GWW · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report

Acquisitions and Divestitures

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. · 2026-08-04 · Importance 44 · Surprise 60

Grainger exited the U.K. market in the fourth quarter of 2025 by selling its Cromwell business and closing the Zoro U.K. business. The divestiture and closure are reflected in the company’s organic constant-currency comparisons and reduced prior-year-period sales included in the 2026 analysis. The filing does not provide transaction proceeds or quantify the total financial impact of the exit in the provided MD&A.

Key facts

• The net sales results of the divested Cromwell business and closed Zoro U.K. business were announced in the third quarter of 2025 and completed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and are excluded from certain non-GAAP measures. source