W.W. Grainger (GWW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Free Cash Flow of $269.0 million for Q4 2025, up 58.24% year-over-year from $170.0 million in Q4 2024, and down 20.65% quarter-over-quarter from $339.0 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $269.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at $269.0 million, up 58.24% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.3 billion (down 15.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, down 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $269.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $312.3 million and a median of $323.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow jumped 201.8% in 2022, then slumped 64.36% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $155.0 million in 2021, then jumped by 101.29% to $312.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 52.88% to $477.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 64.36% to $170.0 million in 2024, then surged by 58.24% to $269.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Free Cash Flow at $269.0 million in Q4 2025, $339.0 million in Q3 2025, and $202.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 269.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 319.50 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 760.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 198.00 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -25.87 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 48.10 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 95.38 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 253.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 17.15 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 73.08 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 269.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 339.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 339.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 202.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 202.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 521.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 521.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 170.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 523.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 523.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 335.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 335.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 542.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 542.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 477.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 477.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 398.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 398.00 Mn