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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 director Susan Slavik Williams reported new equity-based compensation and updated her holdings. She received two awards of deferred stock units on April 29, 2026, one for 112 units at $1,160.14 per unit and another for 176 units. Both are structured to convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis after her board service ends and were taken in lieu of cash board fees.
Following these awards, she directly holds 8,342 shares of common stock and several indirect positions through trusts and limited liability companies, where she or her husband serve as trustee or she is manager. Footnotes state she disclaims beneficial ownership of certain indirect holdings except for her actual pecuniary interest.
White Steven Andrew reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Steven Andrew White reported compensation-related awards of deferred stock units tied to the company’s common stock. He received 112 deferred stock units at a reference price of $1,160.14 per unit and an additional 176 deferred stock units, both characterized as grants or awards.
The filing also shows 2,625 deferred stock units held indirectly through a family trust, with Mr. White having voting and investment power over those units. All deferred stock units are expected to settle on a one-for-one basis in common shares following the end of his service as a director, and some units were received in lieu of cash compensation for board service.
Watson Lucas E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Lucas E. Watson reported new equity-based compensation awards. On April 29, 2026, he received 112 deferred stock units at a reference value of $1,160.14 per unit and an additional 176 deferred stock units as part of his director compensation.
The filing states these deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after his service on the board ends. Following the latest transactions, he holds 5,887 deferred stock units directly and 157 shares of common stock indirectly in the Lucas E. Watson Trust – 2025, where he serves as trustee.
SANTI ERNEST SCOTT reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Ernest Scott Santi reported a routine equity award and updated holdings. He received a grant of 176 Deferred Stock Units, which are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after his board service ends.
Following this grant, he holds 10,612 Deferred Stock Units directly, each linked to one share of common stock, and 303 shares of common stock directly. The filing shows compensation-related equity accumulation rather than open-market buying or selling.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. director Beatriz R. Perez reported awards of deferred stock units as part of her board compensation. On April 29, she acquired 69 deferred stock units at a reference price of $1,160.14 per unit and a separate award of 176 deferred stock units.
The filing notes these deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis following the end of her service as a director, and that they were received in lieu of cash compensation. These are compensation-related, not open-market, transactions.
NOVICH NEIL S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Neil S. Novich reported routine equity compensation rather than open‑market trading. He received two grants of deferred stock units on April 29, 2026: one for 112 units at $1,160.14 per unit and another for 176 units. According to the disclosure, these deferred stock units are taken in lieu of cash fees for board service and are expected to settle into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends. Following these transactions, Novich holds 4,605 shares of common stock directly and 33,577 deferred stock units tied to common stock.
Miller Cindy J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Cindy J. Miller received a grant of 176 Deferred Stock Units on common stock. These units were awarded at a stated price of $0.0000 per unit, reflecting equity compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this award, Miller holds 535 Deferred Stock Units in total. According to the disclosure, the deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after her service as a director ends, tying a portion of her compensation to the company’s long-term performance.
KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Christopher J. Klein reported a new equity award. He received a grant of 176 deferred stock units tied to W.W. Grainger common stock as director compensation. These deferred stock units are expected to settle in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends.
Following this grant, Klein holds 615 deferred stock units directly, in addition to 65 shares of common stock held directly. The filing reflects compensation-related awards rather than any open-market purchases or sales.
Jaspon Katherine D. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director Katherine D. Jaspon reported routine equity compensation in the form of deferred stock units. On this date she received grants of 112 and 176 deferred stock units as compensation for board service, including units taken in lieu of cash fees.
Each deferred stock unit is expected to settle into one share of common stock on a one-for-one basis after her service as a director ends. Following these awards, she holds 288 deferred stock units directly and an additional 1,559 underlying shares indirectly through a family trust for which her spouse is a co-trustee. The filing reflects compensation awards, not open-market purchases or sales.
Davis George S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
W.W. Grainger director George S. Davis reported receiving deferred stock units as compensation, not through open-market trades. On the reported date, he was granted 142 deferred stock units tied to common stock at a reference price of $1,160.14 per share, bringing that award line to 1,257 units.
He also received a separate grant of 176 deferred stock units in lieu of cash compensation for board service, with that award line totaling 1,115 units afterward. These deferred stock units are expected to settle in an equal number of common shares on a one-for-one basis after his service as a director ends.