secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GRACO INC (GGG)
CIK:        0000042888
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000042888-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Graco Q4 sales down 3% to $548.7M, operating earnings drop 23% to $130.0M, adjusted EPS $0.64 vs $0.80
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- Q4 net sales $548.7M (down 3% YoY); full-year $2,113.3M (down 4%).
- Q4 operating earnings $130.0M (down 23%); adjusted operating earnings $137.7M (down 19%).
- Q4 diluted EPS $0.63 (down 2%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.64 (down 20% vs $0.80).
- Full-year net earnings $486.1M (down 4%), diluted EPS $2.82 (down 4%).
- Results include business reorganization charges and impairments; no guidance provided.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288825000004/0000042888-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288825000004/ggg-20250127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000042888-25-000004

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