WW Grainger Inc reports results for the quarter ended September 30 - Earnings Summary

WW Grainger

04/11/2026 15:19

WW Grainger Inc GWW.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $12.54​​ per share for the quarter ended September 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $10.21.  The mean expectation of twenty analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $11.67 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $11.41  to $12.00 per share.
Revenue rose 11.3% to $5.18 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $5.08 billion. 
WW Grainger Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $12.42​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $587 million.
WW Grainger Inc shares had risen by 12.2% this quarter and gained 38.5% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 0.5% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, three analysts negatively revised earnings estimates
RECOMMENDATIONS
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 13 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is  "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for WW Grainger Inc is $1,350.00, about 3.6% below its last closing price of $1,397.98
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data November 4 at 03:19 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Sep. 30 2026 
11.67
12.54
Beat
Jun. 30 2026 
11.31
12.01
Beat
Mar. 31 2026 
10.21
11.65
Beat
Dec. 31 2025 
9.46
9.44
Missed