W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's Cash & Current Investments was $589 million in Q2 2026, down 1.3% from $597 million a year earlier and down 15.3% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Current Investments at W.W. Grainger came in at $585 million, down 43.5% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Current Investments was $1.04 billion in FY2024 (+57.0%), $660 million in FY2023 (+103.1%), $325 million in FY2022 (+34.9%) and $241 million in FY2021 (-58.8%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has moved between $241 million (Q4 2021) and $1.45 billion (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Current Investments was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 140.9%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 63.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, GWW's Cash & Current Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $695 million (Q1 2026), $585 million (Q4 2025) and $535 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 589.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 204.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 235.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 808.90 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 127.13 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 464.19 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 306.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 589.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 585.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 535.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 597.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 666.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 769.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 804.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 660.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 601.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 515.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 461.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 315.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 364.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 241.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 328.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "GWW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();