secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-24-000169
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q3 EPS $9.87, sales $4.4B up 4.3%; narrows 2024 EPS guidance to $38.65-$39.35
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- Diluted EPS $9.87, up 4.7% YoY; sales $4.4B, up 4.3% (4.0% daily organic constant currency).
- Operating margin 15.6%, down 30bps; gross margin 39.2%, down 10bps.
- High-Touch Solutions N.A. sales up 3.3%; Endless Assortment sales up 8.1% (11.5% daily constant currency).
- Generated $611M operating cash flow; returned $328M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- 2024 guidance narrowed: daily organic sales growth 4.5%-5.25%, adjusted EPS $38.65-$39.35.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713524000169/0000277135-24-000169-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713524000169/gww-20241031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-24-000169

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