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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 06, 2026): W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) pays a $9.27 annual dividend ($2.49 quarterly), yielding 0.69% at $1342.98/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-05-11. 39+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.69%
Annual Dividend: $9.27 per share
Payout Ratio: 25.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 42
W.W. Grainger, Inc. dividend history spans 42 years, backed by a business that supplies maintenance, repair, and operating products to corporations, government bodies, and institutions across the U.S., Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom. GWW currently pays a 0.68% dividend yield, with a trailing annual rate of $9.27 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is May 11, 2026, with the last declared quarterly payment at $2.49 per share. As a Dividend Aristocrat with 39 consecutive years of increases, GWW suits growth-and-income investors who value dividend growth over current yield, a profile reinforced by its beta of 1.052.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. pays out 25.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend, supported by demand for essential MRO supplies including safety equipment, facility maintenance items, and industrial tools across a broad base of corporate and government customers. W.W. Grainger, Inc. dividend safety faces its most credible pressure from the cyclical nature of industrial distribution, where a sharp pullback in business spending could compress earnings and narrow that coverage cushion.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.4% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $2.52 to $8.83 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.6% in 2020, which still represents unbroken upward movement even in a difficult year for industrial demand.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.2% | $6.78 (2022) | $8.83 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.3% | $5.94 (2020) | $8.83 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.8% | $4.59 (2015) | $8.83 (2025) |
GWW fits growth-and-income investors who want a rising income stream from a large-scale MRO distributor rather than a high starting yield. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.68%, though that sits above the 5-year average of 0.55%, meaning today's entry point offers slightly more income than the historical norm. Thirty-nine consecutive years of increases confirm Dividend Aristocrat status, and the 9.4% annual growth rate over 14 years is the defining trait here. The trade-off is straightforward: investors accept a thin current yield in exchange for a dividend that has more than tripled since 2011 and a payout ratio that leaves room to keep growing.
GWW is a Dividend Aristocrat with 39 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | $2.4900 |
| 2026-02-09 | $2.2600 |
| 2025-11-10 | $2.2600 |
| 2025-08-11 | $2.2600 |
| 2025-05-12 | $2.2600 |
| 2025-02-10 | $2.0500 |
| 2024-11-08 | $2.0500 |
| 2024-08-12 | $2.0500 |
| 2024-05-10 | $2.0500 |
| 2024-02-09 | $1.8600 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.7500 |
| 2025 | $8.8300 |
| 2024 | $8.0100 |
| 2023 | $7.3000 |
| 2022 | $6.7800 |
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