W.W. Grainger, Inc. filings document financial results, shareholder governance and corporate-authority matters for an Illinois-based broad line MRO distributor. Current reports on Form 8-K furnish quarterly earnings releases covering sales, margins, EPS, cash flow, outlook, capital returns and segment performance for High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment.
Proxy and annual meeting filings describe director elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive-compensation votes, voting mechanics and board governance. Other material-event filings record by-law amendments, including provisions for virtual shareholder meetings and remote communications.
NOVICH NEIL S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Neil S. Novich reported an equity compensation grant. He received 67 Deferred Stock Units, each tied to one share of common stock, at a reference price of $1,234.24 per unit. These units are expected to settle in common shares after his service as a director ends.
Following this grant, Novich now holds 33,644 Deferred Stock Units and 4,605 shares of common stock directly. The filing reflects routine director compensation rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
W.W. Grainger director Cindy J. Miller received a routine compensation grant of 1 Deferred Stock Unit. The unit was granted on June 1, 2026 at a reference value of $1,234.24 per unit and is tied to 1 underlying share of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
After this award, Miller holds a total of 536 Deferred Stock Units, which are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis following the end of her service as a director. This filing reflects a standard grant/award acquisition rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Christopher J. Klein reported a compensation-related equity grant. He received 1 deferred stock unit tied to common stock at a reference price of $1,234.24 per unit. After this grant, he holds 616 deferred stock units and 65 shares of common stock directly. The deferred stock units are expected to settle in common shares on a one-for-one basis following the end of his board service, so this filing reflects ongoing equity-based director compensation rather than an open-market trade.
W.W. Grainger director Katherine D. Jaspon reported small, routine deferred stock unit movements. She received a grant of 3 Deferred Stock Units tied to common stock and made bona fide gifts of a total of 6 Deferred Stock Units, split between direct holdings and a family trust. After these transactions, 1,850 Deferred Stock Units are held indirectly in a family trust. Each unit is expected to settle into one share of common stock after her service as a director ends.
Davis George S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director George S. Davis received a grant of 3 Deferred Stock Units as compensation. These units are derivatives tied to the company’s common stock and are expected to settle in shares on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends. Following this award, he holds a total of 1,260 Deferred Stock Units directly.
W.W. Grainger director Rodney C. Adkins reported a routine equity award. He received a grant of 12 Deferred Stock Units, classified as a grant or award acquisition. These units are expected to settle in an equal number of common shares after his service as a director ends.
Following this grant, Adkins directly holds 6,163 Deferred Stock Units tied to common stock and 400 shares of common stock. This filing reflects compensation-related awards rather than any open‑market buying or selling of Grainger stock.
Perez Beatriz R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Beatriz R. Perez received 11 Deferred Stock Units as a compensation award. Each unit is tied to one share of common stock at a reference value of $1,234.24 per unit. Following this grant, she holds 5,355 deferred stock units, which are expected to settle in common shares on a one-for-one basis after her board service ends.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. reported that VP and Controller Laurie R. Thomson sold a total of 313 shares of common stock in open-market transactions on May 12, 2026. The sales occurred at weighted average prices within a range of about $1,230.45 to $1,236.54 per share. Following these transactions, Thomson directly owned 399 shares of Grainger common stock. These disclosures show a series of small insider sales rather than a change in derivative or option positions.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. senior vice president and chief technology officer Jonny M. LeRoy reported selling company stock in multiple open-market transactions. On May 12, 2026, he sold a total of 854 shares of Common Stock across five trades at prices around the low $1,200s per share.
The reported weighted average sale prices for the trades ranged from about $1,229 to $1,233 per share, with individual trade prices detailed in the footnotes as falling between $1,228.99 and $1,233.48. Following these transactions, LeRoy directly holds 1,554 shares of W.W. Grainger common stock.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. senior vice president Paige K. Robbins reported open-market sales of company stock. On May 12, 2026, she sold a total of 1,457 shares of common stock in several transactions at weighted average prices generally around $1,230 per share, with individual price ranges disclosed between $1,229.26 and $1,235.20. After these sales, she holds 2,232 shares directly and an additional 16,004 shares indirectly through a family trust, over which she has voting and investment power.