W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.28 for Q4 2025, down 11.77% year-over-year from 0.31 in Q4 2024, and up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has reported Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.28 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Debt Ratio fell 11.77% year-over-year to 0.28; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.28 (down 11.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.28, down 11.77% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio rose to 0.28 in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.38 in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.26 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.31 across 5 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt Ratio decreased 20.26% — and 2024, when it increased 11.45%.
  • W.W. Grainger's Debt Ratio stood at 0.36 in 2021, then dropped by 14.71% to 0.31 in 2022, then fell by 7.62% to 0.28 in 2023, then climbed by 11.45% to 0.31 in 2024, then retreated by 11.77% to 0.28 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Debt Ratio at 0.28 in Q4 2025, 0.27 in Q3 2025, and 0.26 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.25
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.02
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.23
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.33
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.12
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 0.02
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 0.34
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn 0.36
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 0.20
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 0.08

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.28
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.27
Dec 31, 2023 0.28
Sep 30, 2023 0.28
Jun 30, 2023 0.29
Mar 31, 2023 0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.31
Sep 30, 2022 0.32
Jun 30, 2022 0.33
Mar 31, 2022 0.33
Dec 31, 2021 0.36
Sep 30, 2021 0.37
Jun 30, 2021 0.37