secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-25-000065
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q1 2025 EPS $9.86 (+2.5%), sales $4.3B; dividend raised 10%
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- Sales $4.3B, up 1.7% (4.4% daily constant currency); operating margin 15.6%, down 20 bps.
- Diluted EPS $9.86 vs $9.62 YoY; net earnings $479M; gross margin expanded 30 bps to 39.7%.
- Operating cash flow $646M; free cash flow $521M; returned $380M via dividends and buybacks.
- Quarterly dividend increased 10%; company reaffirms FY2025 EPS guidance of $39.00-$41.50.
- High-Touch Solutions N.A. sales flat; Endless Assortment segment sales up 10.3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000065/0000277135-25-000065-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000065/gww-20250501.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-25-000065

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