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WW Grainger Financials

GWW
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Updated Dec 31, 2025 Currency USD FYE December

This page shows WW Grainger (GWW) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 19 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity Cash Flow Returns 63 / 100
Financial Profile 63/100

Based on FY2025 annual data. Scores normalized against common benchmarks. How we calculate these scores

Profitability
53

WW Grainger has an operating margin of 13.9%, meaning the company retains $14 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 53/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is down from 15.4% the prior year.

Growth
41

WW Grainger's revenue grew a modest 4.5% year-over-year to $17.9B. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 41/100.

Leverage
89

WW Grainger carries a low D/E ratio of 0.63, meaning only $0.63 of long-term debt for every $1 of shareholders' equity. This conservative leverage earns a score of 89/100, indicating a strong balance sheet with room for future borrowing.

Liquidity
54

WW Grainger's current ratio of 2.83 indicates adequate short-term liquidity, earning a score of 54/100. The company can meet its near-term obligations, though with limited headroom.

Cash Flow
44

WW Grainger has a free cash flow margin of 7.4%, earning a moderate score of 44/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.

Returns
100

WW Grainger earns a strong 45.7% return on equity (ROE), meaning it generates $46 of profit for every $100 of shareholders' equity. This efficient capital use earns a returns score of 100/100. This is down from 56.9% the prior year.

Altman Z-Score Safe
11.75

WW Grainger scores 11.75, well above the 2.99 safe threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($52.4B) relative to total liabilities ($5.2B). This indicates low bankruptcy risk based on profitability, leverage, and asset efficiency.

Piotroski F-Score Neutral
6/9

WW Grainger passes 6 of 9 financial strength tests. 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, 2 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, 1 of 2 efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Cash-Backed
1.18x

For every $1 of reported earnings, WW Grainger generates $1.18 in operating cash flow ($2.0B OCF vs $1.7B net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.

Interest Coverage Safe
30.8x

WW Grainger earns $30.8 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense ($2.5B vs $81.0M). This wide margin provides strong safety for debt servicing, even if earnings decline temporarily.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$17.9B
YoY+4.5%
5Y CAGR+8.7%
10Y CAGR+6.0%

WW Grainger generated $17.9B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 4.5% from the prior year.

EBITDA
$2.8B
YoY-4.2%
5Y CAGR+18.9%
10Y CAGR+6.5%

WW Grainger's EBITDA was $2.8B in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 4.2% from the prior year.

Net Income
$1.7B
YoY-10.6%
5Y CAGR+19.7%
10Y CAGR+8.3%

WW Grainger reported $1.7B in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 10.6% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$35.40
YoY-8.6%
5Y CAGR+22.5%
10Y CAGR+11.8%

WW Grainger earned $35.40 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 8.6% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$1.3B
YoY-15.2%
5Y CAGR+7.5%
10Y CAGR+7.2%

WW Grainger generated $1.3B in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 15.2% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt
$585.0M
YoY-43.5%
5Y CAGR+0.0%
10Y CAGR+7.3%

WW Grainger held $585.0M in cash against $2.4B in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share
$8.83
YoY+10.2%
5Y CAGR+8.3%
10Y CAGR+6.8%

WW Grainger paid $8.83 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 10.2% from the prior year.

Shares Outstanding
47M
YoY-1.7%
5Y CAGR-2.0%
10Y CAGR-2.6%

WW Grainger had 47M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 1.7% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
39.1%
YoY-0.3pp
5Y CAGR+3.1pp
10Y CAGR-3.4pp

WW Grainger's gross margin was 39.1% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
13.9%
YoY-1.4pp
5Y CAGR+5.3pp
10Y CAGR+0.9pp

WW Grainger's operating margin was 13.9% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 1.4 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
9.5%
YoY-1.6pp
5Y CAGR+3.6pp
10Y CAGR+1.8pp

WW Grainger's net profit margin was 9.5% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 1.6 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
45.7%
YoY-11.2pp
5Y CAGR+7.6pp
10Y CAGR+11.7pp

WW Grainger's ROE was 45.7% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 11.2 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
N/A
Share Buybacks
$1.0B
YoY-13.0%
5Y CAGR+11.7%
10Y CAGR-2.9%

WW Grainger spent $1.0B on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 13.0% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$684.0M
YoY+26.4%
5Y CAGR+28.3%
10Y CAGR+6.2%

WW Grainger invested $684.0M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 26.4% from the prior year.

