W.W. Grainger (GWW) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger's Income After Tax was $616 million in Q3 2026, up 91.9% from $321 million a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, W.W. Grainger's Income After Tax was $2.28 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 24.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.81 billion, down 9.1% from FY2024.
- Income After Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income After Tax was $1.99 billion in FY2024 (+4.5%), $1.9 billion in FY2023 (+18.0%), $1.61 billion in FY2022 (+44.8%) and $1.11 billion in FY2021 (+47.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Income After Tax in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income After Tax has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income After Tax over five years was Q3 2026 (growth of 91.9%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 36.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, GWW's Income After Tax in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $600 million (Q2 2026), $581 million (Q1 2026) and $479 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 616.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 920.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 401.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 403.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 268.50 Mn |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -123.00 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 182.84 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 110.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 616.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 600.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 581.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 479.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 508.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 500.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 412.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 508.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 397.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 442.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 385.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 301.00 Mn |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Income After Tax API
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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=profit-after-tax&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();