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Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.10%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $2,751,750.14

W.W. Grainger Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at W.W. Grainger by year and by quarter.

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W.W. Grainger Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $969.24
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -1.921 (-0.20%)
As of 12/4/2025 04:59 PM ET

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W.W. Grainger Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
9/9/2025Jonny M. LeRoySVPSell500$992.86$496,430.001,771View SEC Filing Icon  
5/23/2025Nancy L. Berardinelli-KrantzVPSell280$1,075.20$301,056.003,369View SEC Filing Icon  
5/6/2025Laurie R ThomsonVPSell761$1,042.86$793,616.46578View SEC Filing Icon  
4/2/2025Deidra C. MerriwetherCFOSell1,164$997.12$1,160,647.6810,235View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2024Laurie R ThomsonVPSell125$1,206.03$150,753.75675View SEC Filing Icon  
11/5/2024Paige K. RobbinsVPSell9,577$1,117.84$10,705,553.684,379View SEC Filing Icon  
11/1/2024Deidra C. MerriwetherCFOSell704$1,105.59$778,335.369,509View SEC Filing Icon  
9/30/2024Donald G. MacphersonCEOSell12,992$1,037.68$13,481,538.5698,567View SEC Filing Icon  
9/16/2024Donald G. MacphersonCEOSell27,502$1,000.82$27,524,551.64111,559View SEC Filing Icon  
6/20/2024Matt FortinSVPSell511$915.20$467,667.201,848View SEC Filing Icon  
2/29/2024Paige K. RobbinsVPSell3,813$968.88$3,694,339.444,909View SEC Filing Icon  
2/7/2024Paige K. RobbinsVPSell3,122$950.22$2,966,586.844,909View SEC Filing Icon  
12/4/2023Laurie R ThomsonVPSell250$801.50$200,375.00911View SEC Filing Icon  
11/28/2023Donald G. MacphersonCEOSell2,478$788.68$1,954,349.0490,145View SEC Filing Icon  
11/1/2023Matt FortinSVPSell3,439$735.85$2,530,588.152,462View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2023Laurie R ThomsonVPSell476$683.74$325,460.241,731View SEC Filing Icon  
3/15/2023Deidra C. MerriwetherCFOSell4,623$664.66$3,072,723.187,605View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2023Donald G. MacphersonCEOSell49,121$694.36$34,107,657.5680,240View SEC Filing Icon  
2/7/2023Kathleen S. CarrollSVPSell1,690$671.56$1,134,936.403,275View SEC Filing Icon  
12/2/2022Donald G. MacphersonCEOSell14,380$599.53$8,621,241.4069,119View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW)

