W.W. Grainger (GWW) Payables (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's Payables came in at $1.28 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.3% from $1.2 billion a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, W.W. Grainger's Payables was $963 million, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $952 million in FY2024 (-0.2%), $954 million in FY2023 (-8.9%), $1.05 billion in FY2022 (+28.3%) and $816 million in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Payables has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 28.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 8.9%).
- Business Quant data shows GWW's Payables at $1.22 billion (Q1 2026), $963 million (Q4 2025) and $1.12 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 65.40 Bn | 64.16 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.85 Bn | 60.44 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.37 Bn | 58.29 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 399.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.94 Bn | 41.15 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.70 Bn | 31.58 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 623.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.28 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 627.30 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 3.74 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.38 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 341.09 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.50 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 660.30 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.18 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 743.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 963.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 952.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 954.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 816.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 933.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Payables 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=payables&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();