Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Assets (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Return on Assets for 17 consecutive years, with 0.2% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 2.0% to 0.2% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.2% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets for Q4 2025 was 0.2% at W.W. Grainger, down from 0.21% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Assets was 0.23% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.13% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Assets over 5 years is 0.2%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets rose 6bps in 2021, then fell -2bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Assets stood at 0.17% in 2021, then rose by 27bps to 0.22% in 2022, then grew by 7bps to 0.23% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 0.22% in 2024, then fell by -8bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.2%, 0.21%, and 0.23% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.