Copyright © 2026 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.https://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=32760 Recent article in InfoWeek noted that Grainger launched two additional sites to service their corperate customers - orderzone.com and findmro.com (MRO: maintenance, repair and operations) in addition to grainer.com. These are b2b sites set up by a $4.3 billion company with eCommerce sales from up from $13.5 million in 1998 to $102 million in 1999. Wondering if anyone could provide some insight at how the addition of the online presence might affect GWW's multiples... PE currently approx. 22.https://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttps://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=3276038013210JakeStraw<span id="intelliTXT">GRAINGER REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2026<br>Aug 04, 2026<br><br><a class='ExternURL' href='https://pressroom.grainger.com/news/press-release-details/2026/GRAINGER-REPORTS-RESULTS-FOR-THE-SECOND-QUARTER-2026/default.aspx' target='_blank' >pressroom.grainger.com</a><br><br><b><u>Second Quarter Highlights</u></b><br><ul><li><i>Delivered sales of $5.0 billion, up 10.3%, or 13.7% on a daily, organic constant currency basis</i></li><li><i>Achieved operating margin of 16.1%, up 120 basis points, inclusive of IEEPA tariff refunds</i></li><li><i>Generated diluted EPS of $12.01, up 20.5%</i></li><li><i>Produced $444 million in operating cash flow and returned $341 million to Grainger shareholders through dividends and share repurchases</i></li><li><i>Increasing full year 2026 guidance, including diluted adjusted EPS range of $45.50 to $47.25</i></li></ul></span>https://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=356088038/16/2026 3:38:47 PM