GWW (W.W. Grainger) Shares Buyback Ratio % : 2.00 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)

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What is W.W. Grainger Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. W.W. Grainger's current shares buyback ratio was 2.00%.

W.W. Grainger Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for W.W. Grainger's Shares Buyback Ratio % can be seen below:

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W.W. Grainger Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

W.W. Grainger Annual Data

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Shares Buyback Ratio %

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2.17

2.48

1.88

1.87

2.00

W.W. Grainger Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Shares Buyback Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.49	0.40	0.36	0.77

W.W. Grainger Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

W.W. Grainger's Shares Buyback Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	(49.317	-	48.333)	/	49.317
	=	2.00%

W.W. Grainger's Shares Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2024 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2024 )
	=	(48.707	-	48.333)	/	48.707
	=	0.77%

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W.W. Grainger Business Description

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Address

100 Grainger Parkway, Lake Forest, IL, USA, 60045-5201

Website

https://www.grainger.com

W.W. Grainger distributes maintenance, repair, and operations products that are sourced from over 5,000 suppliers. The company serves more than 4.5 million customers through its online and electronic purchasing platforms, vending machines, catalog distribution, and network of over 300 global branches.

Executives

Laurie R Thomson	officer: VP, Controller	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L	officer: Sr. VP & CLO	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Paige K Robbins	officer: Sr. VP (see Remarks)	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Deidra C Merriwether	officer: Sr. VP (See Remarks)	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Donald G Macpherson	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Matt Fortin	officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
George S Davis	director	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Stuart L Levenick	director	100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Neil S Novich	director	RYERSON LTULL INC, 2621 W 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60603
Katherine D. Jaspon	director	130 ROYALL STREET, C/O DUNKIN' BRANDS, INC., CANTON MA 02021
Rodney C Adkins	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Susan Slavik Williams	director	4450 MACARTHUR BLVD., SECOND FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Lucas E Watson	director	100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Ernest Scott Santi	director	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Beatriz R Perez	director	ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313