Which is more profitable, General Dynamics or W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, General Dynamics or W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, General Dynamics or W.W. Grainger?

General Dynamics costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, General Dynamics or W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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General Dynamics vs W.W. Grainger stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

General Dynamics is cheaper for its profits. W.W. Grainger is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	General Dynamics	W.W. Grainger
	$98.2 billion	$69.7 billion
	8.0%	9.5%
	+6.7%	+8.7%
	23.3×	40.9×
	1.2 years	0.8 years
	12.6%	30.8%
	1.7%	0.7%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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