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W.W. Grainger Stock Price History

NYSE: GWWIndustrialsOffice Equipment/Supplies/ServicesUSD

1,289.79+21.12 (+1.66%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

GWW price history at a glance

The price history for W.W. Grainger (GWW) on this page begins on February 19, 1973, when the stock closed at $4.73; it most recently closed at $1,289.79 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $1,419.91, reached on July 13, 2026; the latest close is 9.2% below that peak. Across the 52 complete calendar years in the table, GWW finished higher in 39 and lower in 13. Its best year was 1991 (+73.1%) and its worst was 1974 (-44.7%).

Over roughly 54 years the share price changed +27142.9%, a 11.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, GWW has gained 33.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Key price levels

High since 1973
$1,419.91
Date of high
Jul 13, 2026
Low since 1973
$1.94
Date of low
Dec 2, 1974
52-week high
$1,419.91
Last close
$1,289.79

GWW returns

1 week

+0.74%

1 month

+0.86%

3 months

-6.25%

6 months

+10.04%

Year to date

+27.82%

1 year

+33.17%

3 years

+76.33%

5 years

+200.62%

GWW price return, excluding dividends.

GWW annual returns

Calendar-year price returns
YearYear-end closeReturn
20261,289.79+28.49%
20251,003.81-4.76%
20241,053.99+27.19%
2023828.69+48.98%
2022556.25+7.33%
2021518.24+26.91%
2020408.34+19.87%
2019340.66+22.04%
2018279.13+18.15%
2017236.25+1.72%
2016232.25+14.64%
2015202.59-20.62%
2014255.22+0.94%
2013252.84+21.31%
2012208.42+11.34%
2011187.19+35.54%
2010138.11+42.63%
200996.83+20.15%
200880.59-2.36%
200782.54+18.02%
200669.94-1.63%
200571.10+6.72%
200466.62+40.67%
200347.36-10.13%
200252.70+7.16%
200149.18+34.74%
200036.50-23.66%
199947.81+14.86%
199841.63-14.72%
199748.81+22.03%
199640.00+20.75%
199533.13+14.72%
199428.88+0.43%
199328.75-4.17%
199230.00+9.59%
199127.38+73.12%
199015.81-1.94%
198916.13+19.72%
198813.47-8.30%
198714.69+35.06%
198610.88+15.61%
19859.41+33.78%
19847.03-8.54%
19837.69+14.95%
19826.69+44.11%
19814.64+7.61%
19804.31-4.17%
19794.50+10.77%
19784.06+3.17%
19773.94+5.00%
19763.75+20.00%
19753.13+31.58%
19742.38-44.73%
1973*4.30-9.24%

* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1973; return measured from the first available close.

2026 return is year to date.

GWW daily prices (past year)

