Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 17 years, most recently at $15.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 7.14% to $15.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $64.0 million through Dec 2025, up 3.23% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $64.0 million for FY2025, 3.23% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $15.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $23.0 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at $8.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $13.5 million (2023), against an average of $13.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation surged 63.64% in 2023 and then dropped 22.22% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $9.0 million in 2021, then increased by 11.11% to $10.0 million in 2022, then grew by 30.0% to $13.0 million in 2023, then increased by 7.69% to $14.0 million in 2024, then grew by 7.14% to $15.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Share-based Compensation are $15.0 million (Q4 2025), $14.0 million (Q3 2025), and $23.0 million (Q2 2025).