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W.W. Grainger GWW Ratios & Valuation

Income StatementBalance SheetCash FlowRatiosSegments
QuarterlyAnnualTTM
YoYQoQ
SimplifiedDetailed
Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin39.2%-0.3pp39.1%-0.3pp39.1%-0.2pp39.2%0.0pp39.4%+0.2pp
Operating margin14.2%-1.1pp13.9%-1.5pp14.1%-1.1pp15.3%+0.1pp15.3%-0.1pp
Net margin9.7%-1.4pp9.5%-1.6pp9.7%-1.1pp11%+0.1pp11.1%+0.1pp
EBITDA margin15.6%-1.1pp15.3%-1.4pp15.5%-1.0pp16.7%+0.1pp16.7%0.0pp
Free cash flow margin7.5%-1.5pp7.4%-1.7pp6.9%-4.1pp8.1%-2.4pp9%-1.7pp
Returns
Return on equity48.1%-9.1pp48.1%-10.9pp49%-6.5pp55.3%-3.3pp57.2%-4.1pp
Return on assets19.7%-2.7pp19.2%-3.3pp19.3%-1.9pp22.2%0.0pp22.4%0.0pp
Return on invested capital33.7%-2.9pp32.2%-5.7pp32.6%-2.9pp35.6%+0.1pp36.6%+0.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2×0.0×2×0.0×2×0.0×2×0.0×2×0.0×
Inventory turnover4.8×+0.1×4.7×+0.1×4.9×+0.2×4.7×+0.1×4.7×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.7×-0.1×2.8×+0.3×2.7×+0.1×2.8×+0.5×2.7×+0.6×
Quick ratio1.6×0.0×1.6×+0.1×1.6×-0.1×1.6×+0.2×1.6×+0.3×
Cash ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.3×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.7×-0.1×0.8×-0.2×0.8×-0.3×0.7×-0.2×0.8×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA0.7×0.0×0.8×+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%
Enterprise value$53.71B+8.3%$50.26B-6.0%$47.77B-9.8%$52.16B+11.6%$49.6B-5.3%
Price / earnings29×+4.1×28.1×+1.2×26.3×-1.4×26×+1.7×24.9×-2.6×
Price / sales2.8×0.0×2.7×-0.3×2.6×-0.4×2.9×+0.2×2.8×-0.2×
Price / book13.1×-0.5×12.8×-2.4×12.8×-1.7×13.6×+0.1×13.7×-2.0×
EV / EBITDA18.7×+1.5×18.3×-0.3×17.4×-1.6×17.9×+1.0×17.2×-1.7×
EV / sales2.9×0.0×2.8×-0.3×2.7×-0.4×3×+0.2×2.9×-0.3×
Free cash flow yield2.7%-0.6pp2.8%-0.3pp2.7%-1.0pp2.8%-1.1pp3.3%-0.3pp
Earnings yield3.5%-0.6pp3.6%-0.2pp3.8%+0.2pp3.8%-0.3pp4%+0.4pp
Dividend yield0.9%0.0pp1%+0.2pp1%+0.2pp0.9%0.0pp0.9%+0.1pp

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Questions, answered.

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.