Daily open, high, low, close and volume
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
1,272.151,295.051,271.311,289.79+1.66%
1,261.651,282.971,258.591,268.67+0.41%
1,267.981,281.801,260.211,263.51-0.94%
1,286.611,287.261,272.141,275.56-0.88%
1,277.041,292.351,267.151,286.84+0.51%
1,289.011,300.001,274.801,280.30-0.11%
1,240.001,282.271,240.001,281.68+2.88%
1,252.261,257.801,242.411,245.76-0.23%
1,248.931,257.051,242.691,248.67-0.56%
1,240.981,257.811,236.291,255.69+1.02%
1,260.001,265.111,237.471,243.07-2.84%
1,271.621,296.341,269.451,279.47+0.69%
1,266.601,276.421,262.261,270.67+0.16%
1,283.861,289.941,260.321,268.62-0.72%
1,269.951,279.161,252.971,277.79+0.88%
1,260.151,270.641,252.101,266.61+0.32%
1,275.001,278.251,250.601,262.61+0.35%
1,274.391,274.511,252.931,258.26-0.89%
1,269.581,280.031,258.701,269.53-0.62%
1,280.151,291.921,271.641,277.51-0.19%
1,289.001,296.681,274.201,280.00+0.67%
1,277.441,283.351,263.571,271.49-0.57%
1,282.371,292.671,274.281,278.83-0.80%
1,319.651,319.861,271.791,289.17-2.67%
1,312.661,330.621,312.521,324.49+0.89%
1,290.451,312.991,283.481,312.84+2.18%
1,306.381,311.751,283.971,284.85-1.86%
1,312.161,317.751,297.941,309.21-0.02%
1,304.171,312.861,300.131,309.49+0.24%
1,334.291,335.311,294.051,306.30-1.12%
1,327.021,327.611,311.941,321.08-1.07%
1,309.501,337.961,309.501,335.39+2.59%
1,329.901,330.961,297.551,301.68-1.53%
1,313.101,333.351,301.421,321.90+0.74%
1,305.431,316.991,300.261,312.24+0.92%
1,301.481,313.161,293.871,300.34-0.51%
1,319.941,331.561,302.681,306.95-0.55%
1,323.391,323.481,310.041,314.12-0.27%
1,318.151,327.941,315.551,317.68-0.38%
1,328.301,329.901,314.551,322.64+0.10%
1,311.741,321.661,300.281,321.38+1.26%
1,303.301,312.821,297.461,304.88+0.23%
1,296.871,310.641,296.871,301.94+0.35%
1,274.601,297.491,274.601,297.45+1.56%
1,275.441,295.721,269.311,277.55-0.39%
1,297.641,300.001,268.901,282.58-0.19%
1,302.831,312.431,283.221,285.07-1.18%
1,280.591,311.221,260.221,300.45-5.16%
1,378.481,388.381,333.051,371.25-0.79%
1,356.971,391.401,342.921,382.22+1.97%
1,371.511,373.631,340.661,355.49-0.25%
1,389.141,392.271,354.671,358.92-2.86%
1,412.401,418.201,385.181,398.90-0.00%
1,377.891,398.971,374.941,398.95+1.18%
1,350.281,383.341,350.281,382.60+1.11%
1,353.011,369.901,352.341,367.46+0.99%
1,363.351,377.341,348.341,354.01-0.56%
1,385.001,392.711,347.271,361.61-0.70%
1,401.191,401.191,364.581,371.22-1.71%
1,391.481,419.911,386.861,395.01-0.50%
1,375.941,404.181,374.311,402.03+2.23%
1,369.971,372.921,358.331,371.44+0.03%
1,391.681,405.721,353.901,371.07-1.48%
1,381.251,400.001,377.521,391.68+1.16%
1,364.231,384.941,358.311,375.76+0.80%
1,364.811,375.911,355.651,364.86+1.12%
1,348.301,356.051,336.411,349.74-0.49%
1,371.201,371.201,340.341,356.43-1.00%
1,340.021,371.231,332.981,370.16+2.02%
1,359.601,359.601,328.951,342.98+0.35%
1,358.551,369.921,338.201,338.24-1.63%
1,358.681,378.451,349.291,360.40+0.53%
1,346.951,365.261,339.001,353.29-0.02%
1,379.461,379.461,341.431,353.61-1.54%
1,337.761,390.961,337.761,374.78+2.40%
1,329.231,348.131,324.571,342.57+1.67%
1,328.511,341.421,312.161,320.48-1.56%
1,356.451,377.081,339.471,341.42-1.76%
1,322.691,365.421,316.171,365.41+4.14%
1,315.271,332.001,304.491,311.10-0.65%
