W.W. Grainger (GWW) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 166 recorded GWW dividend payments, running from February 5, 1985 to May 11, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $104.56 per share. GWW has most often paid quarterly.
GWW has increased its payment rate for 37 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the GWW payment rate compounded at +8.8% a year, and +6.8% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 42 years of recorded history, GWW's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
GWW dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.83 | 4 | $2.26 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | $8.01 | 4 | $2.05 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | $7.30 | 4 | $1.86 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | $6.78 | 4 | $1.72 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | $6.39 | 4 | $1.62 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $5.94 | 4 | $1.48 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | $5.68 | 4 | $1.44 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | $5.36 | 4 | $1.36 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | $5.06 | 4 | $1.28 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | $4.83 | 4 | $1.22 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | $4.59 | 4 | $1.17 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | $4.17 | 4 | $1.08 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | $3.59 | 4 | $0.930 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | $3.06 | 4 | $0.800 | +21.2% |
| 2011 | $2.52 | 4 | $0.660 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | $2.08 | 4 | $0.540 | +17.4% |
| 2009 | $1.78 | 4 | $0.460 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | $1.55 | 4 | $0.400 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | $1.34 | 4 | $0.350 | +20.7% |
| 2006 | $1.11 | 4 | $0.290 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.240 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | $0.785 | 4 | $0.200 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | $0.735 | 4 | $0.185 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | $0.715 | 4 | $0.180 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | $0.695 | 4 | $0.175 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | $0.670 | 4 | $0.170 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | $0.630 | 4 | $0.160 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | $0.585 | 4 | $0.150 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | $0.530 | 4 | $0.135 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | $0.490 | 4 | $0.125 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | $0.445 | 4 | $0.115 | +15.0% |
| 1994 | $0.390 | 4 | $0.100 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | $0.352 | 4 | $0.0900 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | $0.325 | 4 | $0.0825 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | $0.305 | 4 | $0.0775 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | $0.283 | 4 | $0.0725 | +11.5% |
| 1989 | $0.250 | 4 | $0.0650 | +30.0% |
| 1988 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $0.195 | 4 | $0.0500 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | $0.177 | 4 | $0.0450 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | $0.166 | 4 | $0.0425 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Recent GWW dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | $2.49 |
| February 9, 2026 | $2.26 |
| November 10, 2025 | $2.26 |
| August 11, 2025 | $2.26 |
| May 12, 2025 | $2.26 |
| February 10, 2025 | $2.05 |
| November 8, 2024 | $2.05 |
| August 12, 2024 | $2.05 |
| May 10, 2024 | $2.05 |
| February 9, 2024 | $1.86 |
| November 10, 2023 | $1.86 |
| August 11, 2023 | $1.86 |
| May 5, 2023 | $1.86 |
| February 10, 2023 | $1.72 |
| November 10, 2022 | $1.72 |
| August 5, 2022 | $1.72 |
| May 6, 2022 | $1.72 |
| February 11, 2022 | $1.62 |
| November 5, 2021 | $1.62 |
| August 6, 2021 | $1.62 |
| May 7, 2021 | $1.62 |
| February 5, 2021 | $1.53 |
| November 6, 2020 | $1.53 |
| August 7, 2020 | $1.53 |
| May 8, 2020 | $1.44 |
| February 7, 2020 | $1.44 |
| November 7, 2019 | $1.44 |
| August 9, 2019 | $1.44 |
| May 10, 2019 | $1.44 |
| February 8, 2019 | $1.36 |
| November 8, 2018 | $1.36 |
| August 10, 2018 | $1.36 |
| May 11, 2018 | $1.36 |
| February 9, 2018 | $1.28 |
| November 10, 2017 | $1.28 |
| August 10, 2017 | $1.28 |
| May 4, 2017 | $1.28 |
| February 9, 2017 | $1.22 |
| November 9, 2016 | $1.22 |
| August 4, 2016 | $1.22 |
| May 5, 2016 | $1.22 |
| February 4, 2016 | $1.17 |
| November 5, 2015 | $1.17 |
| August 6, 2015 | $1.17 |
| May 7, 2015 | $1.17 |
| February 5, 2015 | $1.08 |
| November 6, 2014 | $1.08 |
| August 7, 2014 | $1.08 |
| May 8, 2014 | $1.08 |
| February 6, 2014 | $0.930 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.930 |
| August 8, 2013 | $0.930 |
| May 9, 2013 | $0.930 |
| February 7, 2013 | $0.800 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.800 |
| August 9, 2012 | $0.800 |
| May 10, 2012 | $0.800 |
| February 9, 2012 | $0.660 |
| November 9, 2011 | $0.660 |
| August 4, 2011 | $0.660 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 166 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
GWW dividend history questions
How many dividends has GWW paid?
DivTrkr has 166 recorded GWW dividend payments between February 5, 1985 and May 11, 2026, totalling $104.56 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has GWW ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 42 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the GWW dividend growing?
The GWW payment rate compounded at +8.8% a year over the last five complete years and +6.8% a year over the last ten.
How often does GWW pay a dividend?
GWW has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current GWW dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track GWW free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.