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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000277135-22-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWW"
cik: "0000277135"
company_name: "W.W. GRAINGER, INC."
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:37:41.075279+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grainger Q1 EPS $7.07 (+57.8%), revenue $3.6B (+18.2%); raises FY22 EPS view to $25-$27

## Summary
- Sales $3.6B, up 18.2% YoY; gross margin 37.9% (+245 bps).
- EPS $7.07, up 57.8% vs $4.48; operating earnings $534M (+49%).
- Raised FY22 guidance: EPS $25.00-$27.00 (from $23.50-$25.50); sales $14.5-$14.9B.
- Operating cash flow $343M (+16.7%); returned $163M to shareholders via dividends & buybacks.
- No adjusting items; High-Touch N.A. daily sales +18.2%, Endless Assortment +17.4% daily constant currency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000277135-22-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWW
- cik: 0000277135
- company_name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000015/0000277135-22-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000015/gww-20220428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000015
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000015.txt

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