GWW vs TEL
W.w. Grainger, Inc. and TE Connectivity PLC, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GWW | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.9B | $17.3B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 39.1% | 35.2% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 48.1% | 21.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $35.40 | $6.16 |
| Dividend / share | $8.83 | $2.72 |
| Payout ratio | 27.4% | 43.6% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $3.2B |
| Equity | $3.7B | $9.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.51× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 2.83× | 1.56× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.7% | 7.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 19.7% | — |
GWW and TEL book revenue within 15% of each other, and TEL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.7% against 9.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GWW | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $17.9B | $17.3B |
| FY2024 | $17.2B | $15.8B |
| FY2023 | $16.5B | $16.0B |
| FY2022 | $15.2B | $16.3B |
| FY2021 | $13.0B | $14.9B |
| FY2020 | $11.8B | $12.2B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $13.4B |
| FY2018 | $11.2B | $14.0B |
| FY2017 | $10.4B | $12.2B |
| FY2016 | $10.1B | $11.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GWW | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $2.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $695.0M | $-241.0M |
| FY2019 | $849.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $782.0M | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $586.0M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $606.0M | $2.0B |
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