GWW

W. W. Grainger
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · Industrials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$1286.84
+0.5% on the session
1-year return
+36.0%
+15.6% 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 +36.0%, against -4.9% over three months and -2.0% over one. It trades 6.8% 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 $322M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.29 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#11 of 81
Stronger than 88% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#128 of 496

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+2.5%
1 month-2.0%
3 months-4.9%
6 months+15.6%
1 year+36.0%
12-1 momentum+38.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)23.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-13.3%
Distance vs 200-day average+6.8%
Return per unit of risk1.53
Median daily dollar volume$322M
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