W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Stock Total Returns
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Investment Performance
Final Value
$30,088
Total Return
200.88%
CAGR
24.65%
Dividends
$972.86
Yield on Cost
9.73%
Rolling Returns
1-Month (21 Trading Days)
| Average | +1.93% |
| Median | +1.23% |
| Best | +29.20% |
| Worst | -16.11% |
| % of Windows Positive | 56.4% |
1-Year (252 Trading Days)
| Average | +25.01% |
| Median | +26.31% |
| Best | +75.29% |
| Worst | -22.88% |
| % of Windows Positive | 88.1% |
3-Year (756 Trading Days)
| Average | +109.37% |
| Median | +111.21% |
| Best | +172.45% |
| Worst | +55.11% |
| % of Windows Positive | 100.0% |
Risk Metrics
| Maximum Drawdown | -24.53% |
| Average Drawdown | -7.94% |
| Drawdown Duration | 354 Trading Days (Unrecovered) |
| Sortino Ratio | 1.55 |
| Calmar Ratio | 1.00 |
| CVaR (5%) | -3.30% |
Yearly Returns
| Year | Percentage | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 partial | +14.68% (+61.78% ann.) | +$1467.93 | $22.40 | $4.48 | $0.04 |
| 2025 | -3.59% | $358.91 | $83.99 | $16.80 | $0.13 |
| 2024 | +28.00% | +$2800.09 | $96.90 | $19.38 | $0.16 |
| 2023 | +50.21% | +$5021.03 | $131.66 | $26.33 | $0.21 |
| 2022 | +8.45% | +$845.14 | $131.38 | $26.28 | $0.21 |
| 2021 | +28.42% | +$2841.57 | $157.22 | $31.44 | $0.25 |
| 2020 | +22.38% | +$2238.21 | $176.50 | $35.30 | $0.28 |
| 2019 | +21.79% | +$2179.23 | $202.37 | $40.47 | $0.32 |
| 2018 | +21.23% | +$2123.41 | $228.14 | $45.63 | $0.37 |
| 2017 | +3.83% | +$383.09 | $219.46 | $43.89 | $0.35 |
| 2016 | +16.67% | +$1666.65 | $240.00 | $48.00 | $0.38 |
| 2015 | -19.24% | $1924.11 | $181.11 | $36.22 | $0.29 |
| 2014 | +1.16% | +$116.42 | $164.11 | $32.82 | $0.26 |
| 2013 | +27.67% | +$2767.00 | $178.21 | $35.64 | $0.28 |
| 2012 | +9.42% | +$942.48 | $164.21 | $32.84 | $0.26 |
| 2011 | +37.40% | +$3739.94 | $183.45 | $36.69 | $0.29 |
| 2010 | +44.77% | +$4477.47 | $216.09 | $43.22 | $0.35 |
| 2009 | +24.91% | +$2490.52 | $227.32 | $45.46 | $0.36 |
| 2008 | -8.53% | $852.97 | $178.10 | $35.62 | $0.29 |
| 2007 | +26.75% | +$2675.48 | $192.54 | $38.51 | $0.31 |
| 2006 | -0.38% | $37.78 | $156.84 | $31.37 | $0.25 |
| 2005 | +8.00% | +$800.41 | $138.74 | $27.75 | $0.22 |
| 2004 | +42.26% | +$4226.44 | $166.43 | $33.29 | $0.27 |
| 2003 | -6.90% | $689.86 | $143.26 | $28.65 | $0.23 |
| 2002 | +8.59% | +$859.02 | $149.56 | $29.91 | $0.24 |
| 2001 | +33.34% | +$3334.19 | $191.46 | $38.29 | $0.31 |
| 2000 | -22.59% | $2258.96 | $140.78 | $28.16 | $0.23 |
| 1999 | +16.18% | +$1617.63 | $151.99 | $30.40 | $0.24 |
| 1998 | -13.50% | $1349.68 | $120.81 | $24.16 | $0.19 |
| 1997 | +22.31% | +$2231.31 | $132.61 | $26.52 | $0.21 |
| 1996 | +22.49% | +$2248.80 | $148.56 | $29.71 | $0.24 |
| 1995 | +16.06% | +$1606.46 | $154.80 | $30.96 | $0.25 |
