Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported Cash from Investing Activities over the past 17 years, most recently at -$102.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 60.47% to -$102.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$645.0 million through Dec 2025, down 24.04% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$645.0 million for FY2025, 24.04% down from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$102.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$95.5 million (2023), against an average of -$103.8 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Cash from Investing Activities was 60.47% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 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 plummeted by 125.49% to -$115.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 124.35% to -$258.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 60.47% to -$102.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Cash from Investing Activities are -$102.0 million (Q4 2025), -$260.0 million (Q3 2025), and -$158.0 million (Q2 2025).