Growth Metrics

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

W.W. Grainger has reported FCF Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 6.08% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 206.0% to 6.08% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 7.42% through Dec 2025, down 173.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.42% for FY2025, 173.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 6.08% for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from 7.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 12.8% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 3.29% in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.81% (2022), against an average of 7.72%.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin surged 521bps in 2022 and then tumbled -792bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 4.61% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 78bps to 8.21% in 2022, then soared by 45bps to 11.93% in 2023, then tumbled by -66bps to 4.02% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 51bps to 6.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's FCF Margin are 6.08% (Q4 2025), 7.28% (Q3 2025), and 4.44% (Q2 2025).