W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

1,243.07 (36.40) (2.84%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$60.1B
P/E
31.7×
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Return on assets

W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 20.2%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (19.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.2% (fiscal 2017) to 23.3% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 5.30% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.30%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 19.2% (3.31)
FY2024 22.5% (0.76)
FY2023 23.3% 1.43
FY2022 21.8% 5.63
FY2021 16.2% 4.89
FY2020 11.3% (3.00)
FY2019 14.3% 0.91
FY2018 13.4% 3.20
FY2017 10.2% (0.22)
FY2016 10.4% (3.40)

Against its own ten years

Low 10.2% High 23.3%
Ten-year median 14.3%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
FAST Fastenal Company compare 26.2%
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 20.2%
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 13.4%
FERG Ferguson plc compare 12.7%
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 9.71%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 9.71%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 7.05%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 4.21%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −3.30%
Industrial Distribution industry median 5.30%
Industrials sector median 1.30%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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