| 1994 | +1.47% | +$146.52 | $136.16 | $27.23 | $0.22 |
| 1993 | -3.23% | $322.72 | $117.92 | $23.58 | $0.19 |
| 1992 | +11.71% | +$1170.79 | $120.26 | $24.05 | $0.19 |
| 1991 | +65.41% | +$6540.61 | $184.69 | $36.94 | $0.30 |
| 1990 | +4.41% | +$440.57 | $176.11 | $35.22 | $0.28 |
| 1989 | +21.31% | +$2131.25 | $186.53 | $37.31 | $0.29 |
| 1988 | -7.29% | $729.28 | $136.73 | $27.35 | $0.22 |
| 1987 | +36.68% | +$3667.74 | $180.12 | $36.02 | $0.28 |
| 1986 | +14.93% | +$1493.28 | $185.98 | $37.20 | $0.29 |
| 1985 | +35.98% | +$3598.39 | $233.26 | $46.65 | $0.37 |
| 1984 | -6.71% | $670.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1983 | +14.95% | +$1495.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1982 | +44.11% | +$4410.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1981 | +7.61% | +$760.87 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1980 | -7.69% | $769.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1979 | +15.00% | +$1499.99 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1978 | +3.17% | +$317.47 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1977 | +5.00% | +$500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1976 | +20.00% | +$2000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1975 | +43.88% | +$4388.49 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1974 | -49.82% | $4981.95 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1973 partial | -4.81% (-5.59% ann.) | $481.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Market Regimes
| Regime | Period | Percentage | Annual | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bubble / TMT mania | August 9, 1995 – March 10, 2000 | +39.85% | +7.59% | +$3984.62 | $903.66 | $180.73 | $1.44 |
| Dot-com bust / post-bubble disinflation scare | March 13, 2000 – October 9, 2002 | +6.07% | +2.32% | +$607.23 | $455.65 | $91.13 | $0.73 |
| China-WTO / housing-credit / commodity boom | October 10, 2002 – October 9, 2007 | +139.71% | +19.12% | +$13971.21 | $1159.70 | $231.94 | $1.86 |
| GFC / deleveraging / dollar shortage | October 10, 2007 – March 9, 2009 | -33.24% | -24.87% | $3323.55 | $246.81 | $49.36 | $0.40 |
| Policy-led rebound / euro-sovereign-crisis overlay | March 10, 2009 – July 25, 2012 | +220.34% | +41.18% | +$22034.32 | $1171.12 | $234.22 | $1.87 |
| Secular stagnation / QE / low inflation / duration bull | July 26, 2012 – February 19, 2020 | +71.09% | +7.35% | +$7109.00 | $1908.42 | $381.68 | $3.05 |
| Pandemic shock / liquidity crash | February 20, 2020 – March 23, 2020 | -32.49% | -98.87% | $3248.57 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Policy bazooka / monetary euphoria | March 24, 2020 – November 6, 2020 | +65.41% | +124.73% | +$6540.51 | $189.27 | $37.85 | $0.30 |
