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W.W. Grainger Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

W.W. Grainger generated $2.1B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $729.0M in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $1.4B. Free cash flow decreased 0.1% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$2.1BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$698.0MNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$1.4BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$729.0MDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$255.0MNet Change In Cash (TTM)$343.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-05-07
Market Cap$62.0B
P/E Ratio34.81
ROE48.1%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Capital expenditures$258M$125M$175M$258M$126M$170M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity—$0-$13M——$8M
Net cash from investing activities-$258M-$125M-$158M-$260M-$102M-$178M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts receivable—$128M$84M$40M—$303M
Change in income taxes payable/receivable—$106M-$143M-$5M—$173M
Change in inventories$163M-$6M$25M$8M$120M-$5M
Other working capital changes$16M-$2M-$15M-$3M$29M-$1M
Depreciation and amortization$62M$61M$64M$65M$64M$62M
Net cash from operating activities$428M$646M$377M$597M$395M$739M
Net income$497M$500M$508M$321M$479M$581M
Accounts payable—$154M$77M——$253M
Operating lease liabilities-$23M-$25M-$28M-$26M-$25M-$24M
Accrued liabilities—-$42M-$18M$64M$34M-$5M
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets$10M$19M$14M$0$41M$50M
Operating lease right-of-use asset amortization$23M$20M$21M$21M$20M$20M
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties-$32M-$4M$5M$36M—$8M
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)$5M$7M$6M$7M$3M$6M
Stock-based compensation$14M$12M$23M$14M$15M$14M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Repayments of debt$1M$502M$1M$0$3M$1M
Dividends paid$100M$115M$110M$133M$109M$108M
Other, net—$0-$1M$0-$1M-$1M
Proceeds From Payments To Minority Shareholders—$0———-$25M
Short-term borrowings/(repayments) less than 90 days — net$0$0———-$125M
Net cash from financing activities-$565M-$898M-$303M-$398M-$226M-$446M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$4M$2M——$13M$6M
Repurchases of common stock$462M$281M$226M$291M$247M$237M
Taxes paid for net share settlement$6M$3M$27M$1M$5M$5M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$170M$521M$202M$339M$269M$569M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$17M$7M$15M——-$5M
Net increase (decrease) in cash—-$370M-$69M-$62M—$110M

Supplemental

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Interest paid$27.8M$26.5M$26.5M$26.5M$26.5M—
Income Taxes Paid, Net$151.5M$152.5M$152.5M$152.5M$152.5M—