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Operating Margin for W.W. Grainger (GWW)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

14.2%

YoY change

−0.36pp

Trough year (2000)

6.7%

Peak year (2023)

15.6%

Operating Margin history chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 15.0%

Operating Margin change chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −0.36pp

Operating Margin history table for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202515.0%-0.36pp
  • 202415.4%-0.21pp
  • 202315.6%+1.02pp
  • 202214.5%+2.67pp
  • 202111.9%+3.24pp
  • 20208.6%-2.35pp
  • 201911.0%+0.67pp
  • 201810.3%+0.26pp
  • 201710.1%-0.98pp
  • 201611.0%-1.99pp
  • 201513.0%-0.48pp
  • 201413.5%-0.22pp
  • 201313.7%+1.10pp
  • 201212.6%-0.39pp
  • 201113.0%+1.05pp
  • 201012.0%+1.29pp
  • 200910.7%-0.73pp
  • 200811.4%+0.98pp
  • 200710.4%+0.62pp
  • 20069.8%+0.43pp
  • 20059.4%+0.69pp
  • 20048.7%+0.41pp
  • 20038.3%-0.17pp
  • 20028.5%+1.34pp
  • 20017.1%+0.39pp
  • 20006.7%-0.27pp
  • 19997.0%-2.40pp
  • 19989.4%-0.10pp
  • 19979.5%-0.26pp
  • 19969.8%+0.12pp
  • 19959.6%+0.23pp
  • 19949.4%-0.18pp
  • 19939.6%-0.06pp
  • 19929.7%-0.17pp
  • 19919.8%-0.69pp
  • 199010.5%-0.54pp
  • 198911.1%-0.52pp
  • 198811.6%-0.33pp
  • 198711.9%+0.76pp
  • 198611.2%-0.85pp
  • 198512.0%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at W.W. Grainger (GWW)

According to W.W. Grainger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 14.2%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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

In 2025, W.W. Grainger (GWW) operating margin totalled 15.00% – contracted 0.4 percentage points year-over-year.

15.57% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 2023, against a low of 6.73% during 2000.

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin by Year

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin 2025: 15.0%

W.W. Grainger posted operating margin of 15.00% in 2025, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2024.

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin 2024: 15.4%

In 2024, W.W. Grainger reported operating margin of 15.36%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2023.

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin 2023: 15.6%

W.W. Grainger operating margin in 2023 was 15.57%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin 2022: 14.5%

2022's operating margin for W.W. Grainger came in at 14.55%, expanded 2.7 percentage points from 2021.

W.W. Grainger Operating Margin 2021: 11.9%

W.W. Grainger operating margin in 2021 was 11.88%.

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