Growth Metrics

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

W.W. Grainger has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $269.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 58.24% to $269.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.3 billion through Dec 2025, down 15.22% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.3 billion for FY2025, 15.22% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $269.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from $339.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $542.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $111.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $323.5 million (2022), against an average of $312.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 201.8% in 2022 and then plummeted 64.36% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $155.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 101.29% to $312.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 52.88% to $477.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 64.36% to $170.0 million in 2024, then surged 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).