W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) reported quarterly earnings of $11.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $10.18 by 14.44 percent. This is a 18.15 percent increase over earnings of $9.86 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.742 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.576 billion by 3.64 percent. This is a 10.13 percent increase over sales of $4.306 billion the same period last year.