W.W. Grainger (GWW) EBT Margin (2009 - 2025)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported 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 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 14.01% in Q4 2025.
- EBT Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 14.01%, down 68.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 13.54% (down 151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.54%, down 151.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin rose to 14.01% in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 10.56% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 16.18% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 9.95% in Q2 2021.
- A 5-year average of 13.85% and a median of 14.35% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: EBT Margin jumped 639 bps in 2021, then tumbled 473 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 11.94% in 2021, then gained by 16 bps to 13.81% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 13.54% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 14.69% in 2024, then dropped 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.01% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.36% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.24% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.61% |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 10.80% |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -16.20% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 6.17% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.12% |