Get Stock Quote Here W. W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago. Grainger's catalog includes such offerings as motors, lighting, material handling, fasteners, plumbing, tools, and safety supplies. Revenue is generally from business-to-business sales rather than retail sales.
Grainger (GWW) Tops Q1 Earnings & Revenues Grainger posted earnings of $3.18 per share in the first-quarter of 2016. Earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.86. Investors should note that these figures take out special items. Grainger posted revenues of $2,506 million, just ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues of $2,500 million. Read full article here: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/grainger-gww-tops-q1-earnings-revenues-trims-view-cm607535
Reported before open today (7/19/16) Earnings: EPS $2.89 Revenue $2.564B Estimates: EPS $3.18 Revenue $2.586B Down 1.25% pre-market so far
Q3 ER Estimates: Earnings Whisper: $3.05 Consensus: $3.02 Revenue: $2.60 Bil Date & Time of ER: Tuesday Oct 18 7:30 AM ET
W.W. Grainger beats 3Q profit forecasts LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $185.9 million. The Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $3.05 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.06 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.02 per share. The seller of maintenance and other supplies posted revenue of $2.6 billion in the period, matching Street forecasts. W.W. Grainger expects full-year earnings to be $11.40 to $11.70 per share. W.W. Grainger shares have risen roughly 6 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased 4 percent. The stock has fallen 3 percent in the last 12 months.
Upcoming dividend information: Ex-Div-Date: 11/9/16 Payment Date: 12/1/16 Dividend: $1.22 Current Price: $203.55 Annual Yield: 2.40%
Analyst Upgrade/Downgrade Update Brokerage firm: RBC Capital Mkts Change: Coverage Reiterated/Price Target Changed Previous Rating: N/A Current Rating: Underperform Previous Price Target: $186 Current Price Target: $174
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates 9:25 am ET February 3, 2022 (Zacks) W.W. Grainger (GWW) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.44 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.25 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.66 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.62%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this seller of maintenance and other supplies would post earnings of $5.31 per share when it actually produced earnings of $5.65, delivering a surprise of 6.40%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. W.W. Grainger, which belongs to the Zacks Industrial Services industry, posted revenues of $3.36 billion for the quarter ended December 2021, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.43%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $2.94 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. W.W. Grainger shares have lost about 3.3% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's decline of -3.7%.
