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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly 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 reported Cash from Investing Activities for 17 consecutive years, with -$102.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Cash from Investing Activities rose 60.47% year-over-year to -$102.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$645.0 million (down 24.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$645.0 million, down 24.04% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$102.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from -$260.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$40.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$260.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$103.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$95.5 million in 2023.
  • 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.
  • W.W. Grainger's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$46.0 million in 2021, then retreated by 10.87% to -$51.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 125.49% to -$115.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 124.35% to -$258.0 million in 2024, then surged 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 Activities (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.29 Bn 62.09 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 58.55 Bn 58.34 Bn 1.06 Bn -62.50 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.55 Bn 46.73 Bn 2.32 Bn -94.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 26.87 Bn 26.06 Bn 1.46 Bn -28.10 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.33 Bn 13.20 Bn 411.22 Mn -5.15 Mn
6 Watsco 12.91 Bn 12.92 Bn 578.93 Mn 98.63 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.64 Bn 8.56 Bn 520.00 Mn -21.00 Mn
8 Pool 7.08 Bn 7.05 Bn 540.76 Mn -28.25 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.92 Bn 6.84 Bn 430.41 Mn -20.81 Mn
10 Xometry 5.35 Bn 4.83 Bn 87.15 Mn -305.41 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