TTM
9.7%
YoY change
−1.61pp
Trough year (2001)
3.7%
Peak year (2024)
11.1%
Latest annual
9.5%
Net Profit Margin history chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 9.5%
Net Profit Margin change chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.61pp
Net Profit Margin history table for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 9.5% | -1.61pp | ||
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.1% | +0.94pp | ||
| 2022 | 10.2% | +2.15pp | ||
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.12pp | ||
| 2020 | 5.9% | -1.50pp | ||
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2018 | 7.0% | +1.35pp | ||
| 2017 | 5.6% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2016 | 6.0% | -1.73pp | ||
| 2015 | 7.7% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2014 | 8.0% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.44pp | ||
| 2011 | 8.2% | +1.04pp | ||
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.19pp | ||
| 2009 | 6.9% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2004 | 5.7% | +0.82pp | ||
| 2003 | 4.9% | +0.31pp | ||
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.88pp | ||
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2000 | 3.9% | -0.11pp | ||
| 1999 | 4.0% | -1.51pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.5% | -0.11pp | ||
| 1997 | 5.6% | -0.29pp | ||
| 1996 | 5.9% | +0.20pp | ||
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.47pp | ||
| 1994 | 4.2% | -1.42pp | ||
| 1993 | 5.6% | -0.15pp | ||
| 1992 | 5.8% | -0.34pp | ||
| 1991 | 6.1% | -0.40pp | ||
| 1990 | 6.6% | -0.37pp | ||
| 1989 | 6.9% | -0.16pp | ||
| 1988 | 7.1% | +0.23pp | ||
| 1987 | 6.9% | -0.57pp | ||
| 1986 | 7.4% | +0.85pp | ||
| 1985 | 6.6% | — |
- 20259.5%-1.61pp
- 202411.1%+0.02pp
- 202311.1%+0.94pp
- 202210.2%+2.15pp
- 20218.0%+2.12pp
- 20205.9%-1.50pp
- 20197.4%+0.42pp
- 20187.0%+1.35pp
- 20175.6%-0.36pp
- 20166.0%-1.73pp
- 20157.7%-0.34pp
- 20148.0%-0.40pp
- 20138.4%+0.74pp
- 20127.7%-0.44pp
- 20118.2%+1.04pp
- 20107.1%+0.19pp
- 20096.9%-0.02pp
- 20086.9%+0.39pp
- 20076.5%+0.03pp
- 20066.5%+0.25pp
- 20056.3%+0.58pp
- 20045.7%+0.82pp
- 20034.9%+0.31pp
- 20024.6%+0.88pp
- 20013.7%-0.20pp
- 20003.9%-0.11pp
- 19994.0%-1.51pp
- 19985.5%-0.11pp
- 19975.6%-0.29pp
- 19965.9%+0.20pp
- 19955.7%+1.47pp
- 19944.2%-1.42pp
- 19935.6%-0.15pp
- 19925.8%-0.34pp
- 19916.1%-0.40pp
- 19906.6%-0.37pp
- 19896.9%-0.16pp
- 19887.1%+0.23pp
- 19876.9%-0.57pp
- 19867.4%+0.85pp
- 19856.6%—
Net Profit Margin values are taken from W.W. Grainger's reported income statements (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 Net Profit Margin at W.W. Grainger (GWW)
According to W.W. Grainger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 9.7%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
W.W. Grainger (GWW) most recent annual net margin stands at 9.51% (2025) – contracted 1.6 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual net margin stands at 11.12%, reached in 2024; the historical low of 3.67% was recorded in 2001.
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin by Year
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin 2025: 9.5%
W.W. Grainger posted net margin of 9.51% in 2025, contracted 1.6 percentage points from 2024.
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin 2024: 11.1%
In 2024, W.W. Grainger reported net margin of 11.12%, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin 2023: 11.1%
W.W. Grainger net margin in 2023 was 11.10%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2022.
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin 2022: 10.2%
2022's net margin for W.W. Grainger came in at 10.16%, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2021.
W.W. Grainger Net Profit Margin 2021: 8.0%
W.W. Grainger net margin in 2021 was 8.01%.
See more financial history for W.W. Grainger (GWW).
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| 29.2% | |
| 17.9% | |
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| 11.2% | |
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| 8.0% | |
| 2.5% |
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