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GWW vs BRK-A // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY

W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: GWW 6 — BRK-A 9

▲ PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY LEADER: GWW

LAST: $1,359.17 (-0.93%) • MKT CAP: $64.62B

piotroski-score

8/9

LAST: $815,600.00 (-0.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T

piotroski-score

6/9

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (GWW VS. BRK-A) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	GWW	BRK-A	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	39.10%	41.00%	-1.90	BRK-A	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	35.80%	8.30%	+27.50	GWW	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	21.6x	12.7x	+8.90	BRK-A	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.06%	2.08%	-0.02	BRK-A	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	13.90%	33.00%	-19.10	BRK-A	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	9.50%	27.10%	-17.60	BRK-A	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	4.50%	-1.00%	+5.50	GWW	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.72%	0.00%	+0.72	GWW	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	14.74	3.02	+11.72	GWW	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE	8/9	6/9	+2.00	GWW	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.50%	7.30%	-0.80	GWW	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	61.3	67.2	-5.84	BRK-A	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.87	1.13	-0.26	BRK-A	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	35.2x	16.7x	+18.50	BRK-A	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$64.62B	$1.20T	-$1.14T	BRK-A	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	GWW REV	BRK-A REV	GWW GROSS %	BRK-A GROSS %	GWW FCF	BRK-A FCF
FY 2025	$17.94B	$247.24B	39.1%	44.0%	$1.33B	$25.04B
FY 2024	$17.17B	$249.71B	39.4%	44.0%	$1.57B	$11.62B
FY 2023	$16.48B	$254.91B	44.0%	44.0%	$1.29B	$37.73B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

GWW // BETA 0.87

BRK-A // BETA 1.13