W.W. Grainger has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.3%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings declining at 1.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.5% per year. W.W. Grainger's return on equity is 43.9%, and it has net margins of 9.9%.
Key information
11.29%
Earnings growth rate
13.06%
EPS growth rate
Trade Distributors Industry Growth
18.43%
Revenue growth rate
7.54%
Return on equity
43.90%
Net Margin
9.92%
Next Earnings Update
04 Nov 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How W.W. Grainger makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1GWW Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
18,845
1,870
4,384
0
31 Mar 26
18,378
1,782
4,284
0
31 Dec 25
17,942
1,706
4,219
0
30 Sep 25
17,750
1,730
4,144
0
30 Jun 25
17,481
1,922
4,087
0
31 Mar 25
17,239
1,910
4,055
0
31 Dec 24
17,168
1,909
4,016
0
30 Sep 24
16,932
1,829
3,976
0
30 Jun 24
16,752
1,819
3,930
0
31 Mar 24
16,622
1,819
3,868
0
31 Dec 23
16,478
1,829
3,849
0
30 Sep 23
16,283
1,818
3,824
0
30 Jun 23
16,017
1,768
3,752
0
31 Mar 23
15,672
1,669
3,676
0
31 Dec 22
15,228
1,547
3,550
0
30 Sep 22
14,785
1,446
3,274
0
30 Jun 22
14,215
1,317
3,170
0
31 Mar 22
13,585
1,171
3,053
0
31 Dec 21
13,022
1,043
3,088
0
30 Sep 21
12,604
928
3,096
0
30 Jun 21
12,250
871
2,875
0
31 Mar 21
11,880
760
2,895
0
31 Dec 20
11,797
695
2,946
0
30 Sep 20
11,703
630
2,856
0
30 Jun 20
11,632
623
3,025
0
31 Mar 20
11,688
769
2,960
0
31 Dec 19
11,486
849
2,912
0
30 Sep 19
11,402
955
2,879
0
30 Jun 19
11,286
826
2,866
0
31 Mar 19
11,254
803
2,874
0
31 Dec 18
11,221
782
2,909
0
30 Sep 18
11,091
723
2,906
0
30 Jun 18
10,896
779
2,877
0
31 Mar 18
10,650
640
2,875
0
31 Dec 17
10,425
586
2,845
0
30 Sep 17
10,263
491
2,932
0
30 Jun 17
10,223
515
2,899
0
31 Mar 17
10,172
589
2,898
0
31 Dec 16
10,137
601
2,826
0
30 Sep 16
10,145
684
2,795
0
30 Jun 16
10,081
690
2,831
0
31 Mar 16
10,040
738
2,798
0
31 Dec 15
9,973
761
2,822
0
30 Sep 15
10,006
765
2,874
0
Quality Earnings: 1GWW has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1GWW's current net profit margins (9.9%) are lower than last year (11%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1GWW's earnings have grown by 11.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1GWW's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 1GWW had negative earnings growth (-2.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (9.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1GWW's Return on Equity (43.9%) is considered outstanding.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
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Company Analysis
2026/08/04 20:00
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/04 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
W.W. Grainger, Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.