Growth Metrics

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tax Rate (2016 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has disclosed Tax Rate for 17 consecutive years, with 22.74% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 265.0% to 22.74% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 25.6% through Dec 2025, up 257.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 25.6% for FY2025, 257.0% up from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q4 2025 was 22.74% at W.W. Grainger, down from 34.76% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 34.76% in Q3 2025, with the low at 20.1% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 24.56%, with a median of 24.25% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Tax Rate hit 5594bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -607bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 24.94% in 2021, then fell by -2bps to 24.38% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 23.84% in 2023, then dropped by -16bps to 20.1% in 2024, then grew by 13bps to 22.74% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods came in at 22.74%, 34.76%, and 23.15% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.