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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 35.82% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 373.0% to 35.82% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 35.82% through Dec 2025, down 373.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 35.87% for FY2025, 678.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 35.82% for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from 36.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 44.45% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 25.47% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 39.26% (2025), against an average of 37.29%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 1278bps in 2021 and then plummeted -520bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.17% in 2021, then soared by 32bps to 41.14% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 40.63% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 39.56% in 2024, then dropped by -9bps to 35.82% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Return on Capital Employed are 35.82% (Q4 2025), 36.26% (Q3 2025), and 39.28% (Q2 2025).