Growth Metrics

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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities for 17 consecutive years, with -$102.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 60.47% to -$102.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$645.0 million, a 24.04% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$645.0 million, down 24.04% from a year prior.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$102.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up from -$260.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$40.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$260.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$103.8 million and a median of -$95.5 million in 2023 define the central range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Cash from Investing Activities was 60.47% in 2025; the steepest drop was 205.88% in 2025.
  • W.W. Grainger's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$46.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 10.87% to -$51.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 125.49% to -$115.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 124.35% to -$258.0 million in 2024, then surged 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).