W.W. Grainger Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for W.W. Grainger stock ranges from a low of $925 to a high of $1,280. The average analyst price target of $1,146 forecasts a 5.51% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $1,145.57 (+5.51%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$925	$1,146	$1,144	$1,280
Change	-14.80%	+5.51%	+5.37%	+17.89%

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 '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Hold	8	8	7	7	8	8
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	11	11	12	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick Baumann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $1,100 → $1,125	Hold	Maintains	$1,100 → $1,125	+3.62%	May 27, 2025
Deane Dray RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $1,097 → $1,144	Hold	Maintains	$1,097 → $1,144	+5.37%	May 2, 2025
Ryan Cooke Wolfe Research	Wolfe Research	Sell → Hold Upgrades n/a	Sell → Hold	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Apr 3, 2025
Ryan Merkel William Blair	William Blair	Hold → Buy Upgrades n/a	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Mar 10, 2025
Patrick Baumann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $1,125 → $1,100	Hold	Maintains	$1,125 → $1,100	+1.31%	Feb 3, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.09B

from 17.17B

5.37%

from 17.17B

Revenue Next Year

19.27B

from 18.09B

6.50%

from 18.09B

EPS This Year

40.87

from 38.71

5.59%

from 38.71

EPS Next Year

45.02

from 40.87

10.16%

from 40.87

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	11.80B	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	18.09B	19.27B	20.67B
Revenue Growth	2.71%	10.38%	16.94%	8.21%	4.19%	5.37%	6.50%	7.30%
EPS	12.82	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	40.87	45.02	49.80
EPS Growth	-16.32%	54.76%	51.51%	20.53%	6.85%	5.59%	10.16%	10.61%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	26.56	24.11	21.80
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	22	11

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	19.0B	20.3B	21.8B
Avg	18.1B	19.3B	20.7B
Low	17.4B	18.4B	19.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	10.9%	12.2%	13.1%
Avg	5.4%	6.5%	7.3%
Low	1.6%	1.8%	3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	43.70	48.30	53.48
Avg	40.87	45.02	49.80
Low	38.74	41.80	46.31

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	12.9%	18.2%	18.8%
Avg	5.6%	10.2%	10.6%
Low	0.1%	2.3%	2.8%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.