W.W. Grainger (GWW) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 14.01% for Q4 2025, down 68.0% year-over-year from 43.79% in Q4 2024, and up 32.62% quarter-over-quarter from 10.56% in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has reported EBT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 14.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, EBT Margin fell 68.0% year-over-year to 14.01%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 13.54% (down 151.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.54%, down 151.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin climbed to 14.01% in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 10.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 16.18% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 9.95% in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 13.85% across 5 years, with a median of 14.35% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — EBT Margin jumped 639 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 473 bps.
  • W.W. Grainger's EBT Margin stood at 11.94% in 2021, then advanced by 16 bps to 13.81% in 2022, then slipped by 2 bps to 13.54% in 2023, then increased by 9 bps to 14.69% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 14.01% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's EBT Margin at 14.01% in Q4 2025, 10.56% in Q3 2025, and 14.51% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn 15.89%
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 21.04%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 7.49%
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 4.08%
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 10.80%
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 11.49%
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 7.85%
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn 13.90%
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 9.96%
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -2.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 15.89%
Dec 31, 2025 14.01%
Sep 30, 2025 10.56%
Jun 30, 2025 14.51%
Mar 31, 2025 15.26%
Dec 31, 2024 14.69%
Sep 30, 2024 15.29%
Jun 30, 2024 14.75%
Mar 31, 2024 15.47%
Dec 31, 2023 13.54%
Sep 30, 2023 15.49%
Jun 30, 2023 15.42%
Mar 31, 2023 16.18%
Dec 31, 2022 13.81%
Sep 30, 2022 14.89%
Jun 30, 2022 13.47%
Mar 31, 2022 14.18%
Dec 31, 2021 11.94%
Sep 30, 2021 12.51%
Jun 30, 2021 9.95%