Return On Equity of W.W. GRAINGER, INC. from 31 Dec 2010 to 30 Sep 2025

Taxonomy & unit
ratio: %
Description
Return on equity can be defined as the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
Summary
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. quarterly and annual Return On Equity in % history and change rate from 31 Dec 2010 to 30 Sep 2025.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Return On Equity for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2025 was 44%, a 13% decline year-over-year.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Return On Equity for 2024 was 52%, a 6.7% decline from 2023.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Return On Equity for 2023 was 56%, a 8.5% decline from 2022.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Return On Equity for 2022 was 61%, a 24% increase from 2021.
Return On Equity, Quarterly (%)
Return On Equity, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Return On Equity, Annual (%)
Return On Equity, YoY Annual Change (%)

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Quarterly Return On Equity (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q3 2025 44% -6% -13% 01 Jul 2025 30 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 50% -3% -5% 01 Apr 2025 30 Jun 2025
Q1 2025 51% -3% -5% 01 Jan 2025 31 Mar 2025
Q4 2024 52% -4% -6.7% 01 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024
Q3 2024 51% -8% -13% 01 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024
Q2 2024 52% -9% -14% 01 Apr 2024 30 Jun 2024
Q1 2024 54% -8% -13% 01 Jan 2024 31 Mar 2024
Q4 2023 56% -5% -8.5% 01 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2023
Q3 2023 59% -2% -3% 01 Jul 2023 30 Sep 2023
Q2 2023 61% +3% +5.7% 01 Apr 2023 30 Jun 2023
Q1 2023 62% +8% +16% 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023
Q4 2022 61% +12% +24% 01 Oct 2022 31 Dec 2022
Q3 2022 61% +16% +37% 01 Jul 2022 30 Sep 2022
Q2 2022 58% +18% +44% 01 Apr 2022 30 Jun 2022
Q1 2022 53% +18% +53% 01 Jan 2022 31 Mar 2022
Q4 2021 49% +17% +53% 01 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2021
Q3 2021 44% +15% +51% 01 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2021
Q2 2021 40% +10% +34% 01 Apr 2021 30 Jun 2021
Q1 2021 35% -2% -6% 01 Jan 2021 31 Mar 2021
Q4 2020 32% -8% -21% 01 Oct 2020 31 Dec 2020
Q3 2020 29% -16% -35% 01 Jul 2020 30 Sep 2020
Q2 2020 30% -9% -23% 01 Apr 2020 30 Jun 2020
Q1 2020 37% -1% -2.8% 01 Jan 2020 31 Mar 2020
Q4 2019 40% +2% +5.6% 01 Oct 2019 31 Dec 2019
Q3 2019 45% +9% +24% 01 Jul 2019 30 Sep 2019
Q2 2019 39% -2% -3.8% 01 Apr 2019 30 Jun 2019
Q1 2019 38% +4% +12% 01 Jan 2019 31 Mar 2019
Q4 2018 38% +7% +22% 01 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018
Q3 2018 37% +10% +40% 01 Jul 2018 30 Sep 2018
Q2 2018 41% +14% +53% 01 Apr 2018 30 Jun 2018
Q1 2018 34% +5% +19% 01 Jan 2018 31 Mar 2018
Q4 2017 31% +3% +12% 01 Oct 2017 31 Dec 2017
Q3 2017 26% -4% -14% 01 Jul 2017 30 Sep 2017
Q2 2017 27% -3% -10% 01 Apr 2017 30 Jun 2017
Q1 2017 29% 0% -0.45% 01 Jan 2017 31 Mar 2017
Q4 2016 28% 0% +0.94% 01 Oct 2016 31 Dec 2016
Q3 2016 30% +5% +18% 01 Jul 2016 30 Sep 2016
Q2 2016 30% +5% +19% 01 Apr 2016 30 Jun 2016
Q1 2016 29% +5% +22% 01 Jan 2016 31 Mar 2016
Q4 2015 28% +4% +17% 01 Oct 2015 31 Dec 2015
Q3 2015 26% +2% +7.6% 01 Jul 2015 30 Sep 2015
Q2 2015 25% +1% +5.8% 01 Apr 2015 30 Jun 2015
Q1 2015 24% 0% -1.9% 01 Jan 2015 31 Mar 2015
Q4 2014 24% -1% -2.2% 01 Oct 2014 31 Dec 2014
Q3 2014 24% -1% -3.1% 01 Jul 2014 30 Sep 2014
Q2 2014 23% 0% -0.72% 01 Apr 2014 30 Jun 2014
Q1 2014 24% +1% +3.2% 01 Jan 2014 31 Mar 2014
Q4 2013 24% +1% +4.1% 01 Oct 2013 31 Dec 2013
Q3 2013 25% +1% +3.4% 01 Jul 2013 30 Sep 2013
Q2 2013 24% -2% -7.3% 01 Apr 2013 30 Jun 2013
Q1 2013 23% -2% -8% 01 Jan 2013 31 Mar 2013
Q4 2012 23% -2% -8.7% 01 Oct 2012 31 Dec 2012
Q3 2012 24% -2% -8.3% 01 Jul 2012 30 Sep 2012
Q2 2012 25% 0% -1.8% 01 Apr 2012 30 Jun 2012
Q1 2012 25% 0% +1.2% 01 Jan 2012 31 Mar 2012
Q4 2011 26% +3% +12% 01 Oct 2011 31 Dec 2011
Q3 2011 26% 01 Jul 2011 30 Sep 2011
Q2 2011 26% 01 Apr 2011 30 Jun 2011
Q1 2011 25% 01 Jan 2011 31 Mar 2011
Q4 2010 23% 01 Oct 2010 31 Dec 2010

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Annual Return On Equity (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 52% -4% -6.7% 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024
2023 56% -5% -8.5% 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
2022 61% +12% +24% 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
2021 49% +17% +53% 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec 2021
2020 32% -8% -21% 01 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2020
2019 40% +2% +5.6% 01 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019
2018 38% +7% +22% 01 Jan 2018 31 Dec 2018
2017 31% +3% +12% 01 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2017
2016 28% 0% +0.94% 01 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2016
2015 28% +4% +17% 01 Jan 2015 31 Dec 2015
2014 24% -1% -2.2% 01 Jan 2014 31 Dec 2014
2013 24% +1% +4.1% 01 Jan 2013 31 Dec 2013
2012 23% -2% -8.7% 01 Jan 2012 31 Dec 2012
2011 26% +3% +12% 01 Jan 2011 31 Dec 2011
2010 23% 01 Jan 2010 31 Dec 2010
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.