W.W. Grainger (GWW) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's (GWW) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.24 in Q2 2026, up 11.61% year-over-year from 0.22 in Q2 2025, and up 30.01% quarter-over-quarter from 0.19 in Q1 2026.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.24 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 11.61% year-over-year to 0.24 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.25, a 14.15% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.26, up 22.03% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.24 for Q2 2026 at W.W. Grainger, up from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 0.41 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.17 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.23 and a median of 0.22 in 2023 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio plunged 34.9% in 2022 and surged 81.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then advanced by 4.29% to 0.22 in 2023, then dropped by 9.89% to 0.2 in 2024, then climbed by 13.1% to 0.23 in 2025, then advanced by 6.2% to 0.24 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.24 (Q2 2026), 0.19 (Q1 2026), and 0.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.74 Bn | 59.53 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.47 Bn | 57.26 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.01 Bn | 30.98 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.76 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.65 Bn | 16.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.14 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.11 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.93 Bn | 7.69 Bn | 573.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.27 |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();