---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000277135-22-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWW"
cik: "0000277135"
company_name: "W.W. GRAINGER, INC."
filed_at: "2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:55:59.606067+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grainger Q3 EPS $8.27 beats; raises FY22 guidance to $29.10-$29.70

## Summary
- Q3 sales $3.94B (+16.9% YoY); gross margin 38.5% (+145 bps); operating margin 15.3% (+230 bps).
- Diluted EPS $8.27 vs $5.65 YoY, up 46.4%; operating earnings $603M (+37.6%).
- Operating cash flow $380M; returned $286M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- FY22 guidance raised: EPS $29.10-$29.70 (prev $27.25-$28.75); sales growth 15.5%-16.5%.
- High-Touch N.A. daily sales +19.4%; Endless Assortment +8.6% (+23.7% constant currency).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000277135-22-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWW
- cik: 0000277135
- company_name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-10-28T23:59:59+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/277135/000027713522000040/0000277135-22-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000040/gww-20221028.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  W.W. GRAINGER, INC. reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $3,942, net income $426, EPS $8.27. Guidance raised.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $3,942
  - Net income: $426
  - EPS: $8.27
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ($ in millions) Q3 2022 (1) Q3 2021 (1) Q3 Fav. (Unfav.) vs. Prior Net Sales $3,942 $3,372 16.9% Gross Profit $1,519 $1,250 21.5% Operating Earnings $603 $438 37.6% Net Earnings Attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc. $426 $297 43.4% Diluted Earnings Per Share $8.27 $5.65 46.4%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000040/0000277135-22-000040-index.htm

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