	+7.90%

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

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	1	2	2	1	1	2
Hold	6	6	6	6	5	5
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	9	9	8	7	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $1,047 → $1,171	Sell	Maintains	$1,047 → $1,171	-7.43%	May 12, 2026
Tommy Moll Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Buy Maintains $1,300 → $1,355	Buy	Maintains	$1,300 → $1,355	+7.11%	May 11, 2026
Deane Dray RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $1,170 → $1,337	Hold	Maintains	$1,170 → $1,337	+5.69%	May 8, 2026
Connor Cerniglia Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $1,052 → $1,125	Hold	Maintains	$1,052 → $1,125	-11.07%	Apr 21, 2026
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $1,044 → $1,047	Sell	Maintains	$1,044 → $1,047	-17.24%	Mar 16, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

19.15B

Increased by 6.73%

from 17.94B

Revenue Next Year

20.47B

Increased by 6.87%

from 19.15B

EPS This Year

44.08

Increased by 24.51%

from 35.40

EPS Next Year

49.04

Increased by 11.27%

from 44.08

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	17.94B	19.15B	20.47B
Revenue Growth	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	4.51%	6.73%	6.87%
EPS	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	35.40	44.08	49.04
EPS Growth	54.76%	51.51%	20.53%	6.85%	-8.55%	24.51%	11.27%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	28.70	25.79
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	22

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	20.2B	22.1B
Avg	19.1B	20.5B
Low	18.4B	19.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	12.9%	15.5%
Avg	6.7%	6.9%
Low	2.7%	1.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	46.47	53.42
Avg	44.08	49.04
Low	42.22	45.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	31.3%	21.2%
Avg	24.5%	11.3%
Low	19.3%	2.3%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.