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W.W. Grainger GWW Interest coverage

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.7B+10.1%
Gross profit$1.9B+10.9%
Operating income$793.0M+18.0%
Net income$555.0M+15.9%
EPS (diluted)$11.65+18.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$695.0M+4.4%
Total debt$2.8B+3.8%
Total equity$3.9B+12.9%
Total assets$9.5B+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$739.0M+14.4%
CapEx$170.0M+36.0%
Free cash flow$569.0M+9.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$64.47B+8.5%
Enterprise value$66.55B+8.3%
P/E36.2×+5.1×
P/S3.5×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.2%-0.3pp
Operating margin14.2%-1.1pp
Net margin9.7%-1.4pp
FCF margin7.5%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity48.1%-9.1pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×
Current ratio2.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from W.W. Grainger’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: W.W. Grainger’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is W.W. Grainger's interest coverage?
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported interest coverage of 30.8× in Q4 2025.
How has W.W. Grainger's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
W.W. Grainger's interest coverage decreased by 10.1% year-over-year, from 34.2× to 30.8×.
What is the long-term trend for W.W. Grainger's interest coverage?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), W.W. Grainger's interest coverage has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 27.6× to 30.8×.
What does interest coverage mean?
How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
How do you interpret interest coverage?
Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
How does interest coverage compare across companies?
Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.