1,315.001,332.871,311.761,319.72+0.44%
1,319.001,332.681,305.011,313.92-0.15%
1,320.541,329.761,304.981,315.87+0.15%
1,332.061,332.251,307.001,313.96-0.28%
1,333.161,349.741,309.971,317.63-0.92%
1,314.161,330.321,304.311,329.80+1.93%
1,296.741,309.161,288.651,304.57+0.35%
1,288.741,306.511,283.461,300.01+0.83%
1,296.071,300.001,281.691,289.37+0.40%
1,270.401,296.031,266.641,284.22+1.25%
1,245.151,268.651,245.151,268.36+2.04%
1,245.161,245.161,220.001,243.03+0.71%
1,239.481,244.781,233.621,234.24-1.06%
1,231.231,260.771,224.501,247.41+0.11%
1,253.441,257.341,236.711,246.03-0.26%
1,252.521,257.401,243.111,249.22+0.11%
1,244.461,260.991,231.781,247.79+0.69%
1,233.291,249.941,221.661,239.26-0.39%
1,242.731,253.231,234.891,244.05-0.03%
1,256.691,259.261,231.011,244.42-1.63%
1,272.341,275.691,252.771,265.03-0.58%
1,276.021,280.951,260.471,272.47-0.91%
1,261.171,285.361,250.001,284.19+2.50%
1,238.441,253.141,229.311,252.85+1.18%
1,229.621,241.281,225.591,238.29+1.00%
1,237.791,237.791,210.331,226.09-0.62%
1,239.571,252.651,218.561,233.71-0.03%
1,280.001,286.561,233.031,234.10+5.49%
1,145.801,173.341,141.461,169.86+3.09%
1,144.951,150.241,134.761,134.78-0.64%
1,139.681,164.681,138.201,142.14-0.56%
1,164.441,168.471,142.861,148.62-1.10%
1,149.641,165.301,145.091,161.35+1.44%
1,158.001,166.891,136.351,144.81-1.32%
1,165.581,166.551,146.021,160.14+0.18%
1,151.441,161.961,144.991,158.08+0.88%
1,159.191,160.621,141.051,147.99-1.45%
1,161.741,177.911,149.391,164.91+0.93%
1,177.571,182.711,154.161,154.18-1.44%
1,162.811,176.481,160.091,171.03+0.68%
1,158.651,164.681,153.431,163.10+0.01%
1,138.521,168.061,131.511,162.94+2.60%
1,140.731,159.061,132.671,133.52-0.86%
1,149.811,154.171,128.161,143.35-1.04%
1,158.391,167.021,149.501,155.42-0.54%
1,168.001,171.411,134.871,161.66-0.89%
1,173.861,179.711,165.531,172.07-0.01%
1,144.971,183.011,144.231,172.21+2.22%
1,133.821,149.121,129.261,146.72+3.48%
1,117.201,117.491,099.631,108.15-0.81%
1,109.731,120.591,073.211,117.24-0.02%
1,095.001,133.791,070.421,117.45+0.89%
1,094.081,112.811,093.021,107.58+1.54%
1,070.281,100.031,062.691,090.81+3.18%
1,062.961,071.401,043.771,057.22+0.01%
1,063.901,065.031,050.131,057.07-0.79%
1,070.731,084.091,060.971,065.48-0.97%
1,076.251,083.221,060.491,075.87+0.98%
1,044.601,074.351,033.191,065.40+1.04%
1,061.821,079.101,053.531,054.47+1.20%
1,039.861,059.501,035.301,041.95-0.11%
1,041.931,053.671,037.731,043.05-0.26%
1,062.061,067.541,044.241,045.82-1.85%
1,067.991,072.821,052.421,065.53+0.48%
1,080.271,082.191,056.791,060.46-1.26%
1,091.221,093.951,064.241,073.94-0.76%
1,101.621,106.471,080.481,082.18-2.55%
1,101.571,110.891,092.051,110.49+0.37%
1,112.141,123.481,101.581,106.40-0.80%
1,097.251,120.331,083.331,115.28+0.22%
1,129.681,140.331,106.071,112.79-2.87%
1,157.151,174.211,139.551,145.71-0.24%
1,153.661,155.331,137.291,148.46-0.26%
1,139.231,155.351,129.461,151.41-0.07%
1,144.581,157.681,133.601,152.25+0.66%
1,100.701,145.531,099.751,144.73+3.55%
1,125.401,128.371,103.061,105.52-1.04%
1,128.091,128.471,108.961,117.18-0.84%
1,117.931,130.971,112.641,126.68+0.89%
1,122.691,130.271,112.141,116.75-0.92%
1,127.731,143.241,099.211,127.07-0.06%
1,134.361,143.591,117.881,127.73-0.56%
