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As a percentage of GWW's recent stock price of $775.18, this dividend works out to approximately 0.24%, so look for shares of W.W. Grainger Inc. to trade 0.24% lower — all else being equal — when GWW shares open for trading on 11/10/23. Similarly, investors should look for UPS to open 1.14% lower in price and for VMC to open 0.21% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for GWW, UPS, and VMC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE:GWW):

United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS):

Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE:VMC):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 0.96% for W.W. Grainger Inc., 4.56% for United Parcel Service Inc, and 0.83% for Vulcan Materials Co.

In Wednesday trading, W.W. Grainger Inc. shares are currently up about 0.3%, United Parcel Service Inc shares are up about 0.1%, and Vulcan Materials Co shares are up about 0.5% on the day.