Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.41 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 31.12% to 0.41 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.35 through Dec 2025, up 30.84% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.35 for FY2025, 30.84% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.41 for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.3 (2024), against an average of 0.38.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 60.24% in 2022 and then surged 204.99% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.62 in 2021, then tumbled 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 crashed by 31.12% to 0.41 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.41 (Q4 2025), 0.39 (Q3 2025), and 0.54 (Q2 2025).