secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-23-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q4 adj EPS $7.14 (+31.3%), sales +13.2%; FY23 adj EPS guide $32-$34.50
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- Q4 sales $3.8B (+13.2% reported, +17.2% daily constant currency); FY sales $15.2B (+16.9%).
- Q4 reported operating margin 14.3% (up 190 bps), adjusted 13.8% (up 135 bps).
- Q4 diluted EPS $7.54 (+38.6%) reported, $7.14 adjusted (+31.3%). FY EPS $30.06 (+51.5%).
- FY23 guidance: net sales $16.2B-$16.8B (daily growth 7%-11%), adj EPS $32.00-$34.50.
- FY22 operating cash flow $1.33B (+42.3%); $949M returned to shareholders via dividends & buybacks.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713523000007/0000277135-23-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713523000007/gww-20230202.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-23-000007

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