Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for W.W. Grainger (GWW) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.29%.

  • W.W. Grainger's Return on Invested Capital fell 500.0% to 0.29% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.29%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.33% for FY2024, which is 1300.0% down from last year.
  • Per W.W. Grainger's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.29% for Q3 2025, which was down 500.0% from 0.33% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, W.W. Grainger's Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.62% during Q4 2022, and registered a low of 0.29% during Q3 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.47%, with a median of 0.47% in 2021.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, W.W. Grainger's Return on Invested Capital soared by 2600bps in 2021, and later crashed by -2600bps in 2024.
  • W.W. Grainger's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.54% in 2021, then rose by 15bps to 0.62% in 2022, then tumbled by -32bps to 0.43% in 2023, then dropped by -25bps to 0.32% in 2024, then dropped by -9bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.29% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.33% in Q2 2025 and 0.32% in Q1 2025.