W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's EPS (Basic) was $12.08 in Q2 2026, up 20.3% from $10.04 a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, W.W. Grainger's EPS (Basic) was $39.62 through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $35.62, down 8.8% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EPS (Basic) was $39.04 in FY2024 (+6.5%), $36.65 in FY2023 (+20.6%), $30.39 in FY2022 (+51.2%) and $20.10 in FY2021 (+54.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Basic) was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 73.6%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 38.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, GWW's EPS (Basic) in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $11.73 (Q1 2026), $9.42 (Q4 2025) and $6.15 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.73 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.94 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.71 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.96 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.72 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.92 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.72 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.54 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.39 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.73 |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();