Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 17 consecutive years, with $120.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 26.38% to $120.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $147.0 million, a 90.91% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $147.0 million, up 90.91% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory was $120.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up from $8.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $163.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$76.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $40.2 million and a median of $27.5 million in 2021 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Peak YoY movement for Change in Inventory: crashed 1800.0% in 2024, then surged 400.0% in 2025.
  • W.W. Grainger's Change in Inventory stood at $88.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 80.68% to $159.0 million in 2022, then crashed by 63.52% to $58.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 181.03% to $163.0 million in 2024, then fell by 26.38% to $120.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Change in Inventory are $120.0 million (Q4 2025), $8.0 million (Q3 2025), and $25.0 million (Q2 2025).