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 invested capital
W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 27.1%, up 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (25.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.3% (fiscal 2020) to 31.6% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 8.13% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.30%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 25.8% | (4.47) |
| FY2024 | 30.3% | (1.28) |
| FY2023 | 31.6% | 2.28 |
| FY2022 | 29.3% | 7.03 |
| FY2021 | 22.2% | 5.93 |
| FY2020 | 16.3% | (4.12) |
| FY2019 | 20.4% | 1.01 |
| FY2018 | 19.4% | 2.34 |
| FY2017 | 17.1% | (2.84) |
| FY2016 | 19.9% | (2.05) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| FAST Fastenal Company compare | 28.9% |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 27.1% |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 18.8% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 17.2% |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 14.2% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 13.6% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 8.13% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −1.53% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 8.13% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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