GWW — W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

US Industrials Wholesale equity mkt cap 61.8B
1,312.24 +0.92% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 918.18 · high 1,402.03

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Performance

1 day+0.92%
1 week-0.79%
1 month-4.04%
3 months+5.89%
6 months+16.43%
Year to date+30.73%
1 year+31.27%
3 years+85.00%
5 years+199.13%

Technicals

RSI 1432.9
vs 50-day avg-2.31%
vs 200-day avg+13.21%
Volatility 1y23.4%
Max drawdown 1y-13.35%
Avg volume 30d277.9K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Dividends

Yield (trailing 12m)0.72%
Paid last 12m9.5000
Payments in 12m4
Paying since2016-02-04

Measured signals that fired on GWW

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-04Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-17Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-03Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-03Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-14Cluster sale: three or more insiders
insider
-0.37% over 21 days · t = -3.38 · n = 21,542
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-07Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-05-12Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
Open-market sale3821,229.68469.7K
2026-05-12Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
Open-market sale3561,233.89439.3K
2026-05-12Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
Open-market sale3511,232.98432.8K
2026-05-12LeRoy Jonny M
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
Open-market sale3501,229.45430.3K
2026-05-12Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
Open-market sale2471,231.78304.2K
2026-05-12Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
Open-market sale2401,230.82295.4K
2026-05-12LeRoy Jonny M
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
Open-market sale2331,232.70287.2K
2026-05-12Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
Open-market sale1211,234.89149.4K
2026-05-12LeRoy Jonny M
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
Open-market sale1111,231.65136.7K
2026-05-12LeRoy Jonny M
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
Open-market sale801,233.4398.7K

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
BlackRock, Inc.5.1B4.6M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC3.1B2.9M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2.5B2.3M
STATE STREET CORP2.2B2.0M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1.3B1.2M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP1.1B1.0M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1.0B922.5K
Clearbridge Investments, LLC922.3M845.5K
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC710.4M651.2K
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC696.3M638.3K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d57.4% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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