secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-24-000131
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q2 adjusted EPS $9.76 (+5.2%); narrows 2024 EPS guidance to $38.00-$39.50
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- Sales $4.3B, up 3.1% reported (+5.1% daily organic constant currency).
- Reported operating margin 15.1% (down 70 bps); adjusted 15.4% (down 40 bps).
- Generated $411M operating cash flow; returned $345M via dividends and buybacks.
- High-Touch Solutions N.A. daily organic constant currency sales +3.7%; Endless Assortment +11.7%.
- Narrows 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $38.00-$39.50 and sales growth to 4%-6% daily organic constant currency.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713524000131/0000277135-24-000131-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713524000131/gww-20240801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-24-000131

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