W.W. Grainger (GWW) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Change in Account Payables of -$142.0 million for Q4 2025, down 79.75% year-over-year from -$701.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 208.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$46.0 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Change in Account Payables data on file, last reported at -$142.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Change in Account Payables for Q4 2025 came in at -$142.0 million, down 79.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $43.0 million (up 115.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $43.0 million, up 115.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables fell to -$142.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from -$46.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Account Payables peaked at $228.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$142.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $13.8 million and a median of -$6.5 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Change in Account Payables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Account Payables plunged 4500.0% in 2023, then soared 527.78% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Account Payables shows it stood at -$113.0 million in 2021, then jumped by 68.14% to -$36.0 million in 2022, then sank by 233.33% to -$120.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.17% to -$79.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 79.75% to -$142.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Change in Account Payables at -$142.0 million in Q4 2025, -$46.0 million in Q3 2025, and $77.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn -142.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 46.60 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn -
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 449.50 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn -
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn -228.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 340.41 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -142.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 154.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 202.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 202.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -120.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -120.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -92.00 Mn