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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Non-cash Items (2018 - 2021)

Updated

W.W. Grainger's Non-cash Items came in at $94 million for Q4 2021, up 64.9% from $57 million a year earlier and up 59.3% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Non-cash Items (2018 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

For FY2021, W.W. Grainger's Non-cash Items was $266 million, down 50.6% from FY2020.

  • Non-cash Items carries a four-year compound annual growth rate of -7.5% (FY2017 to FY2021).
  • Going back by year, Non-cash Items was $538 million in FY2020 (+33.8%), $402 million in FY2019 (-14.1%), $468 million in FY2018 (+28.6%) and $364 million in FY2017.
  • The Q4 2021 figure represents the highest quarterly Non-cash Items since Q2 2020.
  • Year-over-year, Non-cash Items increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.0%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Non-cash Items over five years came in Q1 2020 (growth of 288.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2021 (a decline of 83.3%).
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Non-cash Items at $59 million (Q3 2021), $74 million (Q2 2021) and $39 million (Q1 2021) in the three quarters before Q4 2021.
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, 2021 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 74.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 233.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 75.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 89.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 219.00 Mn
API Access

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