W. W. Grainger
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by the company's namesake William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors. The company serves more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with offerings such as motors, lighting, material handling, fasteners, plumbing, tools, and safety supplies, along with inventory management services and technical support. Revenue is generally from business-to-business sales rather than retail sales. Grainger serves its customers through a network of approximately 331 branches, online channels, and 34 distribution facilities. Their motto is "for the ones who get it done".
If you'd bought from year…
Same habit, different start year. Each row shows what a constant habit's worth of GWW would be worth today, had you started buying at that point in the asset's history.
| Started | $6/day$6/day coffee | $42/wk$42/week coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (1973) — listing | $13,350,051 165.7× | $19,321,832 165.5× |
| Year 6 (1978) | $8,370,375 114.3× | $12,113,148 114.2× |
| Year 11 (1983) | $4,264,389 65.0× | $6,170,325 64.9× |
| Year 16 (1988) | $2,164,342 37.3× | $3,131,998 37.2× |
| Year 21 (1993) | $1,218,742 24.2× | $1,766,328 24.1× |
| Year 26 (1998) | $746,280 17.4× | $1,083,647 17.4× |
| Year 31 (2003) | $415,587 11.8× | $602,674 11.8× |
| Year 36 (2008) | $196,483 7.1× | $284,740 7.1× |
| Year 41 (2013) | $85,231 4.2× | $123,608 4.2× |
| Year 46 (2018) | $35,990 2.8× | $52,446 2.8× |
Repeated investment, no fees, dividends reinvested. $6/day coffee = $180 / month equivalent.
Headquarters
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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For illustration only — not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.