• GRAINGER W W INC Average Monthly Returns

Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: GWW

  • Seasonal Performance Data: GWW

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 -0.94 -0.50 1.18 4.11 1.59 1.18 -2.50 3.56 0.22 2.30 1.84 1.41
    #Times GWW Stock Price Increased 43 48 55 57 57 58 53 60 48 58 51 56
    #Times GWW Stock Price Unchanged 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
    #Times GWW Stock Price Decreased 58 48 53 44 48 48 51 52 54 52 49 49
    2008 % -9.07 -7.14 3.40 13.51 5.25 -10.36 — — — — — —
    2007 % 11.02 -0.45 -0.05 6.97 6.57 5.68 -6.10 4.86 -0.45 -1.38 -1.79 -0.87
    2006 % -0.23 4.38 1.77 2.08 -6.18 4.25 -17.46 7.59 0.33 8.59 -0.57 -3.33
    2005 % -8.11 2.56 -0.80 -11.20 -1.62 0.74 13.74 3.21 -2.17 6.36 4.95 1.24
    2004 % 1.69 -1.84 1.59 9.17 3.91 5.60 -7.90 0.87 7.94 1.63 5.58 7.69
    2003 % — — — — — — 5.22 1.28 -4.57 -3.71 1.05 2.33