| Reopening reflation / fiscal boom / supply bottlenecks | November 9, 2020 – November 29, 2021 | +29.16% | +27.48% | +$2916.50 | $165.37 | $33.07 | $0.26 |
| Inflation shock / duration crash / aggressive tightening | November 30, 2021 – November 9, 2022 | +23.76% | +25.41% | +$2376.46 | $105.41 | $21.08 | $0.17 |
| Disinflation rebound / AI-led narrow bull / higher-for-longer | November 10, 2022 – September 17, 2024 | +68.88% | +32.67% | +$6888.27 | $247.53 | $49.51 | $0.40 |
| Disinflationary easing / resilient growth / AI capex under oil-shock test partial | September 18, 2024 – April 14, 2026 | +15.18% | +9.43% | +$1517.99 | $130.22 | $26.04 | $0.21 |
Dividend History
Annual Dividends Per Share
TTM Yield
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Consecutive Years Paid
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Consecutive Years of Growth
— current
| Date | Per Share | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1985-02-05 | $0.0387 | 0.47% |
| 1985-04-30 | $0.0425 | 0.58% |
| 1985-08-06 | $0.0425 | 0.52% |
| 1985-11-05 | $0.0425 | 0.51% |
| 1986-02-04 | $0.0425 | 0.40% |
| 1986-05-06 | $0.0450 | 0.43% |
| 1986-08-05 | $0.0450 | 0.47% |
| 1986-11-04 | $0.0450 | 0.42% |
| 1987-02-03 | $0.0450 | 0.36% |
| 1987-05-05 | $0.0500 | 0.40% |
| 1987-08-04 | $0.0500 | 0.33% |
| 1987-11-03 | $0.0500 | 0.42% |
| 1988-02-02 | $0.0500 | 0.36% |
| 1988-05-03 | $0.0500 | 0.30% |
| 1988-08-02 | $0.0500 | 0.33% |
| 1988-11-01 | $0.0500 | 0.35% |
| 1989-01-31 | $0.0550 | 0.36% |
| 1989-05-02 | $0.0650 | 0.44% |
| 1989-08-08 | $0.0650 | 0.41% |
| 1989-10-31 | $0.0650 | 0.46% |
| 1990-02-06 | $0.0650 | 0.41% |
| 1990-05-01 | $0.0725 | 0.41% |
| 1990-08-07 | $0.0725 | 0.45% |
| 1990-11-05 | $0.0725 | 0.52% |
| 1991-02-05 | $0.0725 | 0.44% |
| 1991-04-30 | $0.0775 | 0.38% |
| 1991-08-06 | $0.0775 | 0.32% |
| 1991-11-04 | $0.0775 | 0.34% |
| 1992-02-04 | $0.0775 | 0.29% |
| 1992-05-05 | $0.0825 | 0.33% |
| 1992-08-04 | $0.0825 | 0.35% |
| 1992-11-03 | $0.0825 | 0.29% |
| 1993-02-02 | $0.0825 | 0.28% |
| 1993-05-04 | $0.0900 | 0.29% |
| 1993-08-10 | $0.0900 | 0.32% |
| 1993-11-02 | $0.0900 | 0.33% |
| 1994-02-01 | $0.0900 | 0.29% |
| 1994-05-03 | $0.1000 | 0.31% |
| 1994-08-09 | $0.1000 | 0.31% |
| 1994-11-01 | $0.1000 | 0.36% |
| 1995-01-31 | $0.1000 | 0.33% |
| 1995-05-02 | $0.1150 | 0.38% |
| 1995-08-10 | $0.1150 | 0.39% |
| 1995-11-02 | $0.1150 | 0.37% |
| 1996-02-08 | $0.1150 | 0.33% |
| 1996-05-02 | $0.1250 | 0.36% |
| 1996-08-15 | $0.1250 | 0.37% |
| 1996-11-07 | $0.1250 | 0.33% |
| 1997-02-06 | $0.1250 | 0.33% |
| 1997-05-08 | $0.1350 | 0.34% |
| 1997-08-07 | $0.1350 | 0.28% |
| 1997-11-06 | $0.1350 | 0.30% |
| 1998-02-05 | $0.1350 | 0.28% |
| 1998-05-07 | $0.1500 | 0.28% |
| 1998-08-06 | $0.1500 | 0.35% |
| 1998-11-05 | $0.1500 | 0.33% |
| 1999-02-04 | $0.1500 | 0.35% |
| 1999-05-06 | $0.1600 | 0.32% |
