W.W. Grainger (GWW) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2025)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Shares Repurchased of $247.0 million for Q4 2025, down 46.54% year-over-year from $462.0 million in Q4 2024, and down 15.12% quarter-over-quarter from $291.0 million in Q3 2025.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $247.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Shares Repurchased for Q4 2025 came in at $247.0 million, down 46.54% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.0 billion (down 12.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.0 billion, down 12.99% from the prior year.
- Shares Repurchased declined to $247.0 million in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from $291.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $462.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $79.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $219.7 million and a median of $223.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Shares Repurchased.
- On a YoY basis, Shares Repurchased climbed as much as 10700.0% in 2021 and fell as far as 66.0% in 2021.
- A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $170.0 million in 2021, then climbed by 29.41% to $220.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 56.36% to $344.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.3% to $462.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 46.54% to $247.0 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows GWW's Shares Repurchased at $247.0 million in Q4 2025, $291.0 million in Q3 2025, and $226.0 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 247.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.30 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 25.00 Mn |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | - |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 92.98 Mn |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | - |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 58.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 64.43 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 764,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 291.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 291.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 226.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 226.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 281.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 281.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 462.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 462.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 227.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 227.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 244.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 244.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 268.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 268.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 344.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 344.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 193.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 193.00 Mn |