secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-22-000040
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000040/0000277135-22-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713522000040/gww-20221028.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-22-000040

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