secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q4 sales up 4.5% to $4.4B; EPS down 2.8%; issues 2026 growth outlook 6.5-9%
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- Q4 2025 sales $4.4B, +4.5% YoY; daily organic constant currency sales +4.6%.
- Q4 diluted EPS $9.44 (-2.8%); operating margin 14.3%, down 70 bps.
- FY 2025 sales $17.9B (+4.5%); reported EPS $35.40 (-8.6%), adjusted EPS $39.48 (+1.3%).
- Operating cash flow $2.0B; $1.5B returned via dividends and share repurchases.
- 2026 outlook: daily organic constant currency sales growth of 6.5% to 9.0%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713526000004/0000277135-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713526000004/gww-20260203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-26-000004

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