W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)

W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Tax Rate of 22.74% for Q4 2025, up 265.0% year-over-year from 6.23% in Q4 2024, and down 34.57% quarter-over-quarter from 34.76% in Q3 2025.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

W.W. Grainger (GWW) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 22.74% in Q4 2025.

  • Tax Rate for Q4 2025 came in at 22.74%, up 265.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 25.6% (up 257.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.6%, up 257.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate retreated to 22.74% in Q4 2025 per GWW's latest filing, from 34.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 34.76% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 20.1% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 24.56% and a median of 24.25% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • On a YoY basis, Tax Rate climbed as much as 5594 bps in 2021 and fell as far as 607 bps in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.94% in 2021, then retreated by 2 bps to 24.38% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 23.84% in 2023, then declined by 16 bps to 20.1% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 22.74% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows GWW's Tax Rate at 22.74% in Q4 2025, 34.76% in Q3 2025, and 23.15% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 22.74%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 24.22%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 26.07%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 21.86%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 20.32%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 18.98%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 26.17%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 22.34%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 24.17%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 24.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 22.74%
Dec 31, 2025 22.74%
Sep 30, 2025 34.76%
Sep 30, 2025 34.76%
Jun 30, 2025 23.15%
Jun 30, 2025 23.15%
Mar 31, 2025 23.90%
Mar 31, 2025 23.90%
Dec 31, 2024 20.10%
Dec 31, 2024 20.10%
Sep 30, 2024 24.74%
Sep 30, 2024 24.74%
Jun 30, 2024 22.96%
Jun 30, 2024 22.96%
Mar 31, 2024 24.12%
Mar 31, 2024 24.12%
Dec 31, 2023 23.84%
Dec 31, 2023 23.84%
Sep 30, 2023 24.39%
Sep 30, 2023 24.39%