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W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

LISTEDNYSE
SYMBOLGWW
SIC5000
STATE OF INC.IL
FISCAL YEAR ENDSDecember 31
CIK277135

WHOLESALE-DURABLE GOODS · LARGE ACCELERATED FILER · 10 FISCAL YEARS OF SEC XBRL DATA, 2016–2025

REVENUES, NET INCOME AND FREE CASH FLOW BY FISCAL YEAR$ billions051015202016201720182019202020212022202320242025RevenuesNet incomeFree cash flowEARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE$ per share0.0010.0020.0030.0040.002016201720182019202020212022202320242025EPS dilutedDividends per share

Fiscal years labelled by the calendar year in which they end. Bars in $ billions; per-share figures as reported.

CAPITALIZATION 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount%
Total debt2,48840.0
Stockholders' equity3,73660.0
Total capitalization6,224100.0

47,100,942 shares outstanding at 28 July 2026 (cover page of the 10-Q filed 4 August 2026).

LONG-TERM DEBT 12/31/25

($ millions)Amount
Long-term debt, incl. current maturities2,488
Long-term debt, noncurrent2,362
Current maturities126

CAPITAL STOCK 12/31/25

Common shares authorized300,000,000
Common shares issued109,659,219
Treasury shares62,240,438
Par or stated value per share ($)0.5
Preferred stock ($ millions)0
Outstanding at 7/28/2647,100,942

DIVIDENDS DECLARED/PAID

Fiscal yearPer share $Payout %
20258.8324.9
20248.0120.7
20237.3020.1
20226.7822.6
20216.3932.2

HISTORY AND BUSINESS

HISTORY: Incorporated in Illinois. Formerly known as GRAINGER W W INC (to 15 October 2019).

BUSINESS: Classified by the SEC under Standard Industrial Classification 5000, Wholesale-Durable Goods. Large accelerated filer. Principal executive office: 100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201. Fiscal year ends December 31. For a description of the business, see Item 1 of the latest 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/2412/31/23
Revenues17,94217,16816,478
Cost of revenues10,93310,4109,982
Gross profit7,0096,7586,496
Selling, general and administrative4,5144,1213,931
Depreciation and amortization330311277
Operating income2,4952,6372,565
Interest expense817793
Income before income taxes2,4302,5842,500
Income taxes622595597
Net income1,7061,9091,829
Earned per share, diluted ($)35.4038.7136.23
Dividends per share ($)8.838.017.30

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ millions)12/31/2512/31/24
Cash and equivalents5851,036
Receivables, net2,3292,232
Inventories2,3942,306
Total current assets5,4845,737
Property, plant and equipment, net2,2681,927
Goodwill360355
Total assets8,9628,829
Total current liabilities1,9402,305
Long-term debt2,3622,279
Stockholders' equity3,7363,358
Total liabilities and equity8,9628,829

TEN-YEAR STATISTICS: FISCAL YEARS ($ millions except per share)

Fiscal year endedRevenuesOper. incomeNet incomeNet margin %EPS diluted $Div. per share $Oper. cash flowCapital expend.Free cash flowTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesTotal debtStockholders' equityROE %Debt / equity
12/31/2517,9422,4951,7069.535.408.832,0156841,3318,9624,821d2,4883,73645.70.67
12/31/2417,1682,6371,90911.138.718.012,1115411,5708,8295,126d2,7783,35856.80.83
12/31/2316,4782,5651,82911.136.237.302,0314451,5868,1474,706d2,3003,11558.70.74
12/31/2215,2282,2151,54710.230.066.781,3332561,0777,5884,853d2,3192,44063.40.95
12/31/2113,0221,5471,0438.019.846.399372556826,5924,432d2,3621,87455.71.26
12/31/2011,7971,0196955.912.825.941,1231979266,2954,202d2,3971,82838.01.31
12/31/1911,4861,2628497.415.325.681,0422218216,0053,945d2,2151,85545.81.19
12/31/1811,2211,1587827.013.735.361,0572398185,8733,780d2,2201,92140.71.16
12/31/1710,4251,0355865.610.025.061,0572378205,8043,976d2,3431,69034.71.39
12/31/1610,1371,1136066.09.874.831,0242847405,6943,789d2,2471,79833.71.25

Net margin = net income ÷ revenues; ROE = net income ÷ year-end stockholders’ equity; total debt = long-term debt including current maturities plus short-term borrowings/commercial paper, as tagged in XBRL; free cash flow = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment; d = derived as total assets − total equity where the filing does not tag total liabilities; – = not reported in XBRL for that year.

REGISTRANT:

W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
CIK 277135 · EIN 36-1150280

PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201
Tel.: 847-535-1000

INCORPORATED:

Illinois

INDUSTRY (SEC SIC CODE):

5000 · Wholesale-Durable Goods

FILER STATUS:

Large accelerated filer

LATEST ANNUAL REPORT:

10-K for period ended 12/31/25, filed 19 February 2026

FORMER NAMES:

GRAINGER W W INC

RECENT FILINGS (ANNUAL REPORT REFERENCES BELOW):

8/4/2610-Qperiod 6/30/26
8/4/268-Kperiod 8/4/26
8/3/268-Kperiod 7/31/26
5/8/268-Kperiod 5/7/26
5/7/2610-Qperiod 3/31/26
5/1/268-Kperiod 4/29/26
3/10/26DEF 14Aperiod 4/29/26
2/19/2610-Kperiod 12/31/25

Sources: SEC XBRL company facts (all financial figures) · SEC submissions (registrant, address, SIC, filings) · annual reports: 10-K FY2025 (filed 2/19/26) · 10-K FY2024 (filed 2/20/25) · 10-K FY2023 (filed 2/22/24) · 10-K FY2022 (filed 2/21/23) · 10-K FY2021 (filed 2/23/22) · 10-K FY2020 (filed 2/24/21) · 10-K FY2019 (filed 2/20/20) · 10-K FY2018 (filed 2/28/19). Values are the latest figures filed for each fiscal year (restated where a later 10-K restated them). Ratios and free cash flow are Pathos calculations from those figures. Retrieved 31 October 2026.

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