GWWW. W. Grainger

$1,349.70+42% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 70). Price is +11% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest2.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 19% since the previous count, down from 2.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 79% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 73% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How GWW is trading

W. W. Grainger is +42% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 26 points ahead of the market.

+42%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+11%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
70

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
3.7%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$910.01 – $1,401.86 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$1,349.70
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+5.5%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+42%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+242%
vs 50-day average$1,296.65
+4.1%
52-week high
$1,401.86
52-week low
$914.60
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$3.2M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+34%
2025−3.4%
2024+28%
2023+51%
2022+8.7%
2021+29%
2020+23%
2019+22%
2018+22%
2017+4.3%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+2.4%
Feb105 of 10+1.6%
Mar105 of 10+0.53%
Apr105 of 10−0.61%
May106 of 10+1.8%
Jun105 of 10+2.2%
Jul117 of 11+4.0%
Aug115 of 11−0.13%
Sep114 of 11−1.3%
Oct118 of 11+4.1%
Nov109 of 10+8.0%
Dec106 of 10+0.09%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.