W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)Â
NYSE$967.82
Market Cap
$46.67B
Sector
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Industry
Industrial—Distribution
Rank in Sector
317 of 512
Rank in Industry
11 of 16
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GWW Insider Trading Activity
GWW Median Price and Trade Amounts History Chart
Statistics of Insider Transactions
Amount of Insider Buys and Sells
Buys | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Sells | $53,750,939 | 8 | 100 |
Related Transactions
| Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L | Sr. VP & CLO | 0 | $0 | 1 | $301,707 | $-301,707 |
| Fortin Matt | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $467,667 | $-467,667 |
| Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 0 | $0 | 2 | $491,528 | $-491,528 |
| Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 0 | $0 | 1 | $778,337 | $-778,337 |
| Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10.71M | $-10.71M |
| Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 0 | $0 | 2 | $41.01M | $-41.01M |
About W.W. Grainger, Inc.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services in the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. It offers safety and security supplies, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers inventory management and technical support services. The company serves businesses, corporations, government entities, and other institutions through sales and service representatives, and electronic and ecommerce channels. W.W. Grainger, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Insider Activity of W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Over the last 12 months, insiders at W.W. Grainger, Inc. have bought $0 and sold $53.75M worth of W.W. Grainger, Inc. stock.
On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at W.W. Grainger, Inc. have bought $0 and sold $45.17M worth of stock each year.
There was no buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months.
The last purchase of 195 shares for transaction amount of $50,020 was made by Watson Lucas E (director) on 2018‑02‑05.
List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
| 2025-03-10 | Sale | Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 334 0.0007% | $1,020.28 | $340,774 | -4.70% | |
| 2024-11-13 | Sale | Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 125 0.0003% | $1,206.03 | $150,754 | -10.02% | |
| 2024-11-06 | Sale | Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L | Sr. VP & CLO | 253 0.0005% | $1,192.52 | $301,707 | -9.11% | |
| 2024-11-05 | Sale | Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 9,577 0.0201% | $1,117.84 | $10.71M | -3.07% | |
| 2024-11-01 | Sale | Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 704 0.0014% | $1,105.59 | $778,337 | -1.10% | |
| 2024-09-30 | Sale | Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 12,992 0.0264% | $1,037.68 | $13.48M | +5.17% | |
| 2024-09-16 | Sale | Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 27,502 0.0559% | $1,000.82 | $27.52M | +7.57% | |
| 2024-06-20 | Sale | Fortin Matt | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 511 0.0011% | $915.20 | $467,667 | +13.01% | |
| 2024-02-29 | Sale | Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 3,813 0.0077% | $968.88 | $3.69M | +3.21% | |
| 2024-02-08 | Sale | Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 8,301 0.0173% | $950.40 | $7.89M | +4.25% | |
| 2024-02-07 | Sale | Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 3,122 0.0065% | $950.22 | $2.97M | +4.71% | |
| 2023-12-04 | Sale | Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 250 0.0005% | $801.50 | $200,375 | +19.90% | |
| 2023-11-29 | Sale | Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 2,477 0.005% | $776.37 | $1.92M | +23.78% | |
| 2023-11-28 | Sale | Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 2,478 0.0051% | $788.68 | $1.95M | +23.76% | |
| 2023-11-02 | Sale | Fortin Matt | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 842 0.0017% | $755.52 | $636,149 | +26.33% | |
| 2023-11-01 | Sale | Fortin Matt | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 3,439 0.0069% | $735.85 | $2.53M | +28.65% | |
| 2023-05-12 | Sale | Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 54 0.0001% | $682.09 | $36,833 | +15.30% | |
| 2023-05-02 | Sale | Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 2,127 0.0043% | $691.92 | $1.47M | +13.45% | |
| 2023-05-02 | Sale | Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 476 0.0009% | $683.74 | $325,461 | +13.45% | |
| 2023-03-15 | Sale | Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 2,090 0.0041% | $660.15 | $1.38M | +9.94% |
Total: 302
*Gray background shows transactions not older than one year
Insider Historical Profitability
15.97%
