Growth Metrics

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

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $15.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 7.14% to $15.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $64.0 million, a 3.23% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $64.0 million, up 3.23% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation was $15.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, up from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $23.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $8.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $13.9 million and a median of $13.5 million in 2023 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: surged 63.64% in 2023, then dropped 22.22% in 2024.
  • W.W. Grainger's Share-based Compensation stood at $9.0 million in 2021, then rose by 11.11% to $10.0 million in 2022, then increased by 30.0% to $13.0 million in 2023, then rose by 7.69% to $14.0 million in 2024, then increased 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).