W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's Cash & Equivalents was $768 million in Q3 2026, up 43.6% from $535 million a year earlier and up 30.4% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at W.W. Grainger came in at $585 million, down 43.5% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $589 million (Q2 2026), $695 million (Q1 2026) and $585 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 768.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 211.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 246.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 842.50 Mn |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 528.00 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 498.70 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 112.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 768.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();