W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 40.84% for Q3 2026, up 4.58 percentage points from 36.26% a year earlier and up 3.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, W.W. Grainger's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 35.87%, down 6.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +14.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, W.W. Grainger's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 42.65% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), 42.49% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 43.60% in FY2022 (+12.13 pp) and 31.47% in FY2021 (+9.83 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.12 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 10.78 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 5.20 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 37.06% (Q2 2026), 37.27% (Q1 2026) and 35.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 40.84% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 15.15% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.57% |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -1.43% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 16.75% |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 22.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 40.84% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.17% |
API Access
W.W. Grainger Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();