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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported Retained Earnings over the past 17 years, most recently at -$165.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 101.21% to -$165.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$165.0 million through Dec 2025, down 101.21% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$165.0 million for FY2025, 101.21% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$165.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from $14.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $14.6 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$248.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $9.6 billion (2021), against an average of $6.6 billion.
  • The largest YoY upside for Retained Earnings was 12176.54% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 122.97% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $9.5 billion in 2021, then grew by 12.63% to $10.7 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 101.61% to -$172.0 million in 2023, then surged by 8051.74% to $13.7 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 101.21% to -$165.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Retained Earnings are -$165.0 million (Q4 2025), $14.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $14.4 billion (Q2 2025).