W.W. Grainger (GWW) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$136.0 million for Q4 2025, down 272.15% year-over-year from $79.0 million in Q4 2024, and down 260.0% quarter-over-quarter from $85.0 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Other Working Capital Changes data on file, last reported at -$136.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q4 2025 came in at -$136.0 million, down 272.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$104.0 million (down 1833.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$104.0 million, down 1833.33% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes slipped to -$136.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from $85.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Working Capital Changes peaked at $110.0 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$136.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$10.1 million and a median of -$21.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Other Working Capital Changes jumped 1075.0% in 2022, then sank 700.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at -$24.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 379.17% to -$115.0 million in 2022, then surged by 195.65% to $110.0 million in 2023, then declined by 28.18% to $79.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 272.15% to -$136.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Other Working Capital Changes at -$136.0 million in Q4 2025, $85.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$28.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -136.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 110.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 110.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -87.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -87.00 Mn