W.W. Grainger Dividends Paid decreased by 0.9% to $108.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.1%, from $115.00M to $108.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 6.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
cf_dividends_paid| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $95.00M | $85.00M | $96.00M | $84.00M | $99.00M | $102.00M | $85.00M | $87.00M | $107.00M | $106.00M | $92.00M | $105.00M | $101.00M | $115.00M | $100.00M | $115.00M | $110.00M | $133.00M | $109.00M | $108.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.5% | +12.9% | -12.5% | +17.9% | +3.0% | -16.7% | +2.4% | +23.0% | -0.9% | -13.2% | +14.1% | -3.8% | +13.9% | -13.0% | +15.0% | -4.3% | +20.9% | -18.0% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.2% | +20.0% | -11.5% | +3.6% | +8.1% | +3.9% | +8.2% | +20.7% | -5.6% | +8.5% | +8.7% | +9.5% | +8.9% | +15.7% | +9.0% | -6.1% |