Industrials · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
W. W. Grainger: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2025, W. W. Grainger had revenue of $17.9B, up 6.0% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $1.71B (9.5% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 18 years in a row, to $8.83. It has 27% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +4.5% vs 2024
- Ticker
- GWW · NYSE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Founded
- 1927
- In the S&P 500 since
- June 30, 1981
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended December 31, 2025
- SEC filer
- W.W. Grainger, Inc. · CIK 0000277135
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $6.42B in 2007 to $17.9B in 2025.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $4.91 in 2007 to $35.40 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 11.8% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised every year in the data: 18 years in a row, from 2008 to 2025. Ten-year growth: 6.8% a year.
Shares outstanding
27.0% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (65.8M → 48M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $1.33B in 2025, 7.4% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.9B | $1.71B | 9.5% | $35.40 | $8.83 | 48M | $2.02B | $684M | $1.33B |
| 2024 | $17.2B | $1.91B | 11.1% | $38.71 | $8.01 | 49M | $2.11B | $541M | $1.57B |
| 2023 | $16.5B | $1.83B | 11.1% | $36.23 | $7.30 | 50.1M | $2.03B | $445M | $1.59B |
| 2022 | $15.2B | $1.55B | 10.2% | $30.06 | $6.78 | 51.1M | $1.33B | $256M | $1.08B |
| 2021 | $13B | $1.04B | 8.0% | $19.84 | $6.39 | 52.2M | $937M | $255M | $682M |
| 2020 | $11.8B | $695M | 5.9% | $12.82 | $5.94 | 53.7M | $1.12B | $197M | $926M |
| 2019 | $11.5B | $849M | 7.4% | $15.32 | $5.68 | 54.9M | $1.04B | $221M | $821M |
| 2018 | $11.2B | $782M | 7.0% | $13.73 | $5.36 | 56.5M | $1.06B | $239M | $818M |
| 2017 | $10.4B | $586M | 5.6% | $10.02 | $5.06 | 58M | $1.06B | $237M | $820M |
| 2016 | $10.1B | $606M | 6.0% | $9.87 | $4.83 | 60.8M | $1.02B | $284M | $740M |
| 2015 | $9.97B | $769M | 7.7% | $11.58 | $4.59 | 65.8M | $1.04B | $374M | $662M |
| 2014 | $9.96B | $802M | 8.0% | $11.45 | $4.17 | 69.2M | $960M | $387M | $572M |
| 2013 | $9.44B | $797M | 8.4% | $11.13 | $3.59 | 70.6M | $986M | $272M | $714M |
| 2012 | $8.95B | $690M | 7.7% | $9.52 | $3.06 | 71.2M | $816M | $250M | $566M |
| 2011 | $8.08B | $658M | 8.2% | $9.07 | $2.52 | 71.2M | $746M | $197M | $549M |
| 2010 | $7.18B | $511M | 7.1% | $6.93 | $2.08 | 72.1M | $596M | $127M | $469M |
| 2009 | $6.22B | $430M | 6.9% | $5.62 | $1.78 | 74.9M | $732M | $142M | $590M |
| 2008 | $6.85B | $475M | 6.9% | $5.97 | $1.55 | 77.9M | $530M | −$195M | $725M |
| 2007 | $6.42B | $420M | 6.5% | $4.91 | $1.34 | 84.2M | $469M | −$197M | $666M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.