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W.W. Grainger GWW Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin156.9%-0.3pp157.2%-0.1pp157.2%+6.6pp150.6%+8.0pp
Operating margin58.5%-2.5pp61%-0.8pp61.8%+7.0pp54.9%+10.6pp
Net margin41.3%-2.4pp43.7%-0.2pp44%+6.1pp37.8%+8.9pp
Returns
Return on equity209.6%-24.8pp234.3%-37.0pp271.4%+4.9pp266.5%+75.5pp
Return on invested capital137.1%-8.4pp145.5%-9.3pp154.7%+15.2pp139.5%+32.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.0×8.1×-0.4×8.5×0.0×8.5×+0.9×
Liquidity
Current ratio11.1×+1.5×9.6×-1.6×11.2×+1.0×10.2×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity-0.9×+0.3×3.7×-1.1×4.8×-0.6×
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×-0.3×3.3×+0.1×3.2×-1.1×4.4×-0.9×
Per Share
Book value per share$300.61+10.7%$271.53+14.9%$236.36+34.1%$176.31+25.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$191.17B-2.6%$196.31B+31.0%$149.91B+46.1%$102.57B+13.8%
Price / earnings105.4×-1.0×106.4×+21.8×84.6×+9.1×75.5×-25.0×
Price / sales10.9×-0.8×11.6×+2.3×9.3×+2.2×7.1×-0.1×
Price / book52.9×-6.0×58.9×+8.4×50.5×+5.0×45.5×-3.3×
EV / EBITDA70.8×-2.5×73.3×+14.5×58.8×+7.3×51.5×-11.5×
Dividend yield3.8%+0.4pp3.4%-0.7pp4.1%-1.7pp5.8%-0.5pp

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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.