GWW Income Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Revenue $4.4B-5.0% $4.7B+2.3% $4.6B+5.8% $4.3B+1.7% $4.2B-3.5% $4.4B+1.8% $4.3B+1.8% $4.2B
Cost of Revenue $2.7B-6.3% $2.9B+2.1% $2.8B+7.8% $2.6B+1.5% $2.6B-4.2% $2.7B+1.9% $2.6B+2.0% $2.6B
Gross Profit $1.7B-2.9% $1.8B+2.5% $1.8B+2.6% $1.7B+2.0% $1.7B-2.6% $1.7B+1.5% $1.7B+1.6% $1.7B
R&D Expenses N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SG&A Expenses $1.1B-13.6% $1.3B+19.5% $1.1B+3.8% $1.0B-0.5% $1.0B+0.9% $1.0B-1.1% $1.0B+4.6% $999.0M
Operating Income $634.0M+24.1% $511.0M-24.6% $678.0M+0.9% $672.0M+6.2% $633.0M-7.7% $686.0M+5.7% $649.0M-3.0% $669.0M
Interest Expense $142.0M+810.0% -$20.0M0.0% -$20.0M+4.8% -$21.0M-115.3% $137.0M+821.1% -$19.0M+5.0% -$20.0M+4.8% -$21.0M
Income Tax $141.0M-17.5% $171.0M+11.8% $153.0M-2.5% $157.0M+25.6% $125.0M-24.7% $166.0M+13.7% $146.0M-7.6% $158.0M
Net Income $451.0M+53.4% $294.0M-39.0% $482.0M+0.6% $479.0M+0.8% $475.0M-2.3% $486.0M+3.4% $470.0M-1.7% $478.0M
EPS (Diluted) N/A $6.12-38.6% $9.97+1.1% $9.86 N/A $9.87+3.8% $9.51-1.1% $9.62

GWW Balance Sheet

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Total Assets $9.0B+1.3% $8.8B-1.0% $8.9B+3.2% $8.7B-1.9% $8.8B-3.1% $9.1B+9.1% $8.4B-0.6% $8.4B
Current Assets $5.5B+0.2% $5.5B-3.1% $5.7B+2.2% $5.5B-3.6% $5.7B-7.2% $6.2B+12.0% $5.5B-0.3% $5.5B
Cash & Equivalents $585.0M+9.3% $535.0M-10.4% $597.0M-10.4% $666.0M-35.7% $1.0B-28.5% $1.4B+88.3% $769.0M-4.4% $804.0M
Inventory $2.4B+5.2% $2.3B-3.5% $2.4B+2.1% $2.3B+0.1% $2.3B+6.3% $2.2B0.0% $2.2B-0.4% $2.2B
Accounts Receivable $2.3B-3.3% $2.4B-2.6% $2.5B+4.3% $2.4B+6.1% $2.2B-4.9% $2.3B+0.1% $2.3B+0.6% $2.3B
Goodwill $360.0M-0.3% $361.0M-1.1% $365.0M+2.5% $356.0M+0.3% $355.0M-3.0% $366.0M+1.7% $360.0M-1.1% $364.0M
Total Liabilities $5.2B-1.2% $5.3B+0.5% $5.3B+1.6% $5.2B-5.4% $5.5B-2.5% $5.6B+10.6% $5.1B-2.4% $5.2B
Current Liabilities $1.9B-3.7% $2.0B+0.6% $2.0B-0.7% $2.0B-12.5% $2.3B-3.3% $2.4B-0.6% $2.4B-5.2% $2.5B
Long-Term Debt $2.4B-0.2% $2.4B+1.1% $2.3B+2.8% $2.3B0.0% $2.3B-17.9% $2.8B+21.3% $2.3B+0.2% $2.3B
Total Equity $3.7B+4.9% $3.6B-3.1% $3.7B+5.6% $3.5B+3.6% $3.4B-4.1% $3.5B+6.9% $3.3B+2.4% $3.2B
Retained Earnings $15.0B+2.3% $14.6B+1.3% $14.4B+2.6% $14.1B+2.8% $13.7B+2.8% $13.3B+3.0% $12.9B+2.9% $12.5B

