W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted Cash from Operations of $444 million for Q2 2026, up 17.8% from $377 million a year earlier but down 39.9% from the prior quarter.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at W.W. Grainger was $2.18 billion, up 5.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.02 billion, down 4.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, W.W. Grainger's Cash from Operations was $2.11 billion in FY2024 (+3.9%), $2.03 billion in FY2023 (+52.4%), $1.33 billion in FY2022 (+42.3%) and $937 million in FY2021 (-16.6%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of $161 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $739 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 136.0%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 48.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $739 million (Q1 2026), $395 million (Q4 2025) and $597 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 265.70 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 162.20 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 53.70 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 178.20 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 62.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 739.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 395.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 597.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 377.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 646.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 428.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 611.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 411.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 661.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 604.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 523.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 450.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 454.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 360.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 380.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 250.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 343.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 213.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 161.00 Mn |
W.W. Grainger Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();