Insider trade

CFO sold ~$179K of GWW shares in the open market

Traded Apr 2, 2026 · Filed Apr 2, 2026

W. W. GraingerGWW

~