Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 14.33% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 63.0% to 14.33% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.91% through Dec 2025, down 145.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.91% for FY2025, 145.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 14.33% for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up from 10.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 16.62% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 10.41% in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 14.77% (2025), against an average of 14.25%.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin surged 631bps in 2021 and then plummeted -466bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 12.41% in 2021, then rose by 15bps to 14.31% in 2022, then fell by -3bps to 13.94% in 2023, then grew by 7bps to 14.95% in 2024, then fell by -4bps to 14.33% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's EBITDA Margin are 14.33% (Q4 2025), 10.97% (Q3 2025), and 14.89% (Q2 2025).