Grainger Achieves 50th Consecutive Year Of Dividend Increases; Raises Quarterly Dividend By 6%; Authorizes Repurchase Of Additional 5 Million Shares
CHICAGO, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
In addition, the board authorized the repurchase of up to 5 million shares of the company's outstanding common stock, replacing the company's existing repurchase program. The new repurchase program has no expiration date. Since the program's inception in 1984, Grainger has reduced the number of shares outstanding by more than
"We are proud today to announce our 50th year of consistent annual dividend increases. We remain committed to our capital allocation strategy which allows us to return value to shareholders through consistent increases in the dividend and share repurchases while continuing to invest in the business," said Grainger Chairman and CEO, DG Macpherson.
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W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2020 sales of
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