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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)On Dec 29: 189.63   0.00 (0.00%)  

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:13.23B
Enterprise Value (Dec 30, 2011)3:13.42B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):21.40
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2012)1:18.52
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:1.38
Price/Sales (ttm):1.69
Price/Book (mrq):5.21
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.71
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:11.50
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 31
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Sep 30, 2011
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):8.20%
Operating Margin (ttm):13.37%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):15.68%
Return on Equity (ttm):27.11%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.83B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):112.61
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):11.30%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.01B
EBITDA (ttm)6:1.17B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):628.99M
Diluted EPS (ttm):8.86
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):21.10%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):360.66M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):5.17
Total Debt (mrq):607.43M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):23.08
Current Ratio (mrq):1.88
Book Value Per Share (mrq):36.40
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):664.45M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):423.31M
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Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow

Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.90
52-Week Change3:36.75%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-0.64%
52-Week High (Dec 27, 2011)3:193.21
52-Week Low (Aug 9, 2011)3:124.33
50-Day Moving Average3:181.28
200-Day Moving Average3:159.81
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:527,047
Avg Vol (10 day)3:360,150
Shares Outstanding5:69.75M
Float:59.69M
% Held by Insiders1:15.13%
% Held by Institutions1:74.60%
Shares Short (as of Nov 30, 2011)3:2.50M
Short Ratio (as of Nov 30, 2011)3:5.20
Short % of Float (as of Nov 30, 2011)3:4.00%
Shares Short (prior month)3:2.71M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:2.64
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.40%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.80%
Payout Ratio4:27.00%
Dividend Date3:Nov 30, 2011
Ex-Dividend Date4:Nov 9, 2011
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Jun 15, 1998

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Sep 30, 2011)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Sep 30, 2011)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Sep 30, 2011)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2010)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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