# If W. W. Grainger moves, who benefits? How far does the value-chain ripple reach?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/w-w-grainger · Facet: ripple · Updated: 2026-09-24T04:08:57.020081+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Per the valuechain.wiki graph, W. W. Grainger is directly linked to 4 companies (3 supply, 1 revenue relationships) and reaches 9 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 10 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

W. W. Grainger operates across Industrial MRO distributor. It is +32% in 2026. The stock (+32%) and its supply side (avg +23.8%) are moving in step. Among connected nodes the furthest ahead is FedEx (+39.6%) and the furthest behind is United Parcel Service, Inc. (+8%). If chain logic explains the gap, the laggard is the next propagation candidate; if not, the link itself deserves a second look. It sources products from a broad supplier base, pays outside carriers including UPS and FedEx, and connects its Japanese online distribution business through a controlling interest in MonotaRO.

## Demand chain (leading)
- T1 Carnival Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/carnival.md)
- T2 Expedia Group, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/expedia-group.md)
- T3 Walmart Inc (https://valuechain.wiki/walmart.md)
- T3 Microsoft (https://valuechain.wiki/microsoft.md)

## Supply chain (benefiting)
- T1 FedEx (https://valuechain.wiki/fedex.md)
- T2 Boeing (https://valuechain.wiki/boeing.md)
- T3 GE Aerospace (https://valuechain.wiki/ge-aerospace.md)
- T3 Korean Airlines (https://valuechain.wiki/korean-airlines.md)
- T3 Moog (https://valuechain.wiki/moog.md)
- T3 Korea Aerospace Industries (https://valuechain.wiki/kai.md)
- T3 RTX (https://valuechain.wiki/rtx.md)
- T3 Thales (https://valuechain.wiki/thales.md)
- T3 Toray Industries (https://valuechain.wiki/toray-industries.md)
- T3 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (https://valuechain.wiki/mitsubishi-heavy-industries.md)
- T3 TransDigm Group Incorporated (https://valuechain.wiki/transdigm-group.md)
- T3 AMETEK, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/ametek.md)
- T3 Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/honeywell-aerospace.md)
- T3 PPG Industries (https://valuechain.wiki/ppg-industries.md)
- T2 Union Pacific Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/union-pacific.md)
- T3 Wabtec Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/wabtec.md)
- T3 Norfolk Southern (https://valuechain.wiki/norfolk-southern.md)
- T3 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/martin-marietta-materials.md)
- T3 Vulcan Materials Company (https://valuechain.wiki/vulcan-materials-company.md)
- T2 Textron (https://valuechain.wiki/textron.md)
- T3 Garmin (https://valuechain.wiki/garmin.md)
- T1 United Parcel Service, Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/united-parcel-service.md)
- T1 Ingersoll Rand Inc. (https://valuechain.wiki/ingersoll-rand.md)
- T2 Alphabet (Google) (https://valuechain.wiki/alphabet.md)
- T3 Broadcom (https://valuechain.wiki/broadcom.md)
- T3 TSMC (https://valuechain.wiki/tsmc.md)
- T3 NVIDIA (https://valuechain.wiki/nvidia.md)
- T3 SK hynix (https://valuechain.wiki/sk-hynix.md)
- T3 Marvell (https://valuechain.wiki/marvell.md)
- T3 Intel (https://valuechain.wiki/intel.md)
- T3 Samsung Electronics (https://valuechain.wiki/samsung-electronics.md)
- T3 Alchip Technologies (https://valuechain.wiki/alchip.md)
- T3 Foxconn (Hon Hai) (https://valuechain.wiki/foxconn.md)
- T3 Quanta Computer (https://valuechain.wiki/quanta.md)
- T3 Arista Networks (https://valuechain.wiki/arista.md)
- T3 Anthropic (https://valuechain.wiki/anthropic.md)
- T3 TeraWulf (https://valuechain.wiki/terawulf.md)
- T3 Wiwynn (https://valuechain.wiki/wiwynn.md)
- T3 Eaton (https://valuechain.wiki/eaton.md)
- T3 Schneider Electric (https://valuechain.wiki/schneider-electric.md)
- T3 GE Vernova (https://valuechain.wiki/ge-vernova.md)
- T3 NextEra Energy (https://valuechain.wiki/nextera-energy.md)
- T3 Berkshire Hathaway (https://valuechain.wiki/berkshire-hathaway.md)
- T3 MediaTek (https://valuechain.wiki/mediatek.md)
- T3 Flex Ltd. (https://valuechain.wiki/flex-ltd.md)
- T3 Comcast Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/comcast.md)
- T3 Duke Energy Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/duke-energy.md)
- T3 Xcel Energy (https://valuechain.wiki/xcel-energy.md)
- T3 Ameren Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/ameren.md)
- T3 Fox Corporation (https://valuechain.wiki/fox.md)

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