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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, Inc. director reports deferred stock unit grant
A director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. reported acquiring 2 deferred stock units on 12/01/2025. These units are expected to settle into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after the director’s service ends. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 937 derivative securities, held directly. The transaction was reported on a Form 4 as a routine update of the director’s equity holdings.
W.W. Grainger director Rodney C. Adkins reported recent equity transactions in the company’s stock. On 12/01/2025, he disposed of 400 shares of common stock, reducing his directly held non-derivative position by that amount. The filing also shows an acquisition of 14 deferred stock units on the same date at a price of $948.63 per unit.
The deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis following the end of his service as a director. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 5,963 deferred stock units, all held directly, which represent a future claim on an equivalent number of W.W. Grainger common shares when they settle.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported Q3 2025 results highlighted by growth in sales and a non-cash impairment tied to a U.K. exit. Net sales were $4,657 million, up 6.1% year over year, while operating earnings fell to $511 million after a $186 million Cromwell impairment and $10 million of U.K. closure costs recorded in SG&A. Diluted EPS was $6.12 versus $9.87 a year ago.
Underlying trends were steadier on an adjusted basis. Adjusted operating earnings were $707 million, up 3%, and adjusted diluted EPS was $10.21, up 3%. High‑Touch Solutions N.A. net sales rose 3.4% to $3,635 million; Endless Assortment rose 18.2% to $935 million with margin improvement. Cash from operations reached $1,620 million for the nine months; the company invested $558 million in capital expenditures, repurchased $798 million of shares, and repaid $500 million of notes. Cash was $535 million and long‑term debt $2,367 million at quarter‑end. The Board declared a $2.26 dividend payable December 1, 2025. Assets and liabilities related to Cromwell were classified as held for sale, and management stated the planned divestiture is not a strategic shift requiring discontinued operations.
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported that it issued a press release with its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company furnished the release as Exhibit 99.1 in an 8-K dated October 31, 2025 under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).
This filing serves to make the Q3 2025 results public via the attached press release. Further details and figures are available in Exhibit 99.1.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. reporting person Jonny LeRoy, SVP and Chief Technology Officer, reported multiple dispositions of Common Stock on 09/09/2025. Each line lists a sale (transaction codes S and variants) with prices ranging from $992.36 to $993.22 and remaining beneficial ownership shown per line (examples: 2,244, 2,081, 1,771 shares). The Form 4 was signed under power of attorney on 09/11/2025.
Form 144 filed for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW): An insider plans to sell 500 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 09/09/2025. The shares were acquired on 04/01/2024 as restricted stock that vested under a registered compensation plan and were paid as compensation. The filing reports 47,832,244 shares outstanding and lists the aggregate market value of the proposed sale as $496,430.00. No other sales in the past three months were reported. The filer also certifies they are unaware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
Susan Slavik Williams, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions on 09/01/2025 showing a sale and multiple beneficial ownership entries. The filing discloses a disposal of 8,342 shares of Grainger common stock and an acquisition of 5 deferred stock units expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after director service ends. The report lists total beneficial holdings across direct and indirect accounts, including 5,132 shares held directly in trust, multiple trusts holding 48,939, 200,314, 572, and 852,158 shares, and LLC-held positions of 1,528,585 and 150,000 shares, with certain trusts managed by Ms. Williams or her husband and with disclaimers of beneficial ownership where noted.
Beatriz R. Perez, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), acquired 11 deferred stock units on 09/01/2025. The filing reports that these deferred stock units are expected to settle on a one-for-one basis into shares of common stock following the end of her service as a director.
After the reported transaction, Ms. Perez is shown as beneficially owning 5,077 shares of Grainger common stock. The Form 4 was signed by Paul Stanukinas by power of attorney on 09/03/2025 and includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).
Lucas E. Watson, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported on Form 4 that he acquired 12 deferred stock units on 09/01/2025 that will settle one-for-one into common shares after his service as a director ends. The reporting person holds 5,686 shares of Grainger common stock following the transaction; 157 additional shares are held indirectly in the Watson Trust, of which he is co-trustee. The filing was signed by a power-of-attorney representative on 09/03/2025 and lists Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).
Ernest Scott Santi, a director of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), reported transactions dated 09/01/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 303 shares of Common Stock and the acquisition of 23 Deferred Stock Units that are expected to settle one-for-one into common shares after the director’s service ends. Following the reported activity, the filing lists 10,390 shares beneficially owned directly. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney on behalf of Mr. Santi on 09/03/2025. The filing includes Exhibit 24 (Power of Attorney).