Head to head
W.W. Grainger vs Fastenal
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: GWW · FAST
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1,263.51-0.94%
1-year price shape — +33% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
vs
FAST
Fastenal
49.83-1.93%
1-year price shape — +7% over the period
Quant Rating C · 47/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
W.W. Grainger edges it on the scoreable measures. W.W. Grainger has the highest Quant Rating (74); W.W. Grainger has done best over the past year (+33%); W.W. Grainger trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| GWW | FAST | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Industrial Distribution | Industrial Distribution |
| Last price | 1,263.51 | 49.83 |
| Change today | -0.94% | -1.93% |
| 1-year return | +32.9% | +7.3% |
| Market cap | $59.51B | $57.18B |
| 52-week range | 901.22 – 1,417.14 | 38.34 – 52.92 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 32.21 | 42.59 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 92nd | 90th |
| P/B | 14.41 | 14.05 |
| Dividend yield | 0.73% | 1.85% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 35.40 | 1.09 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.67B | $1.25B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $18.85B | $8.75B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.3% | +14.7% |
| Gross margin | 39.4% | 44.7% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 20.3% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 15.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.51B | $1.16B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 76.2% | 87.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 37 buy / 13 sell | 30 buy / 19 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| Analyst consensus | 38% buy / 50% hold / 12% sell (8) | 50% buy / 33% hold / 17% sell (12) |
| Analyst price target | $1,355 (+7%) | $50 (+1%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (74) | C (47) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 25,000 | 24,489 |
| Founded | 1928 | 1967 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.