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

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	FY'25	FY'24	FY'23	FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin	39.1%-0.3pp	39.4%-0.1pp	39.4%+1.0pp	38.4%+2.2pp
Operating margin	13.9%-1.5pp	15.4%-0.2pp	15.6%+1.0pp	14.5%+2.7pp
Net margin	9.5%-1.6pp	11.1%0.0pp	11.1%+0.9pp	10.2%+2.1pp
EBITDA margin	15.3%-1.4pp	16.7%-0.1pp	16.9%+1.0pp	15.9%+2.6pp
Free cash flow margin	7.4%-1.7pp	9.1%-0.5pp	9.6%+2.6pp	7.1%+1.8pp
Returns
Return on equity	48.1%-10.9pp	59%-6.9pp	65.9%-5.9pp	71.7%+15.4pp
Return on assets	19.2%-3.3pp	22.5%-0.8pp	23.2%+1.4pp	21.8%+5.6pp
Return on invested capital	32.2%-5.7pp	37.9%-1.0pp	38.9%+2.8pp	36.1%+8.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	2×0.0×	2×-0.1×	2.1×-0.1×	2.1×+0.1×
Inventory turnover	4.7×+0.1×	4.6×+0.1×	4.4×-0.1×	4.5×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.8×+0.3×	2.5×-0.4×	2.9×+0.4×	2.5×-0.1×
Quick ratio	1.6×+0.1×	1.5×-0.2×	1.6×+0.3×	1.4×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.3×-0.1×	0.4×+0.1×	0.4×+0.2×	0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.8×-0.2×	0.9×+0.1×	0.9×-0.2×	1.1×-0.4×
Debt-to-assets	0.3×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.4×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA	0.8×+0.1×	0.7×0.0×	0.8×-0.2×	1×-0.5×
Interest coverage	30.8×-3.4×	34.2×+6.7×	27.6×—	——
Per Share
Book value per share	$77.83+13.6%	$68.53+10.2%	$62.18+30.2%	$47.75+33.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$47.98B-6.5%	$51.33B+24.8%	$41.13B+46.3%	$28.11B+5.3%
Enterprise value	$50.26B-6.0%	$53.48B+23.7%	$43.22B+41.8%	$30.49B+4.3%
Price / earnings	28.1×+1.2×	26.9×+4.4×	22.5×+4.3×	18.2×-7.4×
Price / sales	2.7×-0.3×	3×+0.5×	2.5×+0.7×	1.8×-0.2×
Price / book	12.8×-2.4×	15.3×+2.1×	13.2×+1.7×	11.5×-2.7×
EV / EBITDA	18.3×-0.3×	18.6×+3.1×	15.6×+3.0×	12.6×-4.3×
EV / sales	2.8×-0.3×	3.1×+0.5×	2.6×+0.6×	2×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield	2.8%-0.3pp	3.1%-0.8pp	3.9%0.0pp	3.8%+1.3pp
Earnings yield	3.6%-0.2pp	3.7%-0.7pp	4.4%-1.1pp	5.5%+1.6pp
Dividend yield	1%+0.2pp	0.8%-0.1pp	1%-0.4pp	1.3%0.0pp

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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.