W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

W.W. Grainger Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	61,467	47,980	51,332	41,131	28,107	26,700
Market Cap Growth	26.35%	-6.53%	24.80%	46.34%	5.27%	21.83%
Enterprise Value	63,675	50,565	53,450	43,573	30,763	29,034
Last Close Price	1306.30	1003.15	1038.59	810.09	538.14	494.86

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	33.35	28.12	26.89	22.49	18.17	25.60
Forward PE	26.94	23.76	25.31	21.94	18.43	22.75
PS Ratio	3.26	2.67	2.99	2.50	1.85	2.05
PB Ratio	14.89	11.59	13.86	11.95	10.28	12.36
P/TBV Ratio	17.54	15.42	18.60	16.38	15.30	21.33
P/FCF Ratio	40.72	36.05	32.70	25.93	26.10	39.15
P/OCF Ratio	28.27	23.81	24.32	20.25	21.09	28.50
PEG Ratio	2.21	2.74	2.75	1.69	1.42	1.69

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	3.38	2.82	3.11	2.64	2.02	2.23
EV/EBITDA Ratio	19.81	17.07	18.37	15.58	12.59	16.53
EV/EBIT Ratio	21.53	18.67	20.00	16.87	13.75	18.51
EV/FCF Ratio	42.18	37.99	34.05	27.47	28.56	42.57

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.62	0.69	0.86	0.80	1.00	1.28
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	0.84	0.93	1.06	0.95	1.08	1.51
Debt / FCF Ratio	1.85	2.15	2.03	1.74	2.54	4.05
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	0.49	0.55	0.58	0.61	0.88	1.17
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	0.69	0.77	0.74	0.75	0.99	1.44
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	1.46	1.71	1.37	1.32	2.24	3.70
Asset Turnover	2.03	2.02	2.02	2.09	2.15	2.02
Inventory Turnover	4.83	4.65	4.55	4.42	4.55	4.61
Quick Ratio	1.60	1.50	1.42	1.56	1.22	1.31
Current Ratio	2.81	2.83	2.49	2.88	2.48	2.63
Return on Equity (ROE)	46.09%	46.10%	55.68%	61.63%	65.90%	52.39%
Return on Assets (ROA)	19.93%	19.03%	19.68%	20.52%	19.73%	15.22%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	33.20%	32.86%	36.14%	36.81%	34.23%	26.73%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	39.60%	38.60%	41.00%	40.90%	40.10%	31.00%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	3.04%	3.56%	3.72%	4.45%	5.50%	3.91%
FCF Yield	2.46%	2.77%	3.06%	3.86%	3.83%	2.55%
Dividend Yield	0.76%	0.88%	0.77%	0.90%	1.26%	1.29%
Payout Ratio	25.43%	24.91%	20.59%	20.01%	22.43%	32.02%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	1.86%	2.04%	2.20%	1.96%	2.11%	2.79%
Total Shareholder Return	2.62%	2.92%	2.97%	2.86%	3.37%	4.08%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Aug 4, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every three months for this company.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Aug 29, 2026

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