W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 37.06% for Q2 2026, down 2.22 percentage points from 39.28% a year earlier and down 0.22 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).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 28.81% in Q3 2021 to a high of 44.45% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 11.83 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 37.27% (Q1 2026), 35.82% (Q4 2025) and 36.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.11% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -2.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.81% |
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();