W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.06% for Q4 2025, up 5.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q4 2024, and up 133.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q3 2025.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.06% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.06% (up 5.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.06%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.06% in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 1.06% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.24% across 5 years, with a median of 0.15% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Invested Capital surged 93 bps — and 2022, when it tumbled 73 bps.
- W.W. Grainger's Return on Invested Capital stood at 1.06% in 2021, then slumped by 69 bps to 0.33% in 2022, then sank by 57 bps to 0.14% in 2023, then tumbled by 92 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then jumped by 407 bps to 0.06% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows GWW's Return on Invested Capital at 0.06% in Q4 2025, 0.02% in Q3 2025, and 0.02% in Q2 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.15% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.06% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.10% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 0.08% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.12% |