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WW Grainger financials

Yes. WW Grainger earned 2.16B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 11.2% of its revenue. It made a profit in 41 of its 41 fiscal years since 1985.

Revenue (TTM)
19.37B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.16B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.72B USD
Cash and short-term investments
768.00M USD
Total debt
3.07B USD
Shareholders' equity
4.34B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

WW Grainger earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
11.42 USD
Revenue estimate
4.96B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS12.54Beat +7.4%Revenue5.18BBeat +2.0%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY202713.83——+10.29%5.59B——+7.82%
Q2 FY202712.98——+8.07%5.42B——+8.00%
Q1 FY202712.87——+10.48%5.15B——+8.68%
Q4 FY202611.42——+20.97%4.96B——+12.00%
Q3 FY202611.6812.54+7.36%+22.82%5.08B5.18B+2.03%+11.25%
Q2 FY202611.3012.01+6.28%+20.46%4.96B5.02B+1.30%+10.25%
Q1 FY202610.2111.65+14.10%+18.15%4.58B4.74B+3.63%+10.13%
Q4 FY20259.469.44-0.21%-2.78%4.40B4.43B+0.62%+4.54%
Q3 FY20259.9810.21+2.30%+3.44%4.64B4.66B+0.31%+6.13%
Q2 FY202510.079.97-0.99%+2.15%4.53B4.55B+0.59%+5.61%

WW Grainger growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
19.37B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.16B USD
Gross margin
39.43%
Operating margin
15.81%
Net margin
11.17%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202517.94B+4.51%1.71B-10.63%39.06%13.91%9.51%2.77B-4.59%
FY202417.17B+4.19%1.91B+4.37%38.96%15.36%11.12%2.90B+3.24%
FY202316.48B+8.21%1.83B+18.23%39.42%15.57%11.10%2.81B+16.52%
FY202215.23B+16.94%1.55B+48.32%38.41%14.55%10.16%2.41B+38.53%
FY202113.02B+10.38%1.04B+50.07%36.25%11.88%8.01%1.74B+42.31%

How WW Grainger makes its money

Revenue17.94B 100.0%
Cost of revenue10.93B 60.9%
Gross profit7.01B 39.1%
Selling and administration4.32B 24.1%
Other operating expenses196.00M 1.1%
Operating income2.50B 13.9%
Tax622.00M 3.5%
Other expense167.00M 0.9%
Net income1.71B 9.5%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

WW Grainger revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.): 79.4%Endless Assortment: 20.6%79.4%High-Touch Solutions (N.A.)20.6%Endless Assortment
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.)13.99B79.4%+2.0%
Endless Assortment3.63B20.6%+15.7%

By region

FY2025
United States: 80.5%Japan: 12.1%Canada: 3.8%Other Foreign Countries: 3.6%80.5%United States12.1%Japan3.8%Canada3.6%Other Foreign Countries
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States14.44B80.5%+3.5%
Japan2.17B12.1%+14.8%
Canada683.00M3.8%+3.3%
Other Foreign Countries645.00M3.6%-3.3%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20252.02B1.33B
FY20242.11B1.57B
FY20232.03B1.59B
FY20221.33B1.08B
FY2021937.00M682.00M
FY20201.12B926.00M
FY20191.04B821.00M
FY20181.06B818.00M
FY20171.06B819.27M
FY20161.00B718.73M

WW Grainger financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
768.00M USD
Total debt
3.07B USD
Net cash
-2.30B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.72B USD
Current ratio
2.61
Debt to equity
0.71
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
13.18

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025585.00M2.86B1.33B
FY20241.04B3.18B1.57B
FY2023660.00M2.75B1.59B
FY2022325.00M2.71B1.08B
FY2021241.00M2.76B682.00M

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY20258.96B4.82B3.74B
FY20248.83B5.13B3.36B
FY20238.15B4.71B3.12B
FY20227.59B4.85B2.44B
FY20216.59B4.43B1.87B
FY20206.30B4.20B1.83B
FY20196.01B3.95B1.86B
FY20185.87B3.78B1.92B
FY20175.80B3.98B1.69B
FY20165.69B3.79B1.80B

WW Grainger valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
32.61
Forward P/E (FY2026)
31.27
Price to sales (TTM)
3.59
Price to book
16.03
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
21.34

Capital structure

Market capitalization
69.57B USD
+
Total debt
3.07B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
768.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
71.87B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)26.19————
FY2027 (est.)28.5226.19———
FY2026 (est.)31.2728.52———
Now (TTM)32.6128.873.5916.0321.34
FY202528.4521.242.6912.9418.41
FY202427.0026.683.0015.3518.53
FY202322.6121.302.5113.2815.48
FY202218.3015.281.8611.6012.74
FY202125.7817.552.0714.3516.92

WW Grainger against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Fastenal, Ferguson Enterprises, WESCO International, Watsco, QXO, and Applied Industrial Technologies, the US Industrial - Distribution companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median32.6
    19.037.6
  • Gross marginAbove its median39.1%
    36.2%39.4%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 29.2%
  • Operating marginBelow its median13.9%
    11.9%15.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 9.9%
  • Net marginBelow its median9.5%
    8.0%11.1%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 7.2%
  • Return on equityLowest in 5 years45.7%
    45.7%63.4%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 15.3%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median7.4%
    5.2%9.6%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 6.4%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median4.5%
    4.2%16.9%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 8.2%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years-8.6%
    -8.6%54.4%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 0.0%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median1.04×
    0.98×1.59×
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 2.61×
  • Current ratioAbove its median2.83
    2.482.88
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 3.08

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

WW Grainger dividends

Annual dividend
9.96 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
0.67%
Payout ratio
21.35%
Years of dividend growth
41
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
2.49 USD
Last ex-dividend date
9 Nov 2026
Next payment date
1 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share8.838.017.306.786.395.945.685.365.064.83

WW Grainger ownership

Institutions
75.77%
Institutional holders
1,425 (+104)
Free float
91.46%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 75.8% Others 24.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 42.82M shares ·91.5% Closely held 4.00M shares ·8.5%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202600590.000.00
Q3 202600209.0073.00
Q2 202602755.03K46.27K
Q1 20260122.49K4.88K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY202547.90M48.00M-2.04%
FY202448.90M49.00M-2.20%
FY202349.90M50.10M-1.96%
FY202250.90M51.10M-2.11%
FY202151.90M52.20M-2.79%

Common questions about WW Grainger's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep