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W.W. Grainger (BSP:G1WW34) Price-to-Tangible-Book : 16.78 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is W.W. Grainger Price-to-Tangible-Book?

As of today (2025-06-26), W.W. Grainger's share price is R$144.50. W.W. Grainger's Tangible Book per Share of Mar. 2025 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$8.61. Hence, W.W. Grainger's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 16.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:G1WW34' s Price-to-Tangible-Book Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.16   Med: 16.21   Max: 23.06
Current: 17.12

During the past 13 years, W.W. Grainger's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 23.06. The lowest was 6.16. And the median was 16.21.

BSP:G1WW34's Price-to-Tangible-Book is ranked worse than
95% of 140 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs BSP:G1WW34: 17.12

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, W.W. Grainger's share price is R$144.50. W.W. Grainger's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$10.42. Hence, W.W. Grainger's P/B Ratio of today is 13.87.


W.W. Grainger Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

The historical data trend for W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book can be seen below:

* 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.

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W.W. Grainger Price-to-Tangible-Book Chart

W.W. Grainger Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Tangible-Book
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.66 20.54 15.56 16.11 19.07

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
Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 19.38 16.73 16.79 19.07 16.28

Competitive Comparison of W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W.W. Grainger's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.


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W.W. Grainger Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

W.W. Grainger's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book=Share Price/Tangible Book per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=144.50/8.609
=16.78

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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W.W. Grainger Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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