W.W. Grainger (GWW) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Income from Continuing Operations of $616 million for Q3 2026, up 91.9% from $321 million a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, W.W. Grainger's Income from Continuing Operations came in at $2.28 billion, up 24.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.81 billion, down 9.1% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Income from Continuing Operations came in at $1.99 billion in FY2024 (+4.5%), $1.9 billion in FY2023 (+18.0%), $1.61 billion in FY2022 (+44.8%) and $1.11 billion in FY2021 (+47.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Income from Continuing Operations has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Income from Continuing Operations in five years was Q3 2026 (growth of 91.9%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 36.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $600 million (Q2 2026), $581 million (Q1 2026) and $479 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 616.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 920.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 401.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 403.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 251.30 Mn |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -123.00 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 182.84 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 110.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 616.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 600.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 479.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 508.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 500.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 412.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 508.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 397.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 442.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 385.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 301.00 Mn |
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W.W. Grainger Income from Continuing Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "ticker": "GWW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();