---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000277135-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWW"
cik: "0000277135"
company_name: "W.W. GRAINGER, INC."
filed_at: "2022-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:04:52.845191+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grainger Q2 EPS $7.19 (+68% YoY); raises FY2022 guidance

## Summary
- Q2 sales $3.8B, up 19.6% YoY (22.0% daily constant currency); EPS $7.19 vs $4.27, +68.4%.
- Gross margin expanded 255 bps to 37.6%; operating margin 13.9% vs 10.4%, +350 bps.
- Raises FY2022 EPS guidance to $27.25-$28.75 (prev $25-$27); sales $15.0-$15.2B (prev $14.5-$14.9B).
- Operating cash flow $250M in Q2; returned $219M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Both segments drove growth: High-Touch N.A. daily sales +22.2%, Endless Assortment +11.4%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000277135-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWW
- cik: 0000277135
- company_name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-07-29T23:59:59+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/277135/000027713522000021/0000277135-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000021/gww-20220729.htm

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