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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.
- Revenue
- +11.3%
- EPS
- +113.8%
- Free cash flow
- +61.1%
- Total debt
- +13.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Return on equity
W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 49.7%, up 6.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (43.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 27.3% (fiscal 2015) to 63.2% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 13.2% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 43.5% | (9.94) |
| FY2024 | 53.4% | (5.79) |
| FY2023 | 59.2% | (3.98) |
| FY2022 | 63.2% | 14.16 |
| FY2021 | 49.1% | 15.58 |
| FY2020 | 33.5% | (7.42) |
| FY2019 | 40.9% | 1.00 |
| FY2018 | 39.9% | 8.50 |
| FY2017 | 31.4% | 3.16 |
| FY2016 | 28.2% | 0.95 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 49.7% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 40.1% |
| FAST Fastenal Company compare | 35.3% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 22.6% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 22.5% |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 15.5% |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 13.2% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 12.8% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −7.22% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 13.2% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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