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) 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 1.21%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| FAST Fastenal Company compare | 26.7% |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 20.2% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 12.7% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 9.71% |
| WSO.B 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 | 1.21% |
| 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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