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

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	156.6%-0.8pp	156.9%-0.3pp	157.2%-0.1pp	157.3%-0.2pp	157.3%-0.3pp
Operating margin	57.5%-3.5pp	58.5%-2.5pp	60%-1.2pp	61.1%-0.7pp	61%-1.2pp
Net margin	39.9%-3.9pp	41.3%-2.4pp	42.9%-0.8pp	44%-0.1pp	43.9%-0.4pp
Returns
Return on equity	200.5%-29.7pp	209.6%-24.8pp	220.5%-20.7pp	227%-26.1pp	230.2%-33.1pp
Return on invested capital	134.1%-11.4pp	137.1%-8.4pp	142.7%-3.8pp	145.7%-4.6pp	145.5%-7.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	8×0.0×	8×0.0×	8×-0.1×	8×-0.3×	8.1×-0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio	11.1×+0.9×	11.1×+1.5×	10.8×+0.8×	10.6×+0.4×	10.1×-0.6×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	3×-0.8×	3×-0.9×	3.2×-0.7×	3.5×-0.2×	3.8×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	3.1×-0.1×	3.1×-0.3×	3×-0.3×	3×-0.3×	3.1×-0.1×
Per Share
Book value per share	$311.47+11.7%	$300.61+10.7%	$291.31+9.9%	$288.60+13.1%	$278.82+12.9%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$195.22B+0.7%	$191.17B-2.6%	$194.53B+4.5%	$199.67B+17.5%	$193.91B+17.3%
Price / earnings	109.5×+5.6×	105.4×-1.0×	104.2×+2.1×	105.6×+12.2×	103.9×+12.5×
Price / sales	10.9×-0.5×	10.9×-0.8×	11.2×0.0×	11.6×+1.3×	11.4×+1.3×
Price / book	52.4×-4.6×	52.9×-6.0×	55.4×-1.4×	57.1×+3.5×	56.9×+3.4×
EV / EBITDA	72.3×+0.6×	70.8×-2.5×	71.1×+0.8×	72.7×+8.0×	71.7×+8.3×
Dividend yield	3.7%+0.3pp	3.8%+0.4pp	3.6%+0.1pp	3.4%-0.4pp	3.5%-0.4pp

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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.