W.W. Grainger (GWW) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $145 million in Q2 2026, up 31.8% from $110 million a year earlier and up 34.3% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, W.W. Grainger's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $495 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 12.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $467 million, up 10.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for nine straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the last five years was growth of 31.8% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 11.5% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $108 million (Q1 2026), $109 million (Q4 2025) and $133 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 123.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 275.40 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 307.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 63.80 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 24.40 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 18.87 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 134.15 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 85.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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-and-prefferd&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();