W.W. Grainger (GWW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.18% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.18%.
TTM buyback yield
2.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.18%
5Y share count change
-10.6%
TTM buyback spend
$1.04B
SBC coverage (TTM)
16.33x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 16.33x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.04B | $64.00M | $981.00M | 0.05B | -2.0% | 2.18% |
| 2024 | $1.20B | $62.00M | $1.14B | 0.05B | -2.2% | 2.34% |
| 2023 | $850.00M | $62.00M | $788.00M | 0.05B | -2.0% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | $603.00M | $48.00M | $555.00M | 0.05B | -2.1% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | $695.00M | $42.00M | $653.00M | 0.05B | -2.8% | 2.61% |
| 2020 | $601.00M | $46.00M | $555.00M | 0.05B | -2.2% | 2.76% |
| 2019 | $700.00M | $40.00M | $660.00M | 0.05B | -2.9% | 3.84% |
| 2018 | $425.00M | $47.00M | $378.00M | 0.06B | -2.5% | 2.69% |
| 2017 | $605.00M | $32.66M | $572.34M | 0.06B | -4.7% | 4.52% |
| 2016 | $790.00M | $35.73M | $754.26M | 0.06B | -7.5% | 5.75% |
| 2015 | $1.40B | $46.86M | $1.35B | 0.07B | -5.0% | 11.13% |
| 2014 | $525.12M | $49.03M | $476.09M | 0.07B | -1.9% | 3.03% |
| 2013 | $438.47M | $55.59M | $382.88M | 0.07B | -0.9% | 2.48% |
| 2012 | $340.53M | $55.50M | $285.03M | 0.07B | 0.0% | 2.42% |
| 2011 | $151.08M | $54.02M | $97.06M | 0.07B | -1.3% | 1.15% |
| 2010 | $504.80M | $47.22M | $457.58M | 0.07B | -3.7% | 5.28% |
| 2009 | $372.73M | $40.41M | $332.32M | 0.07B | -4.9% | 5.30% |
| 2008 | $394.25M | $45.95M | $348.30M | 0.08B | -7.4% | 6.73% |
| 2007 | $647.29M | $35.55M | $611.74M | 0.09B | -6.1% | 9.49% |
| 2006 | $472.79M | $33.75M | $439.03M | 0.09B | -1.2% | 8.05% |
| 2005 | $137.47M | $0.00 | $137.47M | 0.09B | -0.1% | 2.16% |
| 2004 | $100.87M | $0.00 | $100.87M | 0.09B | -0.8% | 1.68% |
| 2003 | $41.20M | $0.00 | $41.20M | 0.09B | -2.0% | 0.96% |
| 2002 | $99.88M | $0.00 | $99.88M | 0.09B | -0.4% | 2.14% |
| 2001 | $74.63M | $0.00 | $74.63M | 0.09B | 0.5% | 1.68% |
| 2000 | $947.00K | $0.00 | $947.00K | 0.09B | -0.1% | — |
| 1999 | $15.30M | $0.00 | $15.30M | 0.09B | -3.6% | — |
| 1998 | $194.00M | $0.00 | $194.00M | 0.10B | -4.2% | — |
| 1997 | $346.80M | $0.00 | $346.80M | 0.10B | -1.0% | — |
| 1996 | $32.10M | $0.00 | $32.10M | 0.10B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $104.70M | $0.00 | $104.70M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $38.60M | $0.00 | $38.60M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $54.80M | $0.00 | $54.80M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $37.90M | $0.00 | $37.90M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $864.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does W.W. Grainger buy back its own stock?
- Yes, W.W. Grainger (GWW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does W.W. Grainger spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.04B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is W.W. Grainger's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.18% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is W.W. Grainger's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.18% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is W.W. Grainger diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has W.W. Grainger's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -10.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).