| 1999-08-12 | $0.1600 | 0.35% |
| 1999-11-04 | $0.1600 | 0.39% |
| 2000-02-03 | $0.1600 | 0.34% |
| 2000-05-04 | $0.1700 | 0.38% |
| 2000-08-10 | $0.1700 | 0.51% |
| 2000-11-02 | $0.1700 | 0.52% |
| 2001-02-08 | $0.1700 | 0.46% |
| 2001-05-03 | $0.1750 | 0.44% |
| 2001-08-09 | $0.1750 | 0.43% |
| 2001-11-07 | $0.1750 | 0.38% |
| 2002-02-07 | $0.1750 | 0.32% |
| 2002-05-02 | $0.1800 | 0.33% |
| 2002-08-08 | $0.1800 | 0.39% |
| 2002-11-06 | $0.1800 | 0.37% |
| 2003-02-06 | $0.1800 | 0.39% |
| 2003-05-08 | $0.1850 | 0.40% |
| 2003-08-07 | $0.1850 | 0.39% |
| 2003-11-06 | $0.1850 | 0.40% |
| 2004-02-05 | $0.1850 | 0.39% |
| 2004-05-06 | $0.2000 | 0.38% |
| 2004-08-05 | $0.2000 | 0.38% |
| 2004-11-04 | $0.2000 | 0.35% |
| 2005-02-03 | $0.2000 | 0.32% |
| 2005-05-05 | $0.2400 | 0.43% |
| 2005-08-04 | $0.2400 | 0.39% |
| 2005-11-09 | $0.2400 | 0.36% |
| 2006-02-09 | $0.2400 | 0.34% |
| 2006-05-04 | $0.2900 | 0.37% |
| 2006-08-10 | $0.2900 | 0.47% |
| 2006-11-09 | $0.2900 | 0.40% |
| 2007-02-08 | $0.2900 | 0.37% |
| 2007-05-10 | $0.3500 | 0.41% |
| 2007-08-09 | $0.3500 | 0.40% |
| 2007-11-07 | $0.3500 | 0.40% |
| 2008-02-07 | $0.3500 | 0.44% |
| 2008-05-08 | $0.4000 | 0.47% |
| 2008-08-07 | $0.4000 | 0.45% |
| 2008-11-06 | $0.4000 | 0.53% |
| 2009-02-05 | $0.4000 | 0.55% |
| 2009-05-07 | $0.4600 | 0.55% |
| 2009-08-06 | $0.4600 | 0.52% |
| 2009-11-05 | $0.4600 | 0.49% |
| 2010-02-04 | $0.4600 | 0.45% |
| 2010-05-06 | $0.5400 | 0.50% |
| 2010-08-05 | $0.5400 | 0.47% |
| 2010-11-04 | $0.5400 | 0.43% |
| 2011-02-10 | $0.5400 | 0.40% |
| 2011-05-05 | $0.6600 | 0.45% |
| 2011-08-04 | $0.6600 | 0.46% |
| 2011-11-09 | $0.6600 | 0.36% |
| 2012-02-09 | $0.6600 | 0.33% |
| 2012-05-10 | $0.8000 | 0.40% |
| 2012-08-09 | $0.8000 | 0.39% |
| 2012-11-07 | $0.8000 | 0.39% |
| 2013-02-07 | $0.8000 | 0.37% |
| 2013-05-09 | $0.9300 | 0.37% |
| 2013-08-08 | $0.9300 | 0.36% |
| 2013-11-06 | $0.9300 | 0.35% |
| 2014-02-06 | $0.9300 | 0.40% |
| 2014-05-08 | $1.0800 | 0.43% |
| 2014-08-07 | $1.0800 | 0.46% |
| 2014-11-06 | $1.0800 | 0.43% |
| 2015-02-05 | $1.0800 | 0.45% |
| 2015-05-07 | $1.1700 | 0.48% |
| 2015-08-06 | $1.1700 | 0.52% |
| 2015-11-05 | $1.1700 | 0.56% |
| 2016-02-04 | $1.1700 | 0.59% |
| 2016-05-05 | $1.2200 | 0.53% |
| 2016-08-04 | $1.2200 | 0.56% |
| 2016-11-09 | $1.2200 | 0.58% |
| 2017-02-09 | $1.2200 | 0.48% |
| 2017-05-04 | $1.2800 | 0.67% |
| 2017-08-10 | $1.2800 | 0.77% |
| 2017-11-10 | $1.2800 | 0.62% |
| 2018-02-09 | $1.2800 | 0.49% |
| 2018-05-11 | $1.3600 | 0.45% |
| 2018-08-10 | $1.3600 | 0.39% |
| 2018-11-08 | $1.3600 | 0.46% |
| 2019-02-08 | $1.3600 | 0.45% |
| 2019-05-10 | $1.4400 | 0.53% |
| 2019-08-09 | $1.4400 | 0.52% |
| 2019-11-07 | $1.4400 | 0.45% |
| 2020-02-07 | $1.4400 | 0.46% |
| 2020-05-08 | $1.4400 | 0.51% |
| 2020-08-07 | $1.5300 | 0.44% |
| 2020-11-06 | $1.5300 | 0.40% |
