W.W. Grainger (GWW) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Change in Receivables of -$62.0 million for Q4 2025, up 15.07% year-over-year from -$53.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 255.0% quarter-over-quarter from $40.0 million in Q3 2025.

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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Change in Receivables data on file, last reported at -$62.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Change in Receivables for Q4 2025 came in at -$62.0 million, up 15.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $190.0 million (up 72.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $190.0 million, up 72.73% from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables declined to -$62.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from $40.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Receivables peaked at $263.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$253.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $57.9 million and a median of $71.5 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Change in Receivables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Receivables tumbled 396.08% in 2023, then jumped 281.82% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Receivables shows it stood at $26.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 296.15% to -$51.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 396.08% to -$253.0 million in 2023, then soared by 71.15% to -$73.0 million in 2024, then increased by 15.07% to -$62.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Change in Receivables at -$62.0 million in Q4 2025, $40.0 million in Q3 2025, and $84.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Receivables (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn -62.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 204.20 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 275.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 216.10 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 45.52 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -300,000.00
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 -303.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 212.99 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn -56.49 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 84.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 84.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 128.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 128.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 163.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -253.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -253.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 48.00 Mn