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W.W. Grainger Inc.
GWW · W.W. Grainger Inc. · Industrials
Up next day
5/12
42%
Fell despite growth
5/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±0.9%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.1%
avg over 7 beats
Biggest single move
-2.0%
'24.3 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 4 of 7 beats (57%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +0.1% on a beat, -0.7% on a miss
Tends to keep drifting the same way for days
Day-one direction continued · 58% of last 12
vs Industrials sector avg (197 peers)
This
-0.2%
Sector
+0.5%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock mostly moves with the reported earnings number
Moved opposite to results 4 of last 12 times (33%)
3xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
1xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Nov 4Before open
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $11.68
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-08-04
Next-day move
-1.2%
After 5 days +0.3%
vs Consensus$11.30→$12.01+6.3% beat
EPS
$12.01
YoY +21%
Revenue
$5.0B
YoY +10%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$12.01YoY +21%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$5.0BYoY +10%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
5x42%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
1x8%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
6x50%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Even on good earnings, the price often fell — earnings poorly reflected · 6 of 12q (50%)
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