W.W. Grainger (GWW) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Operating Income of $807 million for Q2 2026, up 19.0% from $678 million a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, W.W. Grainger's Operating Income came in at $2.75 billion, up 2.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.5 billion, down 5.4% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $2.64 billion in FY2024 (+2.8%), $2.57 billion in FY2023 (+15.8%), $2.22 billion in FY2022 (+43.2%) and $1.55 billion in FY2021 (+51.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 59.9%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 25.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $793 million (Q1 2026), $634 million (Q4 2025) and $511 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 807.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 501.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 612.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 441.60 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 382.20 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.31 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 238.37 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 121.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 807.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 793.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 634.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 678.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 672.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 633.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 686.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 649.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 669.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 557.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 667.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 661.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 680.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 544.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 603.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 534.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 534.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 417.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 438.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();