W.W. Grainger (GWW) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's Dividends Paid - Common was $145 million in Q3 2026, up 9.0% from $133 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, W.W. Grainger's Dividends Paid - Common was $507 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 10.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $467 million, up 10.9% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has now increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $421 million in FY2024 (+7.4%), $392 million in FY2023 (+5.9%), $370 million in FY2022 (+3.6%) and $357 million in FY2021 (+5.6%).
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 31.8%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 11.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, GWW's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $145 million (Q2 2026), $108 million (Q1 2026) and $109 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | - |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 63.80 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 24.30 Mn |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 136.09 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 18.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 145.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 109.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 133.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 110.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 115.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 100.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 115.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 101.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 105.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 92.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 107.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 87.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 102.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 84.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 96.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();