W.W. Grainger GWW
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As of: Oct 1, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2020)

Updated

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $14 million for Q4 2020, up 27.3% from $11 million a year earlier and up 27.3% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Since Q2 2009, W.W. Grainger has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 47 quarters.

  • Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -30.1% (FY2015 to FY2020).
  • In prior years, W.W. Grainger's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $11 million in FY2019 (-8.3%), $12 million in FY2018 (-45.5%), $22 million in FY2017 (-66.0%) and $64.78 million in FY2016 (-22.9%).
  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $10 million in Q1 2020 to a high of $79.66 million in Q1 2017 over five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 24.5%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was Q1 2016, with growth of 391.0%; the weakest was Q4 2017, with a decline of 66.0%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $11 million (Q3 2020), $10 million (Q2 2020) and $10 million (Q1 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 58.68 Bn 56.66 Bn 1.98 Bn
2 Fastenal 56.84 Bn 55.76 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.23 Bn 40.45 Bn 2.32 Bn
4 Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 30.01 Bn 29.89 Bn 1.25 Bn
5 Reliance 19.64 Bn 18.69 Bn 1.30 Bn
6 Wesco International 17.52 Bn 14.83 Bn 1.46 Bn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 12.22 Bn 12.09 Bn 411.22 Mn
8 Watsco 10.77 Bn 8.93 Bn 578.93 Mn
9 Avantor 10.19 Bn 8.98 Bn 537.00 Mn
10 Core & Main 7.65 Bn 6.95 Bn 573.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 20.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 27.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 33.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 56.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 79.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 79.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 64.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 37.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 62.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 66.25 Mn
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