W.W. Grainger stock: Baird sets USD 1,500 target for W.W. Grainger stock

Published on 10/21/2026 at 17:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 revenue was USD 5.02 billion. W.W. Grainger stock costs EUR 1,196.00 on October 21, 2026, up 1.01 percent versus the Tradegate close.

Analyst target and earnings date

Robert W. Baird set a USD 1,500.00 target for W.W. Grainger on October 20, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 5.02 billion.
W.W. Grainger stock costs EUR 1,196.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:37 p.m. CEST, 1.01 percent above the Tradegate close of October 20, 2026.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for November 4, 2026, before the market opens.

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Robert W. Baird set a USD 1,500.00 price target and maintained its Buy rating for W.W. Grainger on October 20, 2026, as Markets Insider reported. W.W. Grainger stock was trading at EUR 1,196.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:37 p.m. CEST, up 1.01 percent versus the Tradegate close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 1,184.00.

Quarterly growth sets the tone

Grainger's second-quarter 2026 revenue reached USD 5.02 billion, up 10.30 percent from the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were USD 12.01, while operating margin reached 16.00 percent. The quarter included a tariff refund that supported profitability, so the margin figure needs to be read alongside that one-off benefit. These figures come from the company's second-quarter earnings call transcript published by Fortune.

The same transcript said operating cash flow was USD 444.00 million in the quarter and that the company returned USD 341.00 million to shareholders through dividends and repurchases. Management also lifted full-year adjusted earnings-per-share guidance to USD 45.50-47.25, an increase of more than USD 1.00 at the midpoint versus the prior range.

Stock remains below its yearly high

The Tradegate quote page listed a 52-week range of EUR 788.60 to EUR 1,245.00 as of October 20, 2026. The Lang & Schwarz price was EUR 49.00, or 3.94 percent, below that high. The primary listing is on the NYSE, where W.W. Grainger last traded at USD 1,341.52 on October 21, 2026 at 11:38 a.m. ET. The NYSE quote was up 0.42 percent on the session, with 65,611 shares traded.

The company had a market capitalization of USD 63.20 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.23 on October 21, 2026. The next scheduled catalyst is the third-quarter 2026 report on November 4, 2026, before the market opens, according to MarketBeat. Its consensus calls for USD 11.68 in earnings per share and USD 5.08 billion in revenue, compared with USD 10.21 and USD 4.66 billion in the prior-year quarter.

Comparison with peers

W.W. Grainger: up 1.01 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 34.23, market capitalization USD 63.20 billion.

Fastenal Company (Nasdaq, USD): up 1.39 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 42.25, market capitalization USD 60.10 billion.

MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE, USD): up 1.07 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 31.61, market capitalization USD 7.31 billion.

Target and results set the next markers

Baird's USD 1,500.00 target is 11.82 percent above the primary-exchange price of USD 1,341.52. That spread is wider than the 0.42 percent same-session move, making the November results the next concrete test for the valuation.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of W.W. Grainger stock.