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SelectedToday3M Return

GWWWW Grainger Inc+ 0.86%+ 6.28%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.75%+ 9.83%

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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+ 6.3%ITW+ 9.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	GWWWW Grainger Inc	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc
Return
Last Price	1,324.10	269.62
Daily Change	+ 0.86%	− 0.75%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 6.28%	+ 9.83%
Valuation
Market Cap	$62.5 B	$77.6 B
P/E Ratio	33.63	24.44
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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