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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services. Valued at $50.9 billion by market cap, the company's products include motors, HVAC equipment, lighting, hand and power tools, pumps, packaging, material handling, adhesives, safety, janitorial, electrical, and metalworking equipment. The MRO giant is expected to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings for 2025 before the market opens on Friday, Aug. 1.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect GWW to report a profit of $10 per share on a diluted basis, up 2.5% from $9.76 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company surpassed the consensus estimates in two of the last four quarters while missing the forecast on two other occasions.
