W.W. Grainger (GWW) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Share-based Compensation of $15.0 million for Q4 2025, up 7.14% year-over-year from $14.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 7.14% quarter-over-quarter from $14.0 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $15.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 came in at $15.0 million, up 7.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $64.0 million (up 3.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $64.0 million, up 3.23% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $15.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $13.9 million and a median of $13.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation surged 63.64% in 2023, 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.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Share-based Compensation at $15.0 million in Q4 2025, $14.0 million in Q3 2025, and $23.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 2.60 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 16.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 16.10 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 8.08 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 39.20 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 894,000.00
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 3.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 5.47 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 4.95 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.00 Mn