W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW Industrials Industrial Distribution
W.W. Grainger, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $17.9 billion, up 4.51% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.3%, EPS grew 20.3%, free cash flow grew 61.7% and total debt rose 2.77%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten.
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Net margin
W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.92%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.51%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.62% (fiscal 2017) to 11.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 4.95% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.22%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.51% | (1.61) |
| FY2024 | 11.1% | 0.02 |
| FY2023 | 11.1% | 0.94 |
| FY2022 | 10.2% | 2.15 |
| FY2021 | 8.01% | 2.12 |
| FY2020 | 5.89% | (1.50) |
| FY2019 | 7.39% | 0.42 |
| FY2018 | 6.97% | 1.35 |
| FY2017 | 5.62% | (0.31) |
| FY2016 | 5.93% | (1.78) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 11.4% | (0.35) |
| Mar 2026 | 11.7% | 1.51 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.2% | 3.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 6.31% | (4.27) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| FAST Fastenal Company compare | 15.6% |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 9.92% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 8.35% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 7.15% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 6.54% |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 6.54% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 5.96% |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 2.86% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −6.63% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 4.95% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.22% |
| Market median | 0.45% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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