W.W. Grainger (GWW) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.41 for Q4 2025, down 31.12% year-over-year from 0.59 in Q4 2024, and up 3.28% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.41 in Q4 2025.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.41, down 31.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.35 (up 30.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.35, up 30.84% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.41 in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.77 in Q3 2021 and troughed at 0.19 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.38 and a median of 0.3 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 60.24% in 2022, then surged 204.99% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.62 in 2021, then slumped by 56.01% to 0.27 in 2022, then dropped by 29.2% to 0.19 in 2023, then soared by 204.99% to 0.59 in 2024, then slumped by 31.12% to 0.41 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.41 in Q4 2025, 0.39 in Q3 2025, and 0.54 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.41
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 0.86
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.23
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 0.47
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 0.01
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 2.67
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 0.66

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.41
Sep 30, 2025 0.39
Jun 30, 2025 0.54
Mar 31, 2025 0.22
Dec 31, 2024 0.59
Sep 30, 2024 0.22
Jun 30, 2024 0.30
Mar 31, 2024 0.19
Dec 31, 2023 0.19
Sep 30, 2023 0.27
Jun 30, 2023 0.30
Mar 31, 2023 0.24
Dec 31, 2022 0.27
Sep 30, 2022 0.30
Jun 30, 2022 0.69
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.62
Sep 30, 2021 0.77
Jun 30, 2021 0.49
Mar 31, 2021 0.37