Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Shares Repurchased for 17 consecutive years, with $247.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Repurchased fell 46.54% to $247.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $1.0 billion, a 12.99% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.0 billion, down 12.99% from a year prior.
  • Shares Repurchased was $247.0 million for Q4 2025 at W.W. Grainger, down from $291.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $462.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $79.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $219.7 million and a median of $223.0 million in 2022 define the central range for Shares Repurchased.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Shares Repurchased was 10700.0% in 2021; the steepest drop was 66.0% in 2021.
  • W.W. Grainger's Shares Repurchased stood at $170.0 million in 2021, then grew by 29.41% to $220.0 million in 2022, then surged by 56.36% to $344.0 million in 2023, then surged by 34.3% to $462.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 46.54% to $247.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GWW's Shares Repurchased are $247.0 million (Q4 2025), $291.0 million (Q3 2025), and $226.0 million (Q2 2025).