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W.W. Grainger, Inc. earnings overview

Latest W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) earnings intelligence, including the newest scorecard, market reaction, and transcript analysis.

Next reportW.W. Grainger, Inc. reports Wednesday, Nov 4, 2026 · Before market openConsensus EPS $11.67 · consensus revenue $5.08B
GWW FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Grainger's Q2 analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: resilient demand across High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment, plus higher guidance, point to continued growth. The durability of earnings depends on separating recurring operating progress from the one-time tariff refund and managing mix, freight, private-label costs, and pricing.

EPS surprise+6.3%
Market move-5.2%
GWW FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Grainger delivered a strong start to FY2026, beating consensus on both EPS and revenue while raising full-year guidance. Organic growth accelerated to 12.2% from 4.5% reported in FY2025, driven by broad-based demand recovery, price realization, and share gains across both the High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment segments. The 10% dividend increase extends a 55-year consecutive growth streak. Management remains confident, though Q2 margins are expected to compress temporarily due to fuel cost leakage, private-label inventory timing, and seasonality before recovering later in the year.

EPS surprise+14.1%
Market move+5.5%
GWW FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Grainger’s 2026 growth case rests on resilient demand, share gains, price pass-through and investment in digital tools and distribution capacity. The main counterweight is whether those levers can offset macro, margin and customer-acceptance risks.

EPS surprise-0.2%
Market move+5.4%
GWW FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The call supports a cautiously constructive view: resilient demand in key customer groups, growth at Zoro and MonotaRO, and pricing and sourcing capabilities supported maintained guidance. The evidence remains incomplete because prior-quarter analysis and reported-versus-consensus comparisons were unavailable.

EPS surprise—
Market move+2.8%
GWW FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Grainger's Q3 results and maintained FY24 guidance support a picture of resilient demand and ongoing earnings support from digital procurement, Endless Assortment, KeepStock, and distribution investments. The case is tempered by muted macro demand, pricing and FX pressure, and uncertainty around market-share measurement.

EPS surprise-1.0%
Market move+0.9%
GWW FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The quarter provides mixed evidence for a durable growth thesis: digital procurement and e-commerce initiatives are supporting customer share gains, but softer demand, lower guidance, margin pressure, and foreign-exchange headwinds remain material offsets.

EPS surprise+1.9%
Market move-3.5%
GWW FY2024 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The supplied analysis supports a cautiously constructive view: resilient high-touch demand, inventory-management services, repeat-purchase initiatives, and capacity investment can support growth, but pricing execution, foreign exchange, B2C weakness, and spending discipline are key tests.

EPS surprise0.0%
Market move-1.1%

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