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SelectedToday6M Return

GWWWW Grainger Inc—+ 19.81%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.56%− 6.95%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

GWW+ 19.8%ITW− 6.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	GWWWW Grainger Inc	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc
Return
Last Price	—	270.12
Daily Change	—	− 0.56%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 19.81%	− 6.95%
Valuation
Market Cap	$62.5 B	$77.7 B
P/E Ratio	—	24.48
Dividend Yield	0.92%	2.32%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	9.9%	19.4%
Risk
Beta	0.96	0.95
52-Week Range	906.52 — $1,419.91	238.82 — $303.16
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Trading Companies & Distributors	Machinery

Company

GWWIndustrials · Trading Companies & Distributors
ITWIndustrials · Machinery

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