W.W. GRAINGER INC. overview

GRAINGER REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2024 PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 25, 2024 Strategic focus driving business forward; Company reaffirms full year 2024 guidance ranges First Quarter Highlights Delivered sales of $4.2 billion , up 3.5%, or 4.9% on a daily, organic constant currency basis Achieved operating margin of 15.8%, down 80 basis points Increased diluted EPS by $0.01 to $9.62 Generated $661 million in operating cash flow and returned $360 million to Grainger shareholders through...

GRAINGER'S SHAREHOLDERS ELECT 13 DIRECTORS AND OTHER ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 24, 2024 CHICAGO , April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) held its annual meeting of shareholders in Lake Forest, Ill. , today. Chairman and CEO D.G. Macpherson provided a company update, which included financial and operational highlights from 2023. Shareholders elected the following 13 directors: Rodney C. Adkins Neil S. Novich George S. Davis Beatriz R. Perez...

GRAINGER INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY 10%; REFRESHES SHARE REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION PR Newswire CHICAGO, April 24, 2024 CHICAGO , April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $2.05 per share, an increase of 10% from the most recent company dividend. The dividend is payable on June 1, 2024 , to shareholders of record on May 13, 2024 . In addition, the board approved the repurchase of up to 5...

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Adds Cindy J. Miller as a Nominee to its Board of Directors to be Voted on at the Company's Annual Meeting on April 24, 2024 PR Newswire CHICAGO, March 7, 2024 Miller brings extensive leadership experience in business-to-business strategy, operations, transportation, logistics and customer segmentation CHICAGO , March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), today announced that the Board of Directors has selected a new nominee, Cindy J. Miller , to serve for the...

TWELVE DIRECTORS SLATED FOR GRAINGER'S BOARD TO BE VOTED ON AT THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 24, 2024 PR Newswire CHICAGO, Feb. 21, 2024 CHICAGO , Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today announced that the Board of Directors has selected a slate of nominees to serve for the 2024-2025 period. The 12 candidates, all current Board members, to be voted on at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders are: Rodney C. Adkins George S. Davis Katherine D. Jaspon Christopher J. Klein...

GRAINGER REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 PR Newswire CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2024 Focused execution delivers solid quarter and record full year earnings; Company issues 2024 guidance, including 4% to 7% sales growth Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights Delivered sales of $4.0 billion , up 5.1%, or 5.5% on a daily, organic constant currency basis Achieved reported operating margin of 13.9%, down 40 basis points, or 14.6% on an adjusted basis, up 80 basis points Increased diluted EPS...

Grainger Announces Plans for New Distribution Center Near Houston PR Newswire CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2024 Company Purchases Site for 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Facility in Hockley, Texas CHICAGO , Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), a leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced plans to open a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center (DC) in Hockley, Texas in 2026. The new "Houston Texas...

GRAINGER DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PR Newswire CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2024 CHICAGO , Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $1.86 per share. The dividend is payable on March 1, 2024 , to shareholders of record on February 12, 2024 . About Grainger W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2022 sales of $15.2 billion , is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America , Japan and the...