1,131.751,143.581,128.161,134.04+0.16%
1,128.901,140.331,120.051,132.22+0.07%
1,117.501,142.531,111.071,131.42+1.33%
1,204.001,218.631,114.421,116.60-7.14%
1,194.301,208.281,184.771,202.47+1.22%
1,190.151,191.311,170.491,188.03-0.18%
1,187.321,197.651,174.841,190.15-0.63%
1,194.861,199.131,177.001,197.65+1.23%
1,195.001,199.121,179.661,183.15-0.99%
1,156.791,204.361,149.731,194.93+3.46%
1,087.001,169.571,087.001,155.00+5.37%
1,086.761,098.831,078.651,096.18+1.50%
1,080.001,082.781,066.151,079.94-0.21%
1,075.001,086.781,064.471,082.21+1.14%
1,057.531,073.151,053.561,070.01+1.18%
1,060.991,065.861,045.331,057.56+0.72%
1,061.381,064.961,048.081,049.97-0.75%
1,065.811,071.911,049.341,057.86-0.82%
1,062.931,068.501,057.051,066.63+0.76%
1,041.461,068.171,035.081,058.58+2.35%
1,050.871,058.471,033.851,034.25-3.23%
1,058.231,074.301,055.251,068.72+0.51%
1,060.951,065.281,055.771,063.30+0.95%
1,041.001,053.251,033.721,053.25+1.09%
1,033.581,042.051,023.511,041.90+0.93%
1,024.441,035.251,024.121,032.31+0.24%
1,037.381,044.291,026.361,029.82-0.34%
1,000.521,038.571,000.521,033.33+2.85%
1,022.271,026.321,002.201,004.68-2.36%
1,010.341,036.221,008.011,028.98+1.37%
996.281,031.74996.281,015.06+1.12%
1,007.281,013.91997.251,003.81-0.52%
1,021.001,021.641,008.821,009.05-1.18%
1,022.361,026.921,013.581,021.09-0.51%
1,025.531,029.481,017.921,026.31+0.20%
1,032.031,039.751,016.741,024.28-0.63%
1,021.791,032.791,019.181,030.73+0.67%
1,034.801,035.221,021.331,023.90-1.06%
1,025.001,035.311,021.461,034.87+0.96%
1,022.111,030.001,010.121,025.02+0.54%
1,022.951,029.931,012.861,019.52-0.05%
1,018.271,024.271,008.571,020.05-0.20%
1,030.551,031.001,017.771,022.08-0.73%
1,025.211,038.611,023.641,029.56+0.69%
1,041.311,042.001,019.401,022.54-0.95%
1,000.001,035.86997.821,032.39+3.70%
964.96997.11959.14995.57+3.85%
959.85971.27958.14958.68-0.04%
969.02977.24957.79959.07-1.69%
965.53977.14961.81975.54+0.68%
974.96979.21967.91968.91-0.23%
961.89975.92959.85971.16+1.04%
945.81961.98941.51961.15+1.72%
941.59955.54941.32944.87-0.40%
944.02949.99942.62948.63+0.37%
938.11949.61933.53945.10+0.36%
937.75945.67932.22941.75+1.27%
944.23956.00929.70929.96-2.33%
930.88957.69916.11952.15+2.92%
930.66937.00920.38925.15+0.28%
917.95924.65906.52922.56+0.48%
921.95928.00912.74918.18-0.57%
922.13931.79916.75923.47-0.30%
934.35939.87921.54926.21-0.93%
943.00953.48933.45934.94-1.06%
944.85949.85936.32944.97-0.07%
951.53958.91945.50945.61-0.46%
951.76959.05938.32949.96-0.53%
950.98957.56945.54955.04+0.25%
957.44965.31951.52952.66-1.01%
955.41969.91955.41962.39+0.68%
965.95970.05954.30955.87-1.08%
966.72974.42959.58966.32-1.30%
969.02993.06921.16979.00+2.38%
955.93976.90953.22956.24-0.28%
960.75966.84953.77958.97-0.47%
974.93981.41962.41963.48-1.52%
971.24979.58966.27978.31+1.02%
968.26978.21964.54968.41+0.45%
973.66985.56954.84964.07-0.41%
973.90978.48965.94968.00-0.36%
974.92980.66970.03971.54+0.06%
960.38971.18958.37970.92+1.67%
950.00961.50946.10954.99+0.05%
958.18961.45949.69954.56-0.36%
959.90961.82949.40957.99-0.18%
933.15964.02925.41959.74+2.59%
939.87947.73919.16935.49-1.27%
976.69980.31945.15947.56-2.17%
972.38973.27957.80968.53—

Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the GWW chart for longer ranges.