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GWW (W.W. Grainger) Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) : -29.47% (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is W.W. Grainger Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based).

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

As of today (2025-07-17), W.W. Grainger's Predictability Rank is 3-Stars. W.W. Grainger's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model is $802.98 and current share price is $1039.65. Consequently,

W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) using Discounted Earnings model is -29.47%.

Competitive Comparison of W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) 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 Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) falls into.


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W.W. Grainger Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) Calculation

W.W. Grainger's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) for today is calculated as

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
=(802.98-1039.65)/802.98
=-29.47 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The intrinsic value is calculated from the Discounted Earnings model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except earnings are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow.

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W.W. Grainger Business Description

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Address
100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL, USA, 60045-5201
Website
https://www.grainger.com
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.
Executives
Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L officer: Sr. VP & CLO 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Laurie R Thomson officer: VP, Controller 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Deidra C Merriwether officer: Sr. VP (See Remarks) 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Paige K Robbins officer: Sr. VP (see Remarks) 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Donald G Macpherson director, officer: Chairman and CEO 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Matt Fortin officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
George S Davis director 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Stuart L Levenick director 100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Neil S Novich director RYERSON LTULL INC, 2621 W 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60603
Katherine D. Jaspon director 130 ROYALL STREET, C/O DUNKIN' BRANDS, INC., CANTON MA 02021
Rodney C Adkins director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Susan Slavik Williams director 4450 MACARTHUR BLVD., SECOND FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Lucas E Watson director 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Ernest Scott Santi director ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Beatriz R Perez director ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313