secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q4 EPS $9.71, sales $4.2B; issues 2025 guidance EPS $39.00-$41.50
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- Q4 sales $4.2B (+5.9% reported, +4.7% organic constant currency); diluted EPS $9.71 (+23.1% reported).
- FY 2024 sales $17.2B (+4.2%); diluted EPS $38.71 (+6.8% reported); adjusted EPS $38.96 (+6.2%).
- Reported operating margin 15.0% (up 110 bps Q4); FY adjusted operating margin 15.5% (down 20 bps).
- 2025 guidance: net sales $17.6-18.1B, EPS $39.00-$41.50, operating margin 15.1%-15.5%.
- Generated $2.1B operating cash flow in FY 2024; returned $1.6B via dividends and share repurchases.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000004/0000277135-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000004/gww-20250131.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-25-000004

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