secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-22-000021
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000021/0000277135-22-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000021/gww-20220729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000021

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