W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$102.0 million for Q4 2025, up 60.47% year-over-year from -$63.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 60.77% quarter-over-quarter from -$260.0 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$102.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q4 2025 came in at -$102.0 million, up 60.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$645.0 million (down 24.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$645.0 million, down 24.04% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities improved to -$102.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from -$260.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$40.0 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$260.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$103.8 million and a median of -$95.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • On a YoY basis, Cash from Investing Activities climbed as much as 60.47% in 2025 and fell as far as 205.88% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$46.0 million in 2021, then fell by 10.87% to -$51.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 125.49% to -$115.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 124.35% to -$258.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 60.47% to -$102.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Cash from Investing Activities at -$102.0 million in Q4 2025, -$260.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$158.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.22 Bn 63.04 Bn 1.75 Bn -102.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 52.98 Bn 52.67 Bn 982.90 Mn -57.60 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.73 Bn 42.91 Bn 2.32 Bn -94.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 16.29 Bn 15.59 Bn 1.29 Bn -19.90 Mn
5 Watsco 14.30 Bn 14.16 Bn 427.56 Mn 93.14 Mn
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.74 Bn 11.57 Bn 380.80 Mn -13.39 Mn
7 Qxo 11.21 Bn 8.16 Bn 409.30 Mn -19.50 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.38 Bn 9.23 Bn 520.00 Mn -21.00 Mn
9 Pool 6.91 Bn 6.84 Bn 329.87 Mn -7.76 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.44 Bn 6.40 Bn 377.59 Mn -21.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -102.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -102.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -260.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -260.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -158.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -158.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -125.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -125.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -258.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -258.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -118.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -115.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -115.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -116.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -116.00 Mn