W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $12.01
- Estimate
- $11.30
- Surprise
- +6.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $5.02B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
W.W. Grainger (GWW) beat the $11.30 estimate with adjusted EPS of $12.01 — a clear 6.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GWW Sell at 5.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.3% surprise compares with a +5.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.5 in RISK_OFF)
- High-quality business
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (1.5% away)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $1397.98
- Stop
- $1336.46
The stock trades at 34.7× trailing but 27.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-03 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GWW at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Market cap
- $65.04B
- P/E (fwd)
- 27.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 34.7
- 52-week range
- $906.52–$1419.91
- Off 52-week high
- 1.5%
- RSI (14)
- 69
- Volume vs avg
- 1.61×
- Score today
- 5.8/10