GWW Cash Flow Statement

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Operating Cash Flow $395.0M-33.8% $597.0M+58.4% $377.0M-41.6% $646.0M+50.9% $428.0M-30.0% $611.0M+48.7% $411.0M-37.8% $661.0M
Capital Expenditures $126.0M-51.2% $258.0M+47.4% $175.0M+40.0% $125.0M-51.6% $258.0M+193.2% $88.0M+15.8% $76.0M-36.1% $119.0M
Free Cash Flow $269.0M-20.6% $339.0M+67.8% $202.0M-61.2% $521.0M+206.5% $170.0M-67.5% $523.0M+56.1% $335.0M-38.2% $542.0M
Investing Cash Flow -$102.0M+60.8% -$260.0M-64.6% -$158.0M-26.4% -$125.0M+51.6% -$258.0M-203.5% -$85.0M-44.1% -$59.0M+50.0% -$118.0M
Financing Cash Flow -$226.0M+43.2% -$398.0M-31.4% -$303.0M+66.3% -$898.0M-58.9% -$565.0M-481.8% $148.0M+139.8% -$372.0M+4.9% -$391.0M
Dividends Paid $109.0M-18.0% $133.0M+20.9% $110.0M-4.3% $115.0M+15.0% $100.0M-13.0% $115.0M+13.9% $101.0M-3.8% $105.0M
Share Buybacks $247.0M-15.1% $291.0M+28.8% $226.0M-19.6% $281.0M-39.2% $462.0M+103.5% $227.0M-7.0% $244.0M-9.0% $268.0M

GWW Financial Ratios

Metric Q4'25 Q3'25 Q2'25 Q1'25 Q4'24 Q3'24 Q2'24 Q1'24
Gross Margin 39.5%+0.9pp 38.6%+0.1pp 38.5%-1.2pp 39.7%+0.1pp 39.6%+0.4pp 39.2%-0.1pp 39.3%-0.1pp 39.4%
Operating Margin 14.3%+3.4pp 11.0%-3.9pp 14.9%-0.7pp 15.6%+0.7pp 14.9%-0.7pp 15.6%+0.6pp 15.0%-0.8pp 15.8%
Net Margin 10.2%+3.9pp 6.3%-4.3pp 10.6%-0.5pp 11.1%-0.1pp 11.2%+0.1pp 11.1%+0.2pp 10.9%-0.4pp 11.3%
Return on Equity 12.1%+3.8pp 8.3%-4.9pp 13.1%-0.6pp 13.8%-0.4pp 14.1%+0.3pp 13.9%-0.5pp 14.3%-0.6pp 14.9%
Return on Assets 5.0%+1.7pp 3.3%-2.1pp 5.4%-0.1pp 5.5%+0.2pp 5.4%+0.1pp 5.3%-0.3pp 5.6%-0.1pp 5.7%
Current Ratio 2.83+0.1 2.72-0.1 2.82+0.1 2.74+0.3 2.49-0.1 2.59+0.3 2.30+0.1 2.19
Debt-to-Equity 0.63-0.0 0.66+0.0 0.64-0.0 0.65-0.0 0.68-0.1 0.79+0.1 0.70-0.0 0.71
FCF Margin 6.1%-1.2pp 7.3%+2.8pp 4.4%-7.7pp 12.1%+8.1pp 4.0%-7.9pp 11.9%+4.1pp 7.8%-5.0pp 12.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

WW Grainger (GWW) reported $17.9B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 4.5% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

WW Grainger (GWW) revenue grew by 4.5% year-over-year, from $17.2B to $17.9B in fiscal year 2025.

Yes, WW Grainger (GWW) reported a net income of $1.7B in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 9.5%.

WW Grainger (GWW) reported diluted earnings per share of $35.40 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -8.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

WW Grainger (GWW) had EBITDA of $2.8B in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2025, WW Grainger (GWW) had $585.0M in cash and equivalents against $2.4B in long-term debt.

WW Grainger (GWW) had a gross margin of 39.1% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

WW Grainger (GWW) had an operating margin of 13.9% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

WW Grainger (GWW) had a net profit margin of 9.5% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Yes, WW Grainger (GWW) paid $8.83 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.

WW Grainger (GWW) has a return on equity of 45.7% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

WW Grainger (GWW) generated $1.3B in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -15.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

WW Grainger (GWW) generated $2.0B in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.

WW Grainger (GWW) had $9.0B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

WW Grainger (GWW) invested $684.0M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Yes, WW Grainger (GWW) spent $1.0B on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

WW Grainger (GWW) had 47M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

WW Grainger (GWW) had a current ratio of 2.83 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

WW Grainger (GWW) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

WW Grainger (GWW) had a return on assets of 19.0% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

WW Grainger (GWW) has an Altman Z-Score of 11.75, placing it in the Safe Zone (low bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios—working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets—to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

WW Grainger (GWW) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7–9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

WW Grainger (GWW) has an earnings quality ratio of 1.18x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

WW Grainger (GWW) has an interest coverage ratio of 30.8x, meaning it can comfortably cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

WW Grainger (GWW) scores 63 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating moderate overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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