Discounted Cash Flow

W.w. Grainger, Inc.

GWW · Based on 10 years of SEC filings · Converted from EUR to USD

Cash flow predictability 82/100 (stable) — FCF YoY std dev 26%, net income 23% (full history)

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income
Dividends

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

Free cash flow growth
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Averaged growth (FCF & NI)
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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
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Click a greyed-out slider to switch metrics. Slide between the 10-year, 5-year, and 3-year historic growth rates for FCF, net income, or their average.

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $11.8b $703.8m $834.9m 6.0% $9.94
2017 $12.1b (2.8%) $680.4m (-3.3%) $951.7m (14.0%) 5.6% (-6.0%) $10.07 (1.3%)
2018 $13.0b (7.6%) $908.4m (33.5%) $950.2m (-0.2%) 7.0% (24.0%) $13.82 (37.2%)
2019 $13.3b (2.4%) $986.2m (8.6%) $953.7m (0.4%) 7.4% (6.1%) $15.39 (11.4%)
2020 $13.7b (2.7%) $807.3m (-18.1%) $1.1b (12.8%) 5.9% (-20.3%) $12.88 (-16.3%)
2021 $15.1b (10.4%) $1.2b (50.1%) $792.2m (-26.3%) 8.0% (36.0%) $19.94 (54.8%)
2022 $17.7b (16.9%) $1.8b (48.3%) $1.3b (57.9%) 10.2% (26.8%) $30.22 (51.6%)
2023 $19.1b (8.2%) $2.1b (18.2%) $1.8b (47.3%) 11.1% (9.3%) $36.39 (20.4%)
2024 $19.9b (4.2%) $2.2b (4.4%) $1.8b (-1.0%) 11.1% (0.2%) $38.84 (6.7%)
2025 $20.8b (4.5%) $2.0b (-10.6%) $1.5b (-15.2%) 9.5% (-14.5%) $35.47 (-8.7%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

SEC filings report in EUR. Values above are converted to USD for comparison with the US-listed share price.

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands.

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

PV of projected FCF:

Terminal FCF:

Terminal value:

PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

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