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W.W. Grainger (MIC:GWW-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is W.W. Grainger Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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W.W. Grainger Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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W.W. Grainger Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

W.W. Grainger Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.85 11.88 12.19 17.61 21.59

W.W. Grainger Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.21 18.68 21.36 21.59 19.88

Competitive Comparison of W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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W.W. Grainger Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

W.W. Grainger's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, W.W. Grainger's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=65.427/134.9266*134.9266
=65.427

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

W.W. Grainger Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 39.979 100.684 53.576
201509 32.224 100.392 43.309
201512 33.286 99.792 45.005
201603 32.786 100.470 44.030
201606 30.981 101.688 41.108
201609 30.125 101.861 39.904
201612 28.620 101.863 37.910
201703 28.346 102.862 37.182
201706 26.314 103.349 34.354
201709 25.781 104.136 33.404
201712 25.049 104.011 32.494
201803 25.459 105.290 32.625
201806 28.670 106.317 36.385
201809 29.234 106.507 37.035
201812 30.027 105.998 38.222
201903 31.205 107.251 39.257
201906 30.719 108.070 38.353
201909 31.229 108.329 38.896
201912 30.917 108.420 38.476
202003 30.447 108.902 37.723
202006 31.899 108.767 39.571
202009 33.566 109.815 41.242
202012 28.139 109.897 34.548
202103 29.001 111.754 35.014
202106 29.532 114.631 34.761
202109 29.807 115.734 34.750
202112 32.141 117.630 36.867
202203 36.762 121.301 40.891
202206 40.588 125.017 43.805
202209 45.618 125.227 49.152
202212 45.521 125.222 49.049
202303 50.584 127.348 53.594
202306 53.857 128.729 56.450
202309 57.791 129.860 60.046
202312 57.706 129.419 60.162
202403 59.577 131.776 61.001
202406 61.877 132.554 62.985
202409 64.150 133.029 65.065
202412 65.181 133.157 66.047
202503 65.427 134.927 65.427

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


W.W. Grainger  (MIC:GWW-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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W.W. Grainger Business Description

Address
100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL, USA, 60045-5201
Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalogue. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalogue in 1995. Today, the company organizes itself into two segments focused on different customer bases. Its larger segment, high-touch solutions, offers a vast array of maintenance, repair, and operations, or MRO, supplies and bespoke inventory management services to larger businesses. Its smaller segment, endless assortment, operates two online platforms, Zoro and MonotaRO, that offer comprehensive catalogues of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales within the US.

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