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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly 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 reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.41 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 31.12% year-over-year to 0.41; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.35 (up 30.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.35, up 30.84% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.41 in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.77 in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.19 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.38 across 5 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 60.24% — and 2024, when it surged 204.99%.
  • W.W. Grainger's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.62 in 2021, then tumbled by 56.01% to 0.27 in 2022, then declined by 29.2% to 0.19 in 2023, then jumped by 204.99% to 0.59 in 2024, then tumbled 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 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.37
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.26
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.96
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -11.64
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 0.03
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -0.87
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 0.60
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -

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