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GWW W.w. Grainger (GWW) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Wholesale & Retail · Wholesale-durable goods · CIK 0000277135
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
658
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about GWW

Insiders, 180 days
-$3.2M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-07-13

W.w. Grainger insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, W.W. GRAINGER, INC. insiders sold a net $3.2M of stock across 264 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
23
$28.4K
+6.9%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 5.8% of the 399 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 658 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller Thomson Laurie R sold about $28.4K of GWW on May 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 658 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
20
$24.7K
+6.9%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 4.7% of the 422 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 658 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller Thomson Laurie R sold about $24.7K of GWW on May 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 658 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
20
$24.7K
+6.9%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 442 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 658 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller Thomson Laurie R sold about $24.7K of GWW on May 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 658 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
10
$12.3K
+6.9%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 2.2% of the 462 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 658 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller Thomson Laurie R sold about $12.3K of GWW on May 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 658 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Thomson Laurie R
VP, Controller
SELL
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-12
240
$295.4K
+6.9%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 50.8% of the 472 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 658 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP, Controller Thomson Laurie R sold about $295.4K of GWW on May 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 658 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
264 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.2M over 180 days
below 64% of Wholesale & Retail
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
658 funds bought in last quarter
more than 94% of Wholesale & Retail
Revenue
+4.5% year over year
more than 54% of Wholesale & Retail
Margin
9.5% net margin
more than 89% of Wholesale & Retail
Buybacks
$461.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 87% of Wholesale & Retail
Short interest
2.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.8 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 53% of Wholesale & Retail
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 15 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 15 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+42.0%12M
-5%+12%+29%+46%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $4.1M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $2.9M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $2.5M2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.8M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.8M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.8M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.4M2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.3M2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.2M2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $1.1M2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $994.1K2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $986.0K2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $798.1K2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $732.7K2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $703.1K2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $670.1K2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $480.8K2026-05-12 · Robbins Paige K sold $469.7K2026-05-12 · Robbins Paige K sold $439.3K2026-05-12 · Robbins Paige K sold $432.8K2026-05-12 · LeRoy Jonny M sold $430.3K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $377.6K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $371.4K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $353.8K2026-04-02 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $313.0K2026-04-02 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $311.5K2026-05-12 · Robbins Paige K sold $304.2K2026-05-12 · Thomson Laurie R sold $295.4K2026-05-12 · LeRoy Jonny M sold $287.2K2026-04-02 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $267.7K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $256.8K2025-12-05 · Macpherson Donald G sold $232.2K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $212.1K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $208.3K2025-12-16 · Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L sold $199.7K2025-12-04 · Macpherson Donald G sold $195.7K2026-04-02 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $179.0K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $167.7K2026-03-24 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $159.7K2026-05-12 · Robbins Paige K sold $149.4K2026-04-02 · Merriwether Deidra C sold $143.0K2026-05-12 · LeRoy Jonny M sold $136.7K
Insider sell
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Who owns GWW: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
4,633,213 sh
$6.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2,881,429 sh
$3.9B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
2,306,592 sh
$3.1B
STATE STREET CORP
2,008,993 sh
$2.7B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
1,370,120 sh
$1.9B

Congress trades in GWW

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Jared Moskowitz
Sold 2026-07-13 · disclosed 45 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Julie Johnson
Sold 2025-04-07 · disclosed 37 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Rob Bresnahan
Sold 2025-02-25 · disclosed 30 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Josh Gottheimer
Sold 2024-12-12 · disclosed 33 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Jared Moskowitz
Bought 2024-07-05 · disclosed 32 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GWW planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

GWW mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Castellan Targeted Income ETF
$9.4M position · as of 2026-05-29
5.2%
Suncoast Select Growth ETF
$3.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.8%
Transamerica Mid Cap Growth
$6.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.7%
Amana Income Fund
$98.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.3%
Jensen Quality Mid Cap Fund
$3.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.7%
Boston Trust Equity Fund
$8.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · D.G. Macpherson
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$10.2M
$23.0M
$3.0M
+159%
+123%
2022
$10.0M
$14.3M
$3.1M
+72%
+51%
2021
$9.0M
$16.3M
$2.1M
+58%
+70%
2020
$7.5M
$14.7M
$2.0M
+23%
+25%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $3.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 658 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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GWW financials

Revenue growth
+4.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$18.8B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+9.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.5B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.58x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.90x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+47.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+20.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+35.4%
operating income after a 26.2% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+38.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
34.62x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$65.8B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-28 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+2.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -1%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$17.9B$17.2B$16.5B$15.2B
Gross profit$7.0B$6.8B$6.5B$5.8B
Operating income$2.5B$2.6B$2.6B$2.2B
Net income$1.7B$1.9B$1.8B$1.5B
EPS (diluted)35.4038.7136.2330.06
Operating cash flow$2.0B$2.1B$2.0B$1.3B
Cash$585.0M$1.0B$660.0M$325.0M
Long-term debt$2.4B$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B
Buybacks$1.0B$1.2B$850.0M$603.0M
Dividends paid$467.0M$421.0M$392.0M$370.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

GWW Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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GWW ranks highest on profitability (92nd percentile) and risk and compliance (73rd), and lowest on insider conviction (17th), among Wholesale & Retail peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
92
Inputs
  • Return on equity+47.9% · 94 pct, sector of 206
  • Return on assets+20.2% · 95 pct, sector of 257
  • Return on invested capital+35.4% · 83 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on capital employed+38.1% · 97 pct, sector of 220
Financial health
58
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.58x · 37 pct, sector of 222
  • Cash flow to debt0.90x · 78 pct, sector of 210
Growth
54
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+4.5% · 54 pct, sector of 311
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
17
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$3.2M · 35 pct, sector of 187
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 189
Institutional and government
51
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter658 · 94 pct, sector of 234
  • Congress net buyers, 365d-1 · 14 pct, sector of 44
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$360K · 44 pct, sector of 37
Risk and compliance
73
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.9% · 60 pct, sector of 317
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 242
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.7% · 59 pct, sector of 226
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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GWW filings, in plain words

Are W.w. Grainger insiders buying or selling GWW?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, W.w. Grainger insiders were net sellers, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded GWW?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying GWW and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Jared Moskowitz dated 2026-07-13.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, W.w. Grainger insiders were net sellers of GWW, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 15 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying GWW and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Jared Moskowitz dated 2026-07-13. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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