W.W. Grainger Cash Flow Statement
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W.W. Grainger free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, W.W. Grainger generated $2.02 billion of operating cash flow and spent $684.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.33 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 7.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 15.2% from the prior year's $1.57 billion.
W.W. Grainger returned $1.51 billion to shareholders: $467.0 million in dividends and $1.04 billion in share repurchases, equal to 114% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.9 times.
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W.W. Grainger cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.81B | 1.99B | 1.90B | 1.61B | 1.11B | 755.00M | 895.00M | 823.00M | 623.00M | 633.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -9.10% | +4.52% | +17.98% | +44.79% | +47.55% | -15.64% | +8.75% | +32.10% | -1.58% | -19.38% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 330.00M | 311.00M | 277.00M | 206.00M | 173.00M | 169.00M | 210.00M | 257.00M | 240.66M | 222.65M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 64.00M | 62.00M | 62.00M | 48.00M | 42.00M | 46.00M | 40.00M | 47.00M | 33.00M | 36.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -367.00M | -203.00M | -78.00M | -781.00M | -443.00M | -170.00M | -255.00M | -261.00M | -41.00M | 42.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.02B | 2.11B | 2.03B | 1.33B | 937.00M | 1.12B | 1.04B | 1.06B | 1.06B | 1.02B |
| Capital Expenditures | -684.00M | -541.00M | -445.00M | -256.00M | -255.00M | -197.00M | -221.00M | -239.00M | -237.00M | -284.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -645.00M | -520.00M | -422.00M | -263.00M | -226.00M | -179.00M | -202.00M | -166.00M | -146.00M | -262.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -467.00M | -421.00M | -392.00M | -370.00M | -357.00M | -338.00M | -328.00M | -316.00M | -304.00M | -303.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.04B | -1.20B | -850.00M | -603.00M | -695.00M | -601.00M | -700.00M | -425.00M | -605.00M | -790.00M |
| Debt Issued | 91.00M | 503.00M | 7.00M | 16.00M | 0 | 1.58B | 0 | 0 | 401.00M | 516.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -506.00M | -39.00M | -37.00M | -15.00M | -8.00M | -1.37B | -42.00M | -96.00M | -39.00M | -263.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.82B | -1.18B | -1.28B | -972.00M | -1.04B | -726.00M | -1.02B | -670.00M | -867.00M | -776.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -451.00M | 376.00M | 335.00M | 84.00M | -344.00M | 225.00M | -178.00M | 211.00M | 53.00M | -16.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.33B | 1.57B | 1.59B | 1.08B | 682.00M | 926.00M | 821.00M | 818.00M | 820.00M | 740.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of W.W. Grainger's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow GWW's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?