W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Debt Ratio of 0.28 for Q4 2025, down 11.77% year-over-year from 0.31 in Q4 2024, and up 3.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q3 2025.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.28 in Q4 2025.
- Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.28, down 11.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.28 (down 11.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.28, down 11.77% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio advanced to 0.28 in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.38 in Q1 2021 and troughed at 0.05 in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.29 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt Ratio slumped 80.65% in 2024, then soared 390.99% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.36 in 2021, then slipped by 14.71% to 0.31 in 2022, then declined by 7.62% to 0.28 in 2023, then advanced by 11.45% to 0.31 in 2024, then fell 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 | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.28 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 0.02 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 0.10 |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 0.18 |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.12 |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 0.31 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.38 |