W. W. Grainger
GWW · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
$1,349.90
0.7%Stanley Black & Decker
SWK · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
$99.24
0.3%The short version
- W. W. Grainger is the larger business, with $17.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $15.1B for Stanley Black & Decker.
- W. W. Grainger grew revenue faster (4.5%, against −1.5%).
- W. W. Grainger turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.4% FCF margin, against 4.6% FCF margin).
- W. W. Grainger earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (32.3%, against 6.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of W. W. Grainger’s earnings: a P/E of 34.4x against 24.2x for Stanley Black & Decker.
| Latest fiscal year | GWW · FY25 | SWK · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $63.7B | $14.9B |
| Revenue | $17.9B | $15.1B |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $688M |
| Net income | $1.7B | $402M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.5% | −1.5% |
| 5-year growth | 8.8% | 3.5% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | 0.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.1% | 30.3% |
| Operating margin | 13.9% | — |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 2.7% |
| FCF margin | 7.4% | 4.6% |
| Return on capital | 32.3% | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 48.1% | 4.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | $5.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.5B | $521M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 34.4x | 24.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
FY16
GWW $10.1B
SWK $11.6B
FY17
GWW $10.4B
SWK $13.0B
FY18
GWW $11.2B
SWK $14.0B
FY19
GWW $11.5B
SWK $12.9B
FY20
GWW $11.8B
SWK $12.8B
FY21
GWW $13.0B
SWK $15.3B
FY22
GWW $15.2B
SWK $16.9B
FY23
GWW $16.5B
SWK $15.8B
FY24
GWW $17.2B
SWK $15.4B
FY25
GWW $17.9B
SWK $15.1B
GWW
SWK
FY16
GWW 11.0%
SWK 15.8%
FY17
GWW 9.9%
SWK 15.4%
FY18
GWW 10.3%
SWK 13.5%
FY19
GWW 11.0%
SWK 15.4%
FY20
GWW 8.6%
SWK 17.1%
FY21
GWW 11.9%
SWK —
FY22
GWW 14.6%
SWK —
FY23
GWW 15.6%
SWK —
FY24
GWW 15.4%
SWK —
FY25
GWW 13.9%
SWK —
GWW
SWK
FY16
GWW $740M
SWK $839M
FY17
GWW $820M
SWK $226M
FY18
GWW $818M
SWK $769M
FY19
GWW $821M
SWK $1.1B
FY20
GWW $926M
SWK $1.7B
FY21
GWW $682M
SWK $144M
FY22
GWW $1.1B
SWK −$2.0B
FY23
GWW $1.6B
SWK $853M
FY24
GWW $1.6B
SWK $753M
FY25
GWW $1.3B
SWK $688M
GWW
SWK
FY16
GWW 18.0%
SWK 15.7%
FY17
GWW 17.8%
SWK 15.6%
FY18
GWW 23.1%
SWK 9.6%
FY19
GWW 24.3%
SWK 14.6%
FY20
GWW 20.8%
SWK 15.9%
FY21
GWW 28.4%
SWK 10.7%
FY22
GWW 37.0%
SWK 2.2%
FY23
GWW 39.8%
SWK 0.9%
FY24
GWW 38.6%
SWK 4.9%
FY25
GWW 32.3%
SWK 6.2%
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