W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) reported quarterly earnings of $9.97 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $10.04 by 0.65 percent. This is a 2.15 percent increase over earnings of $9.76 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.554 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.522 billion by 0.70 percent. This is a 5.61 percent increase over sales of $4.312 billion the same period last year.