Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 6.62% to $1.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $4.5 billion through Dec 2025, up 9.54% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $4.5 billion for FY2025, 9.54% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.3 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $735.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $985.5 million (2023), against an average of $968.6 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses decreased 23.6% in 2021 and then grew 24.47% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $836.0 million in 2021, then increased by 15.07% to $962.0 million in 2022, then grew by 4.57% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 3.68% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 6.62% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Operating Expenses are $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q2 2025).