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WW Grainger vs WESCO International: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how WW Grainger (GWW) and WESCO International (WCC) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees WESCO International as the less overvalued of the two: WW Grainger trades at $1,313 versus a fair value of $614 (-53%), while WESCO International trades at $338 versus $213 (-37%).
WW Grainger
GWW · USD · Industrials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$1,313
Fair Value$614
Quality71/100
WESCO International
WCC · USD · Industrials
-37%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$338
Fair Value$213
Quality55/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

WW GraingerWESCO International
Valuation
37.0×P/E (TTM)23.9×
3.53×P/S (TTM)0.66×
15.69×P/B3.16×
21.6×EV/EBITDA14.0×
2.15×PEG2.23×
−53.2%Fair value upside−37.0%
0.7%Dividend yield0.5%
$9.04Dividend per share$1.86
Profitability
17%Operating margin5%
1.74×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.86×
46%Return on equity13%
20%Return on assets5%
Growth
10%Revenue growth (YoY)14%
5.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)3.2%
8.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)13.8%
+15.7%Value creation/yr+20.8%
Balance & size
33.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.2×
0.57×Debt / equity1.14×
$65BMarket cap$16B
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive

Even match: 8 to 8 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

WW Graingerof which business quality 68 · market factors 66 WESCO Internationalof which business quality 50 · market factors 61
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
89
52
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
44
40
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
46
8
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
72
43
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
55
87
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
70
28
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
57
68
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
75
87
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyWW GraingerPrice $1,313WESCO InternationalPrice $338
DCF Models-53%below the price$615-58%below the price$141
Earnings-Based-74%below the price$340-64%below the price$121
Dividend Discount-87%below the price$169n/a
Multiples-46%below the price$703-26%below the price$250
Asset-Based-96%below the price$58.76-80%below the price$69.22
Growth DCF-59%below the price$540n/a
Economic Profit-64%below the price$467-61%below the price$133
Growth Earnings-49%below the price$668-37%below the price$213
Minimum-96%below the price$58.76-80%below the price$69.22
Maximum-46%below the price$703-26%below the price$250
Median-62%below the price$504-60%below the price$137
Geometric mean-73%below the price$354-58%below the price$142

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

WW Grainger: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

WESCO International: 21 of 21 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

WW Grainger
Bear $361Fair Value $614Bull $949
$1,313 = current price (white tick)
WESCO International
Bear $149Fair Value $213Bull $277
$338 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

WW Grainger · Industrials

Quality score71 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-53% · below median

WESCO International · Industrials

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside-37% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees WESCO International as the less overvalued of the two: WW Grainger trades at $1,313 versus a fair value of $614 (-53%), while WESCO International trades at $338 versus $213 (-37%).

WW Grainger has the higher quality score (71/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.