W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)
NYSE: GWW · Wholesale-Durable Goods · Lake Forest, IL · filing with the SEC since 1994
Grade7.3
◀ Past 8.0● Present 7.8▶ Future 6.0
Who owns W.W. Grainger, Inc.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
2
Vanguard Capital Management holds 6.99% of Common Stock, as its SCHEDULE 13G filed Apr 30, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
18
report now, of 36 people on the record since 2006. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 2 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Vanguard Capital Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 30, 2026 · Common Stock
Susan Slavik Williams
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jan 29, 2025 · Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 27, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 11.7% in Jul 29, 2025
What GWW reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
45 subsidiaries in 13 countries, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
62sales
0purchases
46sales on a scheduled plan
6people selling
$33.5Msold, in dollars
$0bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Oct 2, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window6 of 36 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 22 | $26.0M | 22 | 0 | $0 |
| Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 24 | $4.1M | 24 | 0 | $0 |
| Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 5 | $1.8M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Leroy Jonny M | SVP, Chief Technology Officer | 5 | $1.1M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Thomson Laurie R | Interim CFO and VP, Controller | 5 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L | Sr. VP & CLO | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |