secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-22-000015
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000015/0000277135-22-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000015/gww-20220428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000015

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