What are W.W. Grainger's profit margins?

W.W. Grainger (GWW) runs a 39.2% gross margin and a 14.2% operating margin, with a 9.7% net margin.

Where do W.W. Grainger's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from W.W. Grainger's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

W.W. Grainger GWW Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	39.2%-0.3pp	39.1%-0.3pp	39.1%-0.2pp	39.2%0.0pp	39.4%+0.2pp
Operating margin	14.2%-1.1pp	13.9%-1.5pp	14.1%-1.1pp	15.3%+0.1pp	15.3%-0.1pp
Net margin	9.7%-1.4pp	9.5%-1.6pp	9.7%-1.1pp	11%+0.1pp	11.1%+0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity	48.1%-9.1pp	48.1%-10.9pp	49%-6.5pp	55.3%-3.3pp	57.2%-4.1pp
Return on invested capital	33.7%-2.9pp	32.2%-5.7pp	32.6%-2.9pp	35.6%+0.1pp	36.6%+0.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	2×0.0×	2×0.0×	2×0.0×	2×0.0×	2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.7×-0.1×	2.8×+0.3×	2.7×+0.1×	2.8×+0.5×	2.7×+0.6×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.7×-0.1×	0.8×-0.2×	0.8×-0.3×	0.7×-0.2×	0.8×-0.2×
Net debt / EBITDA	0.7×0.0×	0.8×+0.1×	0.8×0.0×	0.7×-0.2×	0.7×-0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share	$82.91+15.1%	$77.83+13.6%	$74.34+3.8%	$76.38+14.7%	$72.05+11.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$51.63B+8.5%	$47.98B-6.5%	$45.58B-10.1%	$50.03B+13.0%	$47.59B-4.8%
Price / earnings	29×+4.1×	28.1×+1.2×	26.3×-1.4×	26×+1.7×	24.9×-2.6×
Price / sales	2.8×0.0×	2.7×-0.3×	2.6×-0.4×	2.9×+0.2×	2.8×-0.2×
Price / book	13.1×-0.5×	12.8×-2.4×	12.8×-1.7×	13.6×+0.1×	13.7×-2.0×
EV / EBITDA	18.7×+1.5×	18.3×-0.3×	17.4×-1.6×	17.9×+1.0×	17.2×-1.7×
Dividend yield	0.9%0.0pp	1%+0.2pp	1%+0.2pp	0.9%0.0pp	0.9%+0.1pp

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What are W.W. Grainger's profit margins?: W.W. Grainger (GWW) runs a 39.2% gross margin and a 14.2% operating margin, with a 9.7% net margin.
Where do W.W. Grainger's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from W.W. Grainger's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.