Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $269.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 58.24% to $269.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $1.3 billion, a 15.22% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.3 billion, down 15.22% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $269.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from $339.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $542.0 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $111.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $312.3 million and a median of $323.5 million in 2022 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 201.8% in 2022, then plummeted 64.36% in 2024.
  • W.W. Grainger's Free Cash Flow stood at $155.0 million in 2021, then surged by 101.29% to $312.0 million in 2022, then surged by 52.88% to $477.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 64.36% to $170.0 million in 2024, then soared by 58.24% to $269.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Free Cash Flow are $269.0 million (Q4 2025), $339.0 million (Q3 2025), and $202.0 million (Q2 2025).