GWW

W. W. Grainger
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$1306.95
-0.5% on the session
1-year return
+34.7%
+15.7% over six months
Volatility
23.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-13.3%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

W. W. Grainger is a industrial machinery & supplies & components name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +34.7%, against +5.2% over three months and -3.8% over one. It trades 13.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 23.5% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -13.3%, and it has traded a median $367M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.30 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#17 of 81
Stronger than 80% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#124 of 500

How GWW scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 13 others in Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.5%
1 week+0.2%
1 month-3.8%
3 months+5.2%
6 months+15.7%
1 year+34.7%
12-1 momentum+40.1%
Volatility (1y, annualized)23.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-13.3%
Distance vs 200-day average+13.5%
Return per unit of risk1.48
Median daily dollar volume$367M
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