Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Apr 2, 2026
CEOGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001451437-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Apr 2, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
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form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Issuer CIK
277135
Ticker
GWW
Reporting person
Donald G Macpherson
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
Chairman and CEO
Security
Common Stock
Table
Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
5,292
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
109,177
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
These were vested performance stock units ("PSUs"), granted on April 1, 2023. The Company's performance over the three-year period ended December 31, 2025 achieved a payout equal to 90% of the 2023 PSU program target, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") acting in executive session with only independent directors participating, on February 18, 2026 upon the earlier determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board.