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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−7.1%12 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2+5.5%7 May 2026Max
  3. 3+5.4%3 Feb 2026Max
  4. 4−5.2%4 Aug 2026High
  5. 5+4.1%18 Jun 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

265 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max62.3%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate145.3%
  • Low6825.7%
  • Very Low17264.9%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+18.2%Week of30 Jan 2023Very High
  2. 2+14.7%Week of25 Jul 2022Moderate
  3. 3−11.5%Week of28 Jul 2025Very High
  4. 4+10.9%Week of2 Feb 2026Low
  5. 5+10.8%Week of24 Oct 2022Low

Every week, by size of move

301 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max20.7%
  • Very High31.0%
  • High31.0%
  • Moderate72.3%
  • Low8427.9%
  • Very Low20267.1%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+21.5%Jun 2023Low
  2. 2−20.5%Oct 2018Max
  3. 3+19.6%Jul 2022Low
  4. 4+19.5%Apr 2009Max
  5. 5+19.5%Nov 2020Low

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max31.2%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High20.8%
  • Moderate62.4%
  • Low9236.5%
  • Very Low14858.7%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, GWW rose most often in April (15 of 22) and fell most often in September (12 of 22).

Coming up

Dates that often move W.W. Grainger, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Wed 4 Novin 4 days W.W. Grainger resultsThe company reports its profits before the market opens.

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
4 Aug 2026 Beat$12.01 vs $11.30 expected −5.2%
7 May 2026 Beat$11.65 vs $10.21 expected +5.5%
3 Feb 2026 Missed$9.44 vs $9.46 expected +5.4%
31 Oct 2025 Beat$10.21 vs $9.95 expected +2.4%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, GWW moves about 0.83% up or down. That is calmer than 9 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about W.W. Grainger, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Benzinga18 hours agoHere's How Much $1000 Invested In W.W. Grainger 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today
  2. 02ad-hoc-news.de1 day agoW.W. Grainger stock: USD 2.49 dividend sets November 9 record date
  3. 03Yahoo Finance1 day agoGIC or GWW: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
  4. 04Yahoo Finance1 day agoSeeking Clues to W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q3 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
  5. 05ad-hoc-news.de1 day agoW.W. Grainger stock sets USD 2.49 quarterly dividend
  6. 06Stock Traders Daily2 days agoPrecision Trading with W.w. Grainger Inc. (GWW) Risk Zones