W.W. Grainger (GWW) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $47.9 million for Q4 2025, down 2.04% year-over-year from $48.9 million in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $47.8 million in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 17 consecutive years, with $47.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 2.04% year-over-year to $47.9 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $47.9 million (down 2.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $47.9 million, down 2.04% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was little changed at $47.9 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from $47.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $52.3 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at $47.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has averaged $50.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $50.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) dropped 3.36% — and 2023, when it slipped 1.76%.
  • W.W. Grainger's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $51.9 million in 2021, then fell by 1.93% to $50.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.96% to $49.9 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.0% to $48.9 million in 2024, then fell by 2.04% to $47.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $47.9 million in Q4 2025, $47.8 million in Q3 2025, and $48.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn 47.20 Mn
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 1.15 Bn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 194.60 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 48.80 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 37.22 Mn
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 38.16 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 188.38 Mn
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn 36.09 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 55.84 Mn
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 54.22 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 47.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 47.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 47.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 48.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 49.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 49.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 49.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 50.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 50.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 50.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 50.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 51.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 51.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 51.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 52.20 Mn