GWW options flow: unusual options activity in W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 4 unusual options prints in W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), $244K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $28K against $215K bearish; $107K went into calls and $137K into puts, a put call ratio of 1.28. The largest print was $137K of GWW 16 Oct 2026 $1,270 puts on 23 September 2026, swept at ask. The last session with prints, 25 September 2026, added 1 print and $31K of premium. GWW closed at $1,243.07 on 25 September 2026, down 2.8%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 3 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | GWW 16 Oct 2026 $1,270 puts | Sweep | 51 | 7 | $137K | At ask | Bearish | High conviction |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GWW 16 Oct 2026 $800 calls | Trade | 1 | 0 | $47K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 25 Sep 2026 | GWW 18 Dec 2026 $960 calls | Trade | 1 | 4 | $31K | At bid | Bearish | |
| 23 Sep 2026 | GWW 19 Mar 2027 $1,400 calls | Sweep | 6 | 33 | $28K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 2 | $184K | 26% | -$184K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 1 | $31K | 100% | -$31K |
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $28K | 100% | +$28K |
The most premium, $184K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 25 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | GWW 18 Dec 2026 $960 calls | Trade | 1 | 4 | $31K | At bid | Bearish |
Every print in GWW with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open GWW in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open GWW in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 7 firms, have a median of $1,355, 9.0% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Website
- grainger.com
W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. It offers safety and security supplies, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking and hand tools.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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