Benzinga | Apr 30, 2021 08:05AM EDT

W.W. Grainger Q1 Adj. EPS $4.48 Beats $4.30 Estimate, Sales $3.10B Beat $3.05B Estimate

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) reported quarterly earnings of $4.48 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.30 by 4.19 percent. This is a 5.66 percent increase over earnings of $4.24 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.10 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.05 billion by 1.64 percent. This is a 3.30 percent increase over sales of $3.00 billion the same period last year.