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W. W. Grainger cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, W. W. Grainger's operations generated $2.02bn of cash; it spent $684m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.33bn. It returned $467m in dividends and $1.04bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations7325967468169869601,0361,0241,0571,0571,0421,1239371,3332,0312,1112,0152,175
Depreciation and amortisation148150137146165190207223241257210169173206277311330332
Stock-based pay435054565649473633474046424862626468
Capital spending142127197250272387374284237239221197255256445541684665
Free cash flow5904695495667145726627408208188219266821,0771,5861,5701,3311,510
Free cash flow after stock pay5474204955116595236157047877717818806401,0291,5241,5081,2671,442
Dividends paid135152181220255291306303304316328338357370392421467495
Share buybacks3735051513414385251,4007906054257006016956038501,2011,045999

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from W. W. Grainger's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to W. W. Grainger.