W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 35.82% in Q4 2025.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 35.82%, down 373.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 35.82% (down 373.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 35.87%, down 678.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 35.82% in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, 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.
• A 5-year average of 37.29% and a median of 39.26% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 1278 bps in 2021, then slumped 520 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.17% in 2021, then soared by 32 bps to 41.14% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 40.63% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 39.56% in 2024, then retreated by 9 bps to 35.82% in 2025.
• Business Quant data shows GWW's Return on Capital Employed at 35.82% in Q4 2025, 36.26% in Q3 2025, and 39.28% in Q2 2025.