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GWW Financials W. W. Grainger

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 8.7% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (19.7% vs 8.7% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 13.9% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 7.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($2.5B) exceeds cash ($585M); net debt is $1.9B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (0.7% vs 8.7% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 31× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 0.9× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 27.4% of earnings and 35.1% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 6.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $9B $18B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 20% 39% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $793M $2B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $1B $3B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$2B $143M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $17.9B $1.7B 39.1% 13.9% $1.3B $2.5B $585M
2024 $17.2B $1.9B 39.4% 15.4% $1.6B $2.8B $1.0B
2023 $16.5B $1.8B 39.4% 15.6% $1.6B $2.3B $660M
2022 $15.2B $1.5B 38.4% 14.5% $1.1B $2.3B $325M
2021 $13.0B $1.0B 36.2% 11.9% $682M $2.4B $241M
2020 $11.8B $695M 35.9% 8.6% $926M $2.4B $585M
2019 $11.5B $849M 38.3% 11.0% $821M $2.2B $360M
2018 $11.2B $782M 38.7% 10.3% $818M $2.2B $538M
2017 $10.4B $586M 39.3% 9.9% $820M $2.3B $327M
2016 $606M $740M $2.3B $274M
2015 $769M $662M $1.7B $290M
2014 $802M $572M $460M $227M
2013 $797M $714M $512M $431M
2012 $690M $566M $546M $452M
2011 $658M $549M $295M $335M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced GWW against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 19.0 38.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.8 3.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.6 1.2 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is GWW growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, W. W. Grainger's revenue has grown 8.7% per year, and net income grown 19.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does GWW have?

As of FY2025, W. W. Grainger reported $2.5B of total debt against $585M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 31×.

What is GWW's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 39.1%, operating margin 13.9%, and net margin 9.5%.

What is GWW's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, W. W. Grainger traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 38.0× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.