W.W. Grainger Stock Declines 7% After Full-Year Revenue Guidance Misses Estimates

(RTTNews) - W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) saw its stock drop by 7.03 percent during Friday's trading. Despite meeting Wall Street's revenue expectations for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2024, the company's full-year revenue guidance came in below analysts' forecasts, leading to investor concerns.

Currently, GWW is trading at $1,063.95, down 5.52 percent or $62.12 on the Nasdaq. The stock opened at $1,062.20 and traded between $1,031.10 and $1,083.95 during the day. With a 52-week range of $874.98 to $1,227.66, the stock is currently closer to its yearly low. Trading volume was 471,862, surpassing the average volume of 249,766.

In its fourth quarter results, Grainger reported a 5.9 percent year-over-year increase in sales, reaching $4.23 billion, in line with analyst expectations. However, the company's full-year revenue guidance for 2025, set at $17.85 billion at the midpoint, was 1.8 percent below the consensus estimate.

While Grainger's net profit of $9.71 per share met analysts' expectations, the lower-than-expected revenue forecast has likely raised concerns about the company's growth trajectory, contributing to the stock's decline.