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Cash on Hand for W.W. Grainger (GWW)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$695.00M

YoY change

-43.5%

5Y CAGR

0.0%

Peak year (2024)

$1.04B

Cash on Hand history chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $585.00M

Cash on Hand growth chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -43.5%

Cash on Hand history table for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$585.00M-43.5%
  • 2024$1.04B+57.0%
  • 2023$660.00M+103.1%
  • 2022$325.00M+34.9%
  • 2021$241.00M-58.8%
  • 2020$585.00M+62.5%
  • 2019$360.00M-33.1%
  • 2018$538.00M+64.6%
  • 2017$326.88M+19.2%
  • 2016$274.15M+14.1%
  • 2015$240.26M+6.0%
  • 2014$226.64M-47.4%
  • 2013$430.64M-4.7%
  • 2012$452.06M+34.7%
  • 2011$335.49M+7.0%
  • 2010$313.45M-31.8%
  • 2009$459.87M+16.0%
  • 2008$396.29M+196.8%
  • 2007$133.51M-63.0%
  • 2006$361.30M-33.7%
  • 2005$544.89M+26.9%
  • 2004$429.25M+6.6%
  • 2003$402.82M+93.2%
  • 2002$208.53M+23.5%
  • 2001$168.85M+166.4%
  • 2000$63.38M+1.1%
  • 1999$62.70M+45.5%
  • 1998$43.10M-8.1%
  • 1997$46.90M-63.0%
  • 1996$126.90M+1003.5%
  • 1995$11.50M-24.8%
  • 1994$15.30M+488.5%
  • 1993$2.60M-94.2%
  • 1992$44.80M-68.2%
  • 1991$141.00M-4.4%
  • 1990$147.50M+81.2%
  • 1989$81.40M+2.8%
  • 1988$79.20M+35.6%
  • 1987$58.40M-67.6%
  • 1986$180.50M+79.2%
  • 1985$100.70M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from W.W. Grainger's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at W.W. Grainger (GWW)

According to W.W. Grainger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $695.00M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual cash and short-term investments for W.W. Grainger (GWW) came in at $585.00M – plunged 43.5% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), W.W. Grainger cash and short-term investments delivered a 0.0% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.

W.W. Grainger cash and short-term investments plunged from $1.04B in 2024 to $585.00M in 2025, a 43.5% drawdown.

2024 marks the peak cash and short-term investments at $1.04B, with the historical low of $2.60M recorded in 1993.

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand by Year

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand 2025: $585.00M

2025's cash and short-term investments for W.W. Grainger came in at $585.00M, plunged 43.5% below 2024.

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand 2024: $1.04B

W.W. Grainger posted cash and short-term investments of $1.04B in 2024, surged 57.0% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand 2023: $660.00M

In 2023, W.W. Grainger reported cash and short-term investments of $660.00M, surged 103.1% from 2022.

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand 2022: $325.00M

W.W. Grainger cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $325.00M, surged 34.9% from 2021.

W.W. Grainger Cash on Hand 2021: $241.00M

W.W. Grainger cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $241.00M.

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