Which is more profitable, W.W. Grainger or United Parcel Service?

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

Which grows faster, W.W. Grainger or United Parcel Service?

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

Which is cheaper, W.W. Grainger or United Parcel Service?

United Parcel Service costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, W.W. Grainger or United Parcel Service?

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

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W.W. Grainger vs United Parcel Service stock

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

In one sentence

W.W. Grainger is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt. United Parcel Service is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	W.W. Grainger	United Parcel Service
	$69.7 billion	$95.7 billion
	9.5%	6.3%
	+8.7%	+0.9%
	40.9×	17.2×
	0.8 years	1.9 years
	30.8%	14.8%
	0.7%	6.2%

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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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