All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GWW total return snapshot: GWW returned +42.82% over the past year and +32.09% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 21, 1973, GWW is up +55,960.41% in nominal total return, or +12.52%/yr, and is currently −5.30% below its total-return high on Jul. 16, 2026.
Data ending Tue Oct. 13, 2026
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Tue 2026-10-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWW × |
+55,960.41%
+12.52%/yr |
+12.97%/yr
R2=0.982 |
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| WW Grainger Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1973-02-21💬 to Tue 2026-10-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GWW × |
$10,000.00
1973-02-21 |
$5,606,041.38
2026-10-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GWW × | +32.09% | +42.82% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GWW × |
−5.30%
on 2026-10-13 from 2026-07-16 peak |
−65.36%
on 1974-12-05 from 1973-11-01 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-10-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWW × | +42.82% |
+24.16% +11.43%/yr |
+85.76% +22.93%/yr |
+230.28% +26.99%/yr |
+618.84% +21.80%/yr |
| Year | GWW |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +32.09% |
| 2025 | −3.41% |
| 2024 | +28.21% |
| 2023 | +50.53% |
| 2022 | +8.75% |
| 2021 | +28.80% |
| 2020 | +22.85% |
| 2019 | +22.25% |
| 2018 | +21.69% |
| 2017 | +4.35% |
| 2016 | +17.27% |
| 2015 | −18.91% |
| 2014 | +1.52% |
| 2013 | +28.04% |
| 2012 | +9.75% |
| 2011 | +37.82% |
| 2010 | +45.30% |
| 2009 | +25.45% |
| 2008 | −8.20% |
| 2007 | +27.14% |
| 2006 | −0.07% |
| 2005 | +8.33% |
| 2004 | +42.70% |
| 2003 | −6.61% |
| 2002 | +8.92% |
| 2001 | +33.78% |
| 2000 | −22.31% |
| 1999 | +16.49% |
| 1998 | −13.28% |
| 1997 | +22.62% |
| 1996 | +22.82% |
| 1995 | +16.41% |
| 1994 | +1.73% |
| 1993 | −2.99% |
| 1992 | +12.00% |
| 1991 | +65.92% |
| 1990 | +4.78% |
| 1989 | +21.74% |
| 1988 | −7.05% |
| 1987 | +37.10% |
| 1986 | +15.34% |
| 1985 | +36.58% |
| 1984 | −6.71% |
| 1983 | +14.95% |
| 1982 | +44.11% |
| 1981 | +7.61% |
| 1980 | −7.69% |
| 1979 | +15.00% |
| 1978 | +3.18% |
| 1977 | +5.00% |
| 1976 | +20.00% |
| 1975 | +43.88% |
| 1974 | −49.82% |
| 1973 | −4.81% |
