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.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 13 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting its disaggregated holdings in WW Grainger Inc. The filing states that following an internal realignment dated 01/12/2026, the reporting entities disclose 0% beneficial ownership: 0 shares and no voting or dispositive power. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim on 03/27/2026.
W.W. Grainger Sr. VP & CFO Deidra C. Merriwether exercised stock options and sold shares in a pre-planned transaction. She exercised options for 2,339 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $311.26 per share and converted them into common stock.
On the same date, she sold 2,339 common shares in a series of open-market trades under a Rule 10b5-1 trading program adopted on December 23, 2025, at weighted average prices within ranges from $1,044.54 to $1,072.93 per share. After these transactions, she directly holds 10,235 shares of W.W. Grainger common stock.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its 2026 virtual annual meeting on April 29, 2026. Investors will elect 12 directors for one-year terms, ratify Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, and approve on an advisory basis executive compensation for named officers.
The proxy highlights an independently dominated, actively refreshed board, with a combined Chairman/CEO and a Lead Director structure, and detailed committee responsibilities. It emphasizes Grainger’s culture framework, the Grainger Edge®, and its Grainger Impact Program covering emissions, customer sustainability solutions, supplier alliances, inclusion and community, and workplace safety, including a target to cut global Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline.
W.W. Grainger director Susan Slavik Williams received a grant of deferred stock units. On March 1, 2026, she acquired 5 deferred stock units at an indicated price of $1,144.73 each as a grant or award. Following this grant, her directly held deferred stock units total 2,176.
She also reports 8,342 shares of common stock held directly. Additional common shares are reported as indirectly held through various trusts and limited liability companies, with footnotes stating that she serves as trustee or manager and, in several cases, disclaims beneficial ownership except for any actual pecuniary interest.
W.W. Grainger director Steven Andrew White reported movements in deferred stock units tied to his board service. He received a grant of 5 deferred stock units, which are expected to settle into an equal number of common shares on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends.
On the same date, 5 deferred stock units were gifted to his spouse and then transferred into a family trust, where he is trustee and primary beneficiary and holds voting and investment power over the trust’s units. After these transfers, 2,625 deferred stock units are shown as held indirectly through the family trust.
W.W. Grainger director Lucas E. Watson received an equity award in the form of deferred stock units. On March 1, 2026, he acquired 11 deferred stock units at a reference price of $1,144.73 per unit, bringing his direct deferred stock unit holdings to 5,711.
He also has indirect ownership of 157 shares of common stock held in the Lucas E. Watson Trust – 2025, where he serves as trustee. The deferred stock units are expected to settle into an equal number of common shares after his service as a director ends.
SANTI ERNEST SCOTT reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Ernest Scott Santi reported an award of 21 deferred stock units on March 1, 2026. The units were granted at a reference price of $1,144.73 per unit and are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends.
After this grant, Santi reported holding a total of 10,436 deferred stock units and 303 shares of common stock directly. This filing reflects compensation in the form of deferred equity rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Perez Beatriz R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director receives equity-based compensation. Director Beatriz R. Perez was granted 10 Deferred Stock Units on March 1, 2026 at a reference price of $1,144.73 per unit. After this award, she holds a total of 5,099 Deferred Stock Units directly. These units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after her service as a director ends.