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W. W. Grainger

GWW Net selling
CIK 0000277135 #478 in the set updated 17 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$50.02K
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$310.16M
$20.96M on a plan · $236.70M straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$52.51M
113 of 392 sales
Net
−$310.11M
−$52.46M against sales at will

By person

26 insiders · 393 transactions
114×

D.G. Macpherson holds 114 times base salary in stock. $134.28M of shares against $1.18M in salary for 2025.

Salary from the company's own proxy. The shares are what D.G. Macpherson last reported holding, valued at $1,234.89, the price Common Stock was last bought or sold at on the open market here, on 12 May 2026.

Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Of company
Worth
Change
Macpherson Donald G
Chairman and CEO
—
$149.61M (138) scheduled
−$149.61M
108,740
0.2309%
$134.28M
+349.5%
HOWARD JOHN L
Sr. VP and General Counsel
—
$38.59M (35) scheduled
−$38.59M
20,567
0.0437%
$25.40M
−46.4%
Williams Susan Slavik
Director
—
$30.43M (17)
−$30.43M
1,010,500
2.15%
$1.25B
−51.7%
Robbins Paige K
Sr. VP
—
$25.62M (45) scheduled
−$25.62M
18,236
0.0387%
$22.52M
+49.6%
Merriwether Deidra C
Sr. VP & CFO
—
$17.55M (51) scheduled
−$17.55M
10,541
0.0224%
$13.02M
+102.9%
JADIN RONALD L
Sr. VP & Chief Financial Off
—
$16.09M (8) scheduled
−$16.09M
20,459
0.0434%
$25.26M
0.0%
RYAN JAMES T
Chairman of the Board
—
$15.82M (2) scheduled
−$15.82M
163,478
0.3471%
$201.88M
−2.6%
Fortin Matt
SVP & Chief HR Officer
—
$3.63M (12) scheduled
−$3.63M
1,848
0.0039%
$2.28M
−12.0%
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
—
$3.43M (24)
−$3.43M
399
0.0008%
$492.72K
−83.7%
Brown Laura D
Sr. VP, Inv Rel & Comm
—
$2.31M (12) scheduled
−$2.31M
8,126
0.0173%
$10.03M
−27.7%
Tapia Eric R
Vice President & Controller
—
$1.79M (11) scheduled
−$1.79M
2,716
0.0058%
$3.35M
−23.4%
LeRoy Jonny M
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
—
$1.55M (18)
−$1.55M
1,554
0.0033%
$1.92M
−1.0%
Okray Thomas B
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
—
$1.27M (7)
−$1.27M
6,231
0.0132%
$7.69M
—
Carroll Kathleen S
SVP & Chief HR Officer
—
$1.13M (3) scheduled
−$1.13M
4,268
0.0091%
$5.27M
—
Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L
Sr. VP & CLO
—
$802.43K (5)
−$802.43K
3,791
0.0080%
$4.68M
—
ANDERSON BRIAN P
Director
—
$360.18K (2)
−$360.18K
3,340
0.0071%
$4.12M
−23.0%
HIGH JOSEPH C
Sr. VP & Chief People Officer
—
$174.28K (1)
−$174.28K
6,038
0.0128%
$7.46M
+3.9%
Watson Lucas E
Director
$50.02K (1)
—
+$50.02K
314
0.0007%
$387.76K
+100.0%
SLAVIK JAMES D
Director
—
— (1)
$0.00
255,686
0.5428%
$315.74M
0.0%
NOVICH NEIL S
Director
—
—
—
4,605
0.0098%
$5.69M
0.0%
OKeef Robert F
Interim CFO
—
—
—
3,787
0.0080%
$4.68M
+19.3%
Tinto Melanie J
SVP & Chief HR Officer
—
—
—
3,123
0.0066%
$3.86M
—
Adkins Rodney C
Director
—
—
—
400
0.0008%
$493.96K
0.0%
SANTI ERNEST SCOTT
Director
—
—
—
303
0.0006%
$374.17K
0.0%
KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J
Director
—
—
—
65
0.0001%
$80.27K
0.0%
LEVENICK STUART L
Director
—
—
—
0
0.0000%
$0.00
−100.0%

Individual transactions

50
Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
40
$1,122.39
$44.90K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
40
$1,119.73
$44.79K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
160
$1,118.61
$178.98K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
280
$1,117.83
$312.99K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
128
$1,116.81
$142.95K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
240
$1,115.43
$267.70K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
120
$1,113.93
$133.67K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
280
$1,112.41
$311.47K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
40
$1,110.08
$44.40K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
40
$1,107.77
$44.31K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
40
$1,102.26
$44.09K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2026
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
80
$1,097.27
$87.78K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
100
$1,006.70
$100.67K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
64
$1,004.75
$64.30K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
100
$1,002.99
$100.30K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
100
$1,000.62
$100.06K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
200
$997.99
$199.60K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
300
$994.64
$298.39K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
100
$992.84
$99.28K
Merriwether Deidra C
2 Apr 2025
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
200
$990.18
$198.04K
Merriwether Deidra C
1 Nov 2024
Sr. VP & CFO
Sold on a plan
704
$1,105.59
$778.34K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
72
$1,043.84
$75.16K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
225
$1,042.96
$234.67K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
341
$1,042.14
$355.37K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
700
$1,040.62
$728.43K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
496
$1,039.72
$515.70K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
2,993
$1,038.99
$3.11M
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
3,852
$1,037.85
$4.00M
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
1,125
$1,036.49
$1.17M
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
1,158
$1,035.72
$1.20M
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
1,366
$1,034.54
$1.41M
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
521
$1,033.61
$538.51K
Macpherson Donald G
30 Sep 2024
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
143
$1,032.23
$147.61K
Macpherson Donald G
29 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
500
$778.14
$389.07K
Macpherson Donald G
29 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
900
$777.05
$699.35K
Macpherson Donald G
29 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
677
$776.03
$525.37K
Macpherson Donald G
29 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
400
$773.21
$309.28K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
157
$811.98
$127.48K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
100
$810.63
$81.06K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
300
$809.23
$242.77K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
100
$807.38
$80.74K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
43
$801.59
$34.47K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
257
$800.61
$205.76K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
75
$784.17
$58.81K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
200
$783.40
$156.68K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
100
$782.02
$78.20K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
100
$777.18
$77.72K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
300
$776.27
$232.88K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
215
$775.04
$166.63K
Macpherson Donald G
28 Nov 2023
Chairman and CEO
Sold on a plan
531
$774.31
$411.16K
Showing 250 of 393 transactions. The figures above use every one of them.

What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 741
Amendments (4/A) skipped 2
Filings about a different issuer 0
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 0
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 50
Sales straight out of an exercise 229
Sales at will 113
Transactions with no price 1
Shares from compensation/vesting 6,456,479
Sales filed before the plan box existed 62
History held since 1 Sep 2016