Latest period
47.4M
YoY change
-2.0%
5Y CAGR
-2.2%
Peak year (FY1986)
115M
Latest annual
48M
Shares Outstanding history chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 48M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -2.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for W.W. Grainger (GWW) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 48M | -2.0% | -1M | ||
| FY2024 | 49M | -2.2% | -1.1M | ||
| FY2023 | 50.1M | -2.0% | -1M | ||
| FY2022 | 51.1M | -2.1% | -1.1M | ||
| FY2021 | 52.2M | -2.8% | -1.5M | ||
| FY2020 | 53.7M | -2.2% | -1.2M | ||
| FY2019 | 54.9M | -2.9% | -1.63M | ||
| FY2018 | 56.5M | -2.5% | -1.45M | ||
| FY2017 | 58M | -4.7% | -2.86M | ||
| FY2016 | 60.8M | -7.5% | -4.93M | ||
| FY2015 | 65.8M | -5.0% | -3.44M | ||
| FY2014 | 69.2M | -1.9% | -1.37M | ||
| FY2013 | 70.6M | -0.9% | -606K | ||
| FY2012 | 71.2M | +0.0% | +6K | ||
| FY2011 | 71.2M | -1.3% | -963K | ||
| FY2010 | 72.1M | -3.7% | -2.75M | ||
| FY2009 | 74.9M | -4.9% | -3.86M | ||
| FY2008 | 78.8M | -7.4% | -6.29M | ||
| FY2007 | 85M | -6.1% | -5.48M | ||
| FY2006 | 90.5M | -1.2% | -1.06M | ||
| FY2005 | 91.6M | -0.1% | -85.1K | ||
| FY2004 | 91.7M | -0.8% | -721K | ||
| FY2003 | 92.4M | -2.0% | -1.91M | ||
| FY2002 | 94.3M | -0.4% | -424K | ||
| FY2001 | 94.7M | +0.5% | +504K | ||
| FY2000 | 94.2M | -0.1% | -91.7K | ||
| FY1999 | 94.3M | -3.6% | -3.53M | ||
| FY1998 | 97.8M | -4.2% | -4.33M | ||
| FY1997 | 102M | -1.0% | -1.04M | ||
| FY1996 | 103M | +0.6% | +635K | ||
| FY1995 | 103M | +0.1% | +129K | ||
| FY1994 | 102M | -1.3% | -1.39M | ||
| FY1993 | 104M | -2.4% | -2.51M | ||
| FY1992 | 106M | -0.9% | -954K | ||
| FY1991 | 107M | -1.8% | -2M | ||
| FY1990 | 109M | +0.5% | +583K | ||
| FY1989 | 109M | -2.1% | -2.29M | ||
| FY1988 | 111M | -3.1% | -3.54M | ||
| FY1987 | 115M | -0.2% | -243K | ||
| FY1986 | 115M | +0.7% | +832K | ||
| FY1985 | 114M | — | — |
- FY202548M-2.0%
- FY202449M-2.2%
- FY202350.1M-2.0%
- FY202251.1M-2.1%
- FY202152.2M-2.8%
- FY202053.7M-2.2%
- FY201954.9M-2.9%
- FY201856.5M-2.5%
- FY201758M-4.7%
- FY201660.8M-7.5%
- FY201565.8M-5.0%
- FY201469.2M-1.9%
- FY201370.6M-0.9%
- FY201271.2M+0.0%
- FY201171.2M-1.3%
- FY201072.1M-3.7%
- FY200974.9M-4.9%
- FY200878.8M-7.4%
- FY200785M-6.1%
- FY200690.5M-1.2%
- FY200591.6M-0.1%
- FY200491.7M-0.8%
- FY200392.4M-2.0%
- FY200294.3M-0.4%
- FY200194.7M+0.5%
- FY200094.2M-0.1%
- FY199994.3M-3.6%
- FY199897.8M-4.2%
- FY1997102M-1.0%
- FY1996103M+0.6%
- FY1995103M+0.1%
- FY1994102M-1.3%
- FY1993104M-2.4%
- FY1992106M-0.9%
- FY1991107M-1.8%
- FY1990109M+0.5%
- FY1989109M-2.1%
- FY1988111M-3.1%
- FY1987115M-0.2%
- FY1986115M+0.7%
- FY1985114M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at W.W. Grainger (GWW)
According to W.W. Grainger's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 47.4M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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) diluted shares outstanding totalled 48M – edged down 2.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, W.W. Grainger diluted shares outstanding compounded at -2.2% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 1986 and 2025, W.W. Grainger diluted shares outstanding plunged 58.2%, falling from 115M to 48M.
1986 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 115M, with the historical low of 48M recorded in 2025.
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding by Year
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding 2025: 48M
In 2025, W.W. Grainger reported diluted shares outstanding of 48M, edged down 2.0% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding 2024: 49M
W.W. Grainger diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 49M, edged down 2.2% below 2023.
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding 2023: 50.1M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for W.W. Grainger came in at 50.1M, edged down 2.0% below 2022.
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding 2022: 51.1M
W.W. Grainger posted diluted shares outstanding of 51.1M in 2022, edged down 2.1% below 2021.
W.W. Grainger Shares Outstanding 2021: 52.2M
W.W. Grainger diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 52.2M.
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