| 2021-02-05 | $1.5300 | 0.41% |
| 2021-05-07 | $1.6200 | 0.35% |
| 2021-08-06 | $1.6200 | 0.37% |
| 2021-11-05 | $1.6200 | 0.34% |
| 2022-02-11 | $1.6200 | 0.34% |
| 2022-05-06 | $1.7200 | 0.36% |
| 2022-08-05 | $1.7200 | 0.32% |
| 2022-11-10 | $1.7200 | 0.29% |
| 2023-02-10 | $1.7200 | 0.26% |
| 2023-05-05 | $1.8600 | 0.28% |
| 2023-08-11 | $1.8600 | 0.26% |
| 2023-11-10 | $1.8600 | 0.24% |
| 2024-02-09 | $1.8600 | 0.20% |
| 2024-05-10 | $2.0500 | 0.21% |
| 2024-08-12 | $2.0500 | 0.21% |
| 2024-11-08 | $2.0500 | 0.17% |
| 2025-02-10 | $2.0500 | 0.20% |
| 2025-05-12 | $2.2600 | 0.22% |
| 2025-08-11 | $2.2600 | 0.24% |
| 2025-11-10 | $2.2600 | 0.24% |
| 2026-02-09 | $2.2600 | 0.19% |
| Total | 165 payments |
Portfolio Dividend Returns
Based on $10,000 initial investment, 20% tax rate, 0.2% transaction cost. Showing 2021-04-14 to 2026-04-14. Change
| Date | Total Yield | Tax | Trans. Cost | Shares Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-07 | $40.45 | $8.09 | $0.06 | 0.0694 |
| 2021-08-06 | $40.57 | $8.11 | $0.06 | 0.0738 |
| 2021-11-05 | $40.69 | $8.14 | $0.07 | 0.0687 |
| 2022-02-11 | $40.80 | $8.16 | $0.07 | 0.0696 |
| 2022-05-06 | $43.43 | $8.69 | $0.07 | 0.0726 |
| 2022-08-05 | $43.56 | $8.71 | $0.07 | 0.0625 |
| 2022-11-10 | $43.67 | $8.73 | $0.07 | 0.0573 |
| 2023-02-10 | $43.77 | $8.75 | $0.07 | 0.0532 |
| 2023-05-05 | $47.43 | $9.49 | $0.08 | 0.0561 |
| 2023-08-11 | $47.53 | $9.51 | $0.08 | 0.0532 |
| 2023-11-10 | $47.63 | $9.53 | $0.08 | 0.0480 |
| 2024-02-09 | $47.72 | $9.54 | $0.08 | 0.0397 |
| 2024-05-10 | $52.68 | $10.54 | $0.08 | 0.0439 |
| 2024-08-12 | $52.77 | $10.55 | $0.08 | 0.0439 |
| 2024-11-08 | $52.86 | $10.57 | $0.08 | 0.0351 |
| 2025-02-10 | $52.93 | $10.59 | $0.08 | 0.0407 |
| 2025-05-12 | $58.44 | $11.69 | $0.09 | 0.0437 |
| 2025-08-11 | $58.54 | $11.71 | $0.09 | 0.0497 |
| 2025-11-10 | $58.65 | $11.73 | $0.09 | 0.0493 |
| 2026-02-09 | $58.76 | $11.75 | $0.09 | 0.0394 |
| Total | $972.86 | $194.57 | $1.56 | 1.0699 |
All calculations use split-adjusted closing prices. Dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date at that day's closing price.
For each rolling window, returns are calculated at every possible starting point:
return = (value[i] ÷ value[i − windowSize] − 1) × 100
- Windows
- 1-month = 21 trading days, 1-year = 252 trading days, 3-year = 756 trading days.
- Statistics
- Average: arithmetic mean. Median: middle value when sorted. Best / Worst: max and min. % Positive: share of windows with return > 0.
The series is segmented by calendar year:
return = (endValue ÷ startValue − 1) × 100
startValue is the last value of the prior year (or the first value for the initial year). Partial first/last years are flagged. Dividends, taxes, and transaction costs are scaled proportionally to the initial investment.