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The SEC filings page for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) provides access to the company’s official regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Grainger is incorporated in Illinois and reports under Commission File Number 1-5684. Its filings offer detailed information on financial performance, governance, risk factors and significant corporate events.
Through this page, you can review annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which typically include consolidated financial statements, segment results for the High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment businesses, discussions of gross profit and operating margins, cash flow, capital expenditures and risk disclosures. These core filings help explain how Grainger’s broad line distribution model and its Zoro.com and MonotaRO.com platforms contribute to overall results.
Current reports on Form 8-K document specific material events. Recent 8-K filings have covered quarterly earnings releases and amendments to the company’s By-Laws, including updates related to virtual annual shareholder meetings and remote communications. Other 8-Ks may address items such as dividend declarations, leadership changes, portfolio transactions or other significant developments when they occur.
Investors interested in insider activity can also look for Forms 3, 4 and 5, which report beneficial ownership and changes in ownership by directors, officers and certain shareholders. Proxy statements on Schedule 14A provide additional detail on corporate governance, board composition and executive compensation.
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W.W. Grainger’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz reported routine share withholdings tied to restricted stock unit vesting. On February 1, 2025, 188 common shares were withheld at
These transactions relate to a February 1, 2023 restricted stock unit grant that vests in three equal annual tranches on February 1 of 2024, 2025, and 2026. After the February 1, 2026 tax withholding, Berardinelli-Krantz directly beneficially owned 2,797 shares of Grainger common stock. The filing also notes that the February 1, 2025 vesting event was not reported at the time due to an administrative error.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. filed a current report to furnish its latest earnings information. On February 3, 2026, the company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, which is attached to the report as Exhibit 99.1.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. senior vice president and chief legal officer Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz reported selling 195 shares of common stock on 12/16/2025 in a transaction coded S at a price of $ 1,023.93 per share. After this sale, she directly beneficially owns 3,174 shares of W.W. Grainger common stock.
GWW shareholder filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 195 shares of common stock on the NYSE through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
The shares were acquired on 02/01/2025 via restricted stock vesting under a registered plan from the issuer as payment for services rendered. The filing lists 47549337 shares outstanding and an aggregate market value of 199666.35 for the planned sale.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. reported that its board of directors approved amendments to the company’s By-Laws effective December 10, 2025. The changes are described as updates to modernize and clarify provisions related to virtual annual shareholder meetings and remote communications, and to update or remove outdated terminology.
The company notes that this is a governance and procedural update, and the full amended By-Laws are provided as an exhibit to the report for detailed reference.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Chairman and CEO Donald G. Macpherson reported multiple transactions in company common stock on December 4 and 5, 2025. He exercised stock options at an exercise price of $311.26 per share, acquiring blocks of 10,500, 8,000, and 12,163 shares, and then sold portions of the stock in numerous open-market transactions at weighted average prices generally between the high $960s and high $970s per share.
The filing also discloses a gift of 3,977 shares at a reported price of $0. All trades were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 4, 2025. After these transactions, Macpherson directly beneficially owned 103,885 shares of W.W. Grainger common stock.
GWW filed a notice under Rule 144 for a planned sale of restricted stock. The seller intends to sell 26,686 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $25,916,375.76. The filing states that 47,549,337 shares of the issuer’s common stock are outstanding. The shares were acquired on 12/04/2025 by exercising stock options for cash on the same date, and the approximate date of sale is also listed as 12/04/2025. The signer represents that they are not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.
W.W. Grainger director reports deferred stock unit and gift transactions. Director Steven Andrew White reported derivative transactions dated 12/01/2025 involving deferred stock units tied to W.W. Grainger common stock. One transaction shows the acquisition of 5 deferred stock units, with each unit described as 1-for-1 with common stock and expected to settle in shares after his service as a director ends. Additional entries reflect that 5 stock units were gifted to his spouse and then transferred into a family trust where he serves as trustee and primary beneficiary, with 2,620 deferred stock units shown as indirectly owned through the family trust, over which he has voting and investment power.
W.W. Grainger director Lucas E. Watson reported routine equity activity. On December 1, 2025, he acquired 14 deferred stock units, each tied on a 1-for-1 basis to a share of W.W. Grainger common stock and expected to settle in stock after his service as a director ends. Following this transaction, he beneficially owns 5,700 deferred stock units directly. He also indirectly holds 157 shares of common stock through the Watson Trust UA DTD December 17, 2015, where he serves as co-trustee.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Susan Slavik Williams reported a new equity award and detailed her holdings of the company’s stock. On 12/01/2025, she acquired 5 deferred stock units at a price of $948.63 per unit, which are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after her service as a director ends. Following this transaction, she beneficially owns 2,171 deferred stock units held directly.
In addition to derivative holdings, she reports ownership of W.W. Grainger common stock in several forms. These include 8,342 shares held directly, and multiple indirect positions held through various trusts and limited liability companies for her benefit and that of her immediate family. For several of these indirect positions she disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of her actual pecuniary interest.