W.W. Grainger (GWW) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) recorded Ending Cash Balance of $768 million in Q3 2026, up 43.6% from $535 million a year earlier and up 30.4% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, W.W. Grainger reported Ending Cash Balance of $585 million, down 43.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Ending Cash Balance came in at $1.04 billion in FY2024 (+57.0%), $660 million in FY2023 (+103.1%), $325 million in FY2022 (+34.9%) and $241 million in FY2021 (-58.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Ending Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 140.9% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 63.1% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $589 million (Q2 2026), $695 million (Q1 2026) and $585 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 768.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 211.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 844.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 246.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 842.50 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 364.19 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 467.20 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.39 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 112.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 768.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 589.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 585.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 535.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 597.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 666.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 769.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 804.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 660.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 601.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 515.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 461.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 325.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 315.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 364.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 241.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();