secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000277135-26-000056
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger Q1 EPS $11.65, sales $4.74B, raises FY guidance
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- Revenue $4.742B, up 10.1% YoY; organic daily constant currency sales +12.2%.
- Diluted EPS $11.65, up 18.2% from $9.86; operating margin 16.7%, +110 bps.
- FY2026 diluted adjusted EPS guidance raised to $44.25-$46.25; sales guidance raised to $19.2B-$19.6B.
- Quarterly dividend increased 10%; Q1 operating cash flow $739M; returned $345M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- CEO cites strong execution; sees positive demand despite tariff and geopolitical uncertainty.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713526000056/0000277135-26-000056-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000027713526000056/gww-20260507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000277135-26-000056

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