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W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

Industrials  —  Industrial Distribution
1,243.07 (36.40) (2.84%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$60.1B
P/E
31.7×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

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 2.44%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

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

Low 16.3% High 31.6%
Ten-year median 22.0%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
FAST Fastenal Company compare 27.9%
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 2.44%
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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