W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's (GWW) Debt Ratio came in at 0.27 for Q3 2026, down 1.0% from 0.27 a year earlier but up 5.9% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, W.W. Grainger's Debt Ratio stood at 0.28, down 11.8% from FY2024.
- In prior years, W.W. Grainger's Debt Ratio was 0.31 in FY2024 (+11.5%), 0.28 in FY2023 (-7.6%), 0.31 in FY2022 (-14.7%) and 0.36 in FY2021 (-5.9%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.21 in Q1 2024 to a high of 0.36 in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 24.1%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 28.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.25 (Q2 2026), 0.25 (Q1 2026) and 0.28 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.03 Bn | 69.15 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 0.45 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.13 Bn | 65.49 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 0.27 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.04 Bn | 61.04 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.02 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.55 Bn | 46.77 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.45 Bn | 33.33 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.95 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.14 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.78 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.75 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.02 |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.98 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 0.09 |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.60 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 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 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| 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 |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();