secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-21-000022
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q3 2021 sales $3.4B, EPS $5.65, beat expectations; reaffirms FY guidance
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- Sales $3.37B, +11.7% YoY (+11.9% organic daily constant currency).
- Operating earnings $438M (+17.4%); gross margin 37.1%, +145 bps YoY.
- Diluted EPS $5.65, +25% adjusted YoY; returned $327M via dividends and buybacks.
- High-Touch N.A. daily sales +12.0%, Endless Assortment +12.7%.
- FY 2021 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $12.7-13.0B, EPS $19.00-20.50.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713521000022/0000277135-21-000022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713521000022/gww-20211029.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-21-000022

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