On the Record · W.w. Grainger
W.w. Grainger acquisitions, on the record
The businesses W.w. Grainger bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
E & R Industrial Sales, Inc. (E&R)Word for word“In the fourth quarter of 2023, Grainger divested E & R Industrial Sales, Inc. (E&R) and recorded a one-time pre-tax loss on the divestiture of $26 million in SG&A.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | In the fourth quarter of 2023 | — |
Cromwell's wholly owned software business in the U.K.Word for word“In the fourth quarter of 2022, Grainger divested Cromwell's wholly owned software business in the U.K. and recorded a one-time pre-tax gain on the divestiture of $21 million in SG&A.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | In the fourth quarter of 2022 | — |
E & R Industrial Sales, Inc.Word for word“In the fourth quarter of 2023, Grainger divested E & R Industrial Sales, Inc. (E&R) and recorded a one-time pre-tax loss on the divestiture of $26 million in SG&A.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | fourth quarter of 2023 | — |
Cromwell businessWord for word“On December 17, 2025, Grainger completed the divestiture of the Cromwell business.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | December 17, 2025 | — |
E&RWord for word“(2) Reflects the divestiture of Cromwell in the fourth quarter of 2025 and E&R in the fourth quarter of 2023.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | fourth quarter of 2023 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $159,000 | $8.4 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2020-12-31 | — | $15 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2024-08-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-10-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-08-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-02-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-10-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from W.w. Grainger’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.