Operating Margin of W.W. GRAINGER, INC. from 31 Dec 2017 to 30 Sep 2025

Taxonomy & unit
ratio: %
Description
The operating margin measures the profit a company makes on a dollar of sales after accounting for the direct costs involved in earning those revenues.
Summary
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. quarterly and annual Operating Margin in % history and change rate from 31 Dec 2017 to 30 Sep 2025.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Operating Margin for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2025 was 14%, a 7.1% decline year-over-year.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2024 was 15%, a 1.3% decline from 2023.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2023 was 16%, a 7% increase from 2022.
  • W.W. GRAINGER, INC. annual Operating Margin for 2022 was 15%, a 22% increase from 2021.
Operating Margin, Quarterly (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Operating Margin, Annual (%)
Operating Margin, YoY Annual Change (%)

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Quarterly Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
Q3 2025 14% -1.1% -7.1% 01 Jul 2025 30 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 15% +0.09% +0.59% 01 Apr 2025 30 Jun 2025
Q1 2025 15% -0.05% -0.32% 01 Jan 2025 31 Mar 2025
Q4 2024 15% -0.21% -1.3% 01 Oct 2024 31 Dec 2024
Q3 2024 15% -0.55% -3.5% 01 Jul 2024 30 Sep 2024
Q2 2024 15% -0.36% -2.3% 01 Apr 2024 30 Jun 2024
Q1 2024 15% +0.3% +2% 01 Jan 2024 31 Mar 2024
Q4 2023 16% +1% +7% 01 Oct 2023 31 Dec 2023
Q3 2023 16% +1.6% +11% 01 Jul 2023 30 Sep 2023
Q2 2023 16% +2% +15% 01 Apr 2023 30 Jun 2023
Q1 2023 15% +2.4% +19% 01 Jan 2023 31 Mar 2023
Q4 2022 15% +2.7% +22% 01 Oct 2022 31 Dec 2022
Q3 2022 14% +3% +27% 01 Jul 2022 30 Sep 2022
Q2 2022 14% +2.5% +23% 01 Apr 2022 30 Jun 2022
Q1 2022 13% +2.4% +24% 01 Jan 2022 31 Mar 2022
Q4 2021 12% +3.2% +38% 01 Oct 2021 31 Dec 2021
Q3 2021 11% +3.2% +41% 01 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2021
Q2 2021 11% +3.4% +45% 01 Apr 2021 30 Jun 2021
Q1 2021 10% +1.2% +13% 01 Jan 2021 31 Mar 2021
Q4 2020 8.6% -2.4% -21% 01 Oct 2020 31 Dec 2020
Q3 2020 7.9% -4.1% -34% 01 Jul 2020 30 Sep 2020
Q2 2020 7.6% -3.2% -30% 01 Apr 2020 30 Jun 2020
Q1 2020 9% -1.5% -14% 01 Jan 2020 31 Mar 2020
Q4 2019 11% +0.67% +6.5% 01 Oct 2019 31 Dec 2019
Q3 2019 12% 01 Jul 2019 30 Sep 2019
Q2 2019 11% 01 Apr 2019 30 Jun 2019
Q1 2019 11% 01 Jan 2019 31 Mar 2019
Q4 2018 10% 01 Oct 2018 31 Dec 2018

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Annual Operating Margin (%)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date
2024 15% -0.21% -1.3% 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024
2023 16% +1% +7% 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
2022 15% +2.7% +22% 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2022
2021 12% +3.2% +38% 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec 2021
2020 8.6% -2.4% -21% 01 Jan 2020 31 Dec 2020
2019 11% +0.67% +6.5% 01 Jan 2019 31 Dec 2019
2018 10% +0.39% +3.9% 01 Jan 2018 31 Dec 2018
2017 9.9% 01 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2017
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.