80.70% of W.W. Grainger stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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W.W. Grainger Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
12/2/2025Allworth Financial LP5,466$5.21M0.0%-5.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025IFP Advisors Inc1,653$1.62M0.0%+20.5%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd14,407$13.73M0.1%-22.5%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/26/2025Strategic Advocates LLC990$0.94M0.2%+3.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/25/2025KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp72$67K0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/24/2025CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC12,090$11.52M0.0%+1.0%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.6,129$5.84M0.0%N/A0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Blue Fin Capital Inc.427$0.41M0.1%-4.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Achmea Investment Management B.V.26,610$25.36M0.3%+2.9%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025Oarsman Capital Inc.2,213$2.11M0.3%+4.4%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB479$0.46M0.0%-44.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/20/2025First Affirmative Financial Network464$0.44M0.2%-5.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Captrust Financial Advisors5,307$5.06M0.0%-3.2%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Coldstream Capital Management Inc.1,086$1.04M0.0%+14.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Danske Bank A S28,125$26.80M0.1%N/A0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd148$0.14M0.1%+179.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2025Stance Capital LLC1,338$1.28M0.5%+9.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC2,751$2.62M0.0%-15.5%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Vertex Planning Partners LLC304$0.29M0.1%+14.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt3,301$3.15M0.1%-50.0%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Hancock Whitney Corp2,585$2.46M0.0%-6.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.7,099$6.77M0.0%+77.2%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Morningstar Investment Management LLC9,095$8.67M0.3%N/A0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC799$0.76M0.0%-30.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC2,541$2.42M0.0%+19.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Laurion Capital Management LP252$0.24M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co92,310$87.44M0.1%+4.9%0.194%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Caxton Associates LLP1,235$1.18M0.0%-10.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Woodline Partners LP5,464$5.21M0.0%-71.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025XTX Topco Ltd1,603$1.53M0.1%+33.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Alyeska Investment Group L.P.103,627$98.75M0.3%-14.4%0.218%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025United Capital Financial Advisors LLC3,570$3.40M0.0%+5.7%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Utah Retirement Systems7,319$6.98M0.1%+1.5%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Voleon Capital Management LP15,578$14.85M0.4%+104.3%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Voloridge Investment Management LLC21,446$20.44M0.1%-48.5%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC8,417$8.02M0.0%-38.3%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Tidal Investments LLC5,308$5.06M0.0%+14.5%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025State Street Corp1,996,053$1.90B0.1%+0.7%4.198%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Scientech Research LLC721$0.69M0.2%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Polymer Capital Management HK LTD253$0.24M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Quadcap Wealth Management LLC1,342$1.28M0.2%-1.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio16,344$15.58M0.0%-3.5%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Nomura Holdings Inc.2,697$2.57M0.0%-17.8%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.1,267$1.21M0.0%+2.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Northern Trust Corp659,158$628.15M0.1%+0.5%1.386%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Norinchukin Bank The2,752$2.62M0.0%+2.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mariner LLC12,500$11.91M0.0%-11.9%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC148$0.14M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Moors & Cabot Inc.464$0.44M0.0%+3.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025National Bank of Canada FI27,514$26.22M0.0%-11.4%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV4,513$4.30M0.0%-11.5%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.7,364$7.02M0.0%-1.8%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC413$0.39M0.0%+9.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC2,427$2.31M0.1%-2.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Larson Financial Group LLC101$96K0.0%-18.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC1,302$1.24M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC265$0.25M0.0%-7.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Hilltop Holdings Inc.806$0.77M0.0%+5.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Holocene Advisors LP5,156$4.91M0.0%+209.3%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Gotham Asset Management LLC18,553$17.68M0.1%+22.3%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Flow Traders U.S. LLC270$0.26M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Focus Partners Wealth29,332$27.74M0.0%+85.4%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Delta Global Management LP2,418$2.30M0.2%+3.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC22,459$21.40M0.1%-2.7%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Cinctive Capital Management LP212$0.20M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.534$0.51M0.0%+9.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.1,289$1.23M0.0%-92.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025California Public Employees Retirement System135,643$129.26M0.1%+34.9%0.285%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of Nova Scotia5,503$5.24M0.0%+18.2%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Boothbay Fund Management LLC740$0.71M0.0%-88.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Aquatic Capital Management LLC198$0.19M0.0%-90.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.75,566$72.01M0.0%-6.6%0.159%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.57,102$54.42M0.0%-15.9%0.120%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC2,231$2.13M0.0%-55.4%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Creative Planning13,295$12.67M0.0%-4.1%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025SummitTX Capital L.P.846$0.81M0.0%-67.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025AQR Capital Management LLC149,920$141.90M0.1%+96.7%0.315%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Zacks Investment Management473$0.45M0.0%-3.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Credit Agricole S A16,202$15.44M0.0%N/A0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.163,136$155.46M0.0%+57.2%0.343%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Virtu Financial LLC5,386$5.13M0.3%+86.7%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Amundi288,321$276.47M0.1%-18.7%0.606%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Terra Nova Asset Management LLC1,516$1.44M0.9%-2.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Equitable Holdings Inc.745$0.71M0.0%-1.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec135,600$129.22M0.2%+45.9%0.285%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Qtron Investments LLC314$0.30M0.0%-73.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Man Group plc27,246$25.96M0.0%+55.6%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP5,265$5.02M0.6%+343.2%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025California State Teachers Retirement System73,890$70.41M0.1%+0.6%0.155%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Daiwa Securities Group Inc.7,608$7.25M0.0%+3.6%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Sustainable Growth Advisers LP251,424$239.60M1.4%N/A0.529%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Horizon Investments LLC4,308$4.10M0.1%+0.7%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank 13,635$12.99M0.0%+2.0%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025DF Dent & Co. Inc.2,340$2.23M0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Fiduciary Trust Co3,720$3.55M0.0%-0.9%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Brooklyn Investment Group602$0.57M0.0%+34.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC612,552$583.74M0.1%-12.6%1.288%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 1,527$1.46M0.0%+40.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Vident Advisory LLC2,976$2.84M0.0%+14.7%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025M&T Bank Corp9,483$9.04M0.0%-8.2%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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W.W. Grainger logo
W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The company provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers technical support and inventory management services. The company serves smaller businesses to large corporations, government entities, and other institutions, as well as commercial, healthcare, and manufacturing industries 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.
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Today's Range

Now: $969.24
Low: $967.91
High: $979.21

50 Day Range

MA: $952.99
Low: $918.70
High: $978.66

52 Week Range

Now: $969.24
Low: $893.99
High: $1,195.31

Volume

280,157 shs

Average Volume

247,821 shs

Market Capitalization

$46.09 billion

P/E Ratio

27.18

Dividend Yield

0.93%

Beta

1.11

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger's top insider shareholders include:
  1. Donald G Macpherson (CEO)
  2. Deidra C Merriwether (CFO)
  3. Paige K Robbins (VP)
  4. Krantz Nancy L Berardinelli (VP)
  5. Matt Fortin (SVP)
  6. Jonny M Leroy (SVP)
  7. Laurie R Thomson (VP)
Learn More about top insider investors at W.W. Grainger.

Who are the major institutional investors of W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 12.05%
  2. State Street Corp — 4.20%
  3. Parnassus Investments LLC — 1.58%
  4. Northern Trust Corp — 1.39%
  5. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC — 1.29%
  6. Franklin Resources Inc. — 1.13%
Learn More about top institutional investors of W.W. Grainger stock.

Which major investors are selling W.W. Grainger stock?

In the last quarter, GWW stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. First Trust Advisors LP
  2. Public Sector Pension Investment Board
  3. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ
  4. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC
  5. Barclays PLC
  6. Amundi
  7. Nordea Investment Management AB
  8. Twin Tree Management LP
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold W.W. Grainger company stock include:
  1. Donald G Macpherson (CEO)
  2. Deidra C Merriwether (CFO)
  3. Paige K Robbins (VP)
  4. Krantz Nancy L Berardinelli (VP)
Learn More investors selling W.W. Grainger stock.

Which major investors are buying W.W. Grainger stock?

Within the last quarter, GWW stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. Parnassus Investments LLC
  2. Sustainable Growth Advisers LP
  3. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA
  4. Vanguard Group Inc.
  5. AQR Capital Management LLC
  6. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.
  7. Raymond James Financial Inc.
  8. ABN Amro Investment Solutions