W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Debt to Equity of $0.6 for Q4 2025, down 19.91% year-over-year from $0.75 in Q4 2024, and down 9.69% quarter-over-quarter from $0.67 in Q3 2025.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.6 in Q4 2025.
- Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 came in at $0.6, down 19.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $0.6 (down 19.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.6, down 19.91% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity retreated to $0.6 in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from $0.67 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $1.14 in Q1 2021 and troughed at $0.13 in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $0.73 and a median of $0.73 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt to Equity tumbled 81.22% in 2024, then soared 416.15% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.09 in 2021, then slipped by 22.46% to $0.85 in 2022, then slipped by 21.17% to $0.67 in 2023, then grew by 12.24% to $0.75 in 2024, then retreated by 19.91% to $0.6 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows GWW's Debt to Equity at $0.6 in Q4 2025, $0.67 in Q3 2025, and $0.57 in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.60 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.70 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.13 |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 0.18 |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 1.04 |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 1.10 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 0.37 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.90 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.94 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.09 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.14 |