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WW Grainger Inc (GWW) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — WW Grainger Inc

GWW in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
WW Grainger distributes maintenance, repair and operating products such as safety equipment, material handling gear, pumps, cleaning supplies and hand tools. It runs two segments, a high-touch solutions arm serving North American businesses directly and an endless-assortment online arm, reaching customers from small firms to government bodies across commercial, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. It is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, and also operates in Japan and the United Kingdom.
Where it sits in the stack
Grainger carries no seat in our Rubin AI-build-out index; it sits in the Industrial Distribution sector of our wider universe, supplying the maintenance and repair goods that keep factories, warehouses and data-centre facilities running rather than feeding directly into the AI hardware stack.
Who it is priced against
Its Closelook peer group covers industrial distributors — MSC Industrial Direct, WESCO International, Core & Main, Watsco, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Ferguson and Pool Corporation — ranked on trend state rather than a score.
Why Closelook tracks it
Grainger is an S&P 500 constituent but carries no Closelook score and has not yet drawn a quote in the diary's editions, so its cohort is read on distance to its moving averages instead.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Grainger's chart holds above its 200-day average even as it trades below its 50-day line, and whether analyst coverage shifts from its current peer-level rating.

WW Grainger Inc (GWW) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-20. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for GWW, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: initiation by Wolfe Research, 2026-09-15

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for GWW from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Wolfe Research — at Peer Perform Initiated to Peer Perform from Peer Perform 2026-09-15

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Industrial Distribution · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Industrial Distribution · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against GWW on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.75%, quarterly · last 2.49 USD on 2026-08-10

Dividends and capital return

What GWW pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 9.50 USD per share · a 0.75% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +10.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 8.62 USD per share
  • Last distribution 2.49 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-10
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.86 USD (partial) · 2024: 8.01 USD · 2025: 8.83 USD · 2026: 7.24 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-10

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is WW Grainger Inc (GWW)?

WW Grainger Inc trades as GWW on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is GWW in a Closelook index?

Not currently — WW Grainger Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does GWW trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -4.4% vs the 50-day and +6.4% vs the 200-day average, 10.8% below the 52-week high and +40.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does WW Grainger Inc do?

WW Grainger distributes maintenance, repair and operating products such as safety equipment, material handling gear, pumps, cleaning supplies and hand tools. It runs two segments, a high-touch solutions arm serving North American businesses directly and an endless-assortment online arm, reaching customers from small firms to government bodies across commercial, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. It is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, and also operates in Japan and the United Kingdom. Its Closelook peer group covers industrial distributors — MSC Industrial Direct, WESCO International, Core & Main, Watsco, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Ferguson and Pool Corporation — ranked on trend state rather than a score.

Where does WW Grainger Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Grainger carries no seat in our Rubin AI-build-out index; it sits in the Industrial Distribution sector of our wider universe, supplying the maintenance and repair goods that keep factories, warehouses and data-centre facilities running rather than feeding directly into the AI hardware stack. Grainger is an S&P 500 constituent but carries no Closelook score and has not yet drawn a quote in the diary's editions, so its cohort is read on distance to its moving averages instead.

Does WW Grainger Inc pay a dividend?

WW Grainger Inc has paid 9.50 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.75% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 2.49 USD on 2026-08-10. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on WW Grainger Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on WW Grainger Inc on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Wolfe Research on 2026-09-15 (at Peer Perform). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for GWW, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Industrial Distribution, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.