W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Tax Provisions of $198 million for Q2 2026, up 29.4% from $153 million a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, W.W. Grainger's Tax Provisions came in at $704 million, up 17.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $622 million, up 4.5% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Provisions came in at $595 million in FY2024 (-0.3%), $597 million in FY2023 (+12.0%), $533 million in FY2022 (+43.7%) and $371 million in FY2021 (+93.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Provisions in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Tax Provisions has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 9.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Provisions in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 68.4%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 5.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $194 million (Q1 2026), $141 million (Q4 2025) and $171 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.70 Bn | 65.46 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 254.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.45 Bn | 60.04 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.24 Bn | 58.17 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 119.30 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.40 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.68 Bn | 31.55 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.62 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 106.20 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.75 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 62.40 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.47 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 39.19 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.12 Bn | 8.80 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 50.57 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 43.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 198.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 194.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 171.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 125.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 166.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 158.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 129.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 154.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 128.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 128.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 132.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 100.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 107.00 Mn |
W.W. Grainger Tax Provisions API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "ticker": "GWW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=GWW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();