| Macpherson Donald G | Chairman and CEO | 98567 0.2044% | $95.4M | 0 | 29 | |
| Merriwether Deidra C | Sr. VP & CFO | 9509 0.0197% | $9.2M | 0 | 7 | |
| Robbins Paige K | Sr. VP | 4379 0.0091% | $4.24M | 0 | 10 | |
| Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L | Sr. VP & CLO | 3045 0.0063% | $2.95M | 0 | 1 | |
| Fortin Matt | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 1848 0.0038% | $1.79M | 0 | 3 | |
| Thomson Laurie R | VP, Controller | 457 0.0009% | $442,293.74 | 0 | 8 | |
| Williams Susan Slavik | director | 663359 1.3758% | $642.01M | 0 | 2 | |
| GRAINGER DAVID W | director | 524720 1.0883% | $507.83M | 0 | 11 | |
| SLAVIK JAMES D | director | 255686 0.5303% | $247.46M | 0 | 7 | |
| RYAN JAMES T | Chairman of the Board | 163478 0.339% | $158.22M | 0 | 18 | |
| KEYSER RICHARD L | Chairman Emeritus | 163075 0.3382% | $157.83M | 0 | 16 | |
| CLARK WESLEY M | Pres & Chief Operating Officer | 65000 0.1348% | $62.91M | 0 | 1 | |
| SLAYTON JOHN W JR | Sr. VP, Merchandising | 51764 0.1074% | $50.1M | 0 | 3 | |
| LOUX P OGDEN | Sr. VP, Finance and CFO | 42704 0.0886% | $41.33M | 0 | 13 | |
| CHEN YC | Group President | 40450 0.0839% | $39.15M | 1 | 4 | +9.78% |
| SCHWEIG JOHN A | Sr. VP, Strategy & Development | 38449 0.0797% | $37.21M | 0 | 4 | |
| LOIZZO LARRY J | Vice President | 38058 0.0789% | $36.83M | 0 | 7 | |
| SMITH HAROLD B | director | 28000 0.0581% | $27.1M | 1 | 0 | +22.13% |
| FERRARELL TIMOTHY M | Sr. VP, Enterprise Systems | 24615 0.0511% | $23.82M | 0 | 1 | |
| CARRUTHERS COURT D | Sr. VP & Group President | 22754 0.0472% | $22.02M | 0 | 14 | |
| Pulick Michael A | Senior Vice President | 21135 0.0438% | $20.45M | 0 | 10 | |
| HOBOR NANCY A | Sr VP-Communications & Inv Rel | 20650 0.0428% | $19.99M | 0 | 11 | |
| HOWARD JOHN L | Sr. VP and General Counsel | 20567 0.0427% | $19.91M | 0 | 30 | |
| JADIN RONALD L | Sr. VP & Chief Financial Off | 20459 0.0424% | $19.8M | 0 | 16 | |
| MCCARTER JOHN W JR | director | 17343 0.036% | $16.78M | 0 | 8 | |
| WEBB JANIECE S | director | 11302 0.0234% | $10.94M | 0 | 1 | |
| Brown Laura D | Sr. VP, Inv Rel & Comm | 7735 0.016% | $7.49M | 0 | 13 | |
| GANTZ WILBUR H | director | 6300 0.0131% | $6.1M | 0 | 6 | |
| Okray Thomas B | SVP & Chief Financial Officer | 6231 0.0129% | $6.03M | 0 | 1 | |
| HIGH JOSEPH C | Sr. VP & Chief People Officer | 6038 0.0125% | $5.84M | 0 | 5 | |
| NOVICH NEIL S | director | 5340 0.0111% | $5.17M | 0 | 4 | |
| ANDERSON BRIAN P | director | 3340 0.0069% | $3.23M | 0 | 7 | |
| Carroll Kathleen S | SVP & Chief HR Officer | 3275 0.0068% | $3.17M | 0 | 1 | |
| HALL WILLIAM K | director | 3000 0.0062% | $2.9M | 1 | 0 | +26.45% |
| IRVING GREGORY S | Vice President and Controller | 3000 0.0062% | $2.9M | 0 | 11 | |
| Lomax William | Vice President and Controller | 2722 0.0056% | $2.63M | 0 | 3 | |
| Tapia Eric R | Vice President & Controller | 2693 0.0056% | $2.61M | 0 | 8 | |
| ROBERTS MICHAEL JAMES | director | 1000 0.0021% | $967,820.00 | 1 | 0 | +15.04% |
| LEVENICK STUART L | director | 400 0.0008% | $387,128.00 | 1 | 0 | +14.02% |
| Adkins Rodney C | director | 400 0.0008% | $387,128.00 | 1 | 0 | +5.89% |
| HAILEY V ANN | director | 200 0.0004% | $193,564.00 | 1 | 0 | +15.65% |
| Watson Lucas E | director | 195 0.0004% | $188,724.90 | 1 | 0 | +18.76% |
*Gray background shows insiders who have made transactions during last year
GWW Institutional Investors: Active Positions
| Increased Positions | 570 | +43.78% | 2M | +5.86% |
| Decreased Positions | 535 | -41.09% | 2M | -6.13% |
| New Positions | 161 | New | 807,811 | New |
| Sold Out Positions | 70 | Sold Out | 295,240 | Sold Out |
| Total Postitions | 1,337 | +2.69% | 35M | -0.27% |
GWW Ownership Change vs Market
Institutional Investor Ownership
Top Shareholders
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
New Shareholders
Sold-Out Shareholders
Active Shareholders
| Vanguard Group Inc | $5.44M | 11.11% | 5.33M | +40,376 | +0.76% | 2024-12-31 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | $4.09M | 8.35% | 4.01M | -61,674 | -1.51% | 2024-12-31 |
| State Street Corp | $2.05M | 4.19% | 2.01M | +14,927 | +0.75% | 2024-12-31 |
| Fmr Llc | $1.64M | 3.34% | 1.6M | -13,352 | -0.83% | 2024-12-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | $1.22M | 2.49% | 1.19M | +27,716 | +2.38% | 2024-12-31 |
| Wells Fargo & Company/Mn | $1.09M | 2.22% | 1.06M | -553 | -0.05% | 2024-12-31 |
| Clearbridge Investments, Llc | $981,704.00 | 2% | 961,315 | -45,565 | -4.53% | 2024-12-31 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | $762,606.00 | 1.56% | 746,767 | -388,025 | -34.19% | 2024-12-31 |
| Northern Trust Corp | $696,375.00 | 1.42% | 681,912 | +84,595 | +14.16% | 2024-12-31 |
| Franklin Resources Inc | $631,476.00 | 1.29% | 618,361 | -10,951 | -1.74% | 2024-12-31 |
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