Company Analysis

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

NYSE: GWW · Wholesale-Durable Goods · Lake Forest, IL · filing with the SEC since 1994
Grade7.3
◀ Past 8.0● Present 7.8▶ Future 6.0

Income statement, as filed

In thousands of US dollars (USD), as filed; per-share figures in US dollars; share counts. The fiscal year ends in December.
Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal yearFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Period endingDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2016
Report filedFeb 19, 2026Feb 20, 2025Feb 22, 2024Feb 21, 2023Feb 23, 2022Feb 24, 2021Feb 20, 2020Feb 28, 2019Feb 26, 2018Feb 28, 2017
Revenue17,942,00017,168,00016,478,00015,228,00013,022,00011,797,00011,486,00011,221,00010,425,00010,137,000r
For lenders
Net interest income·-77,000-93,000-93,000-87,000-93,000-79,000-82,000-86,000·
Cost of revenue10,933,00010,410,0009,982,0009,379,0008,302,0007,559,0007,089,0006,873,0006,327,000r6,022,000r
Gross profit7,009,0006,758,0006,496,0005,849,0004,720,0004,238,0004,397,0004,348,0004,098,000r4,115,000r
Selling, general and administrative4,514,0004,121,0003,931,0003,634,0003,173,0003,219,0003,135,0003,190,0003,063,000r3,002,000r
Operating income2,495,0002,637,0002,565,0002,215,0001,547,0001,019,0001,262,0001,158,0001,035,000r1,113,000r
Interest expense81,00077,00093,000····88,00089,000r76,000r
Interest and investment income·······6,0003,000r1,000r
Share of profit of equity-method investments·······-19,000-37,000r-31,000r
Other income (expense), net16,00024,00028,00024,00025,00021,00026,0005,000r-13,000r12,000r
Total non-operating income (expense)-65,000-53,000-65,000-69,000-62,000-72,000-53,000-77,000-99,000r-94,000r
Income before income taxes2,430,0002,584,0002,500,0002,146,0001,485,000947,0001,209,0001,081,000936,000r1,019,000r
Income tax expense622,000595,000597,000533,000371,000192,000314,000258,000313,000r386,000r
Net income including non-controlling interests1,808,0001,989,0001,903,0001,613,0001,114,000755,000895,000823,000623,000r633,000r
Net income to non-controlling interests102,00080,00074,00066,00071,00060,00046,00041,00037,000r27,000r
Net income1,706,0001,909,0001,829,0001,547,0001,043,000695,000849,000782,000586,000r606,000r
Net income to common shareholders·······776,000581,000r601,000r
Earnings per share, basic35.4738.8436.3930.2219.9412.8815.3913.8210.079.94
Earnings per share, diluted35.4038.7136.2330.0619.8412.8215.3213.7310.029.87
Weighted average shares, basic47,900,00048,900,00049,900,00050,900,00051,900,00053,500,00054,700,00056,100,000r57,700,000r60,430,892
Weighted average shares, diluted48,000,00049,000,00050,100,00051,100,00052,200,00053,700,00054,900,00056,500,000r58,000,000r60,839,930
As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. r restated by the company in a later report; b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.
What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it
Revenue what customers paid for what it soldus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
us-gaap:SalesRevenueNet
Net interest income interest earned less interest paidus-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Gross profit revenue less the cost of what it soldus-gaap:GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative the cost of selling and of running the companyus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense what its borrowing costus-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating
us-gaap:InterestExpense
Interest and investment income what its cash and investments earnedus-gaap:InvestmentIncomeInterest
Share of profit of equity-method investments its share of companies it partly ownsus-gaap:IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Other income (expense), net gains and costs outside the businessus-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total non-operating income (expense) everything outside the business, togetherus-gaap:NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes profit before taxus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income including non-controlling interests the whole group's profit, minority holders' share includedus-gaap:ProfitLoss
Net income to non-controlling interests the share that belongs to minority holdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Net income to common shareholders what is left for common shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingus-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedus-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
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