secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-25-000126
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q2 EPS $9.97 (+2.2% adj); lowers FY EPS guidance to $38.50-$40.25
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- Q2 sales $4.6B (+5.6%); gross margin 38.5% (-80 bps) due to tariff-related price/cost timing.
- High-Touch Sol.-NA segment sales +2.5%; Endless Assortment sales +19.7% led by MonotaRO & Zoro.
- Updated FY 2025 EPS guidance $38.50-$40.25 (prev. $39.00-$41.50); operating margin now 14.7%-15.1%.
- Operating cash flow $377M; returned $336M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Management cites macroeconomic uncertainty and tariff impacts as influencing updated outlook.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000126/0000277135-25-000126-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713525000126/gww-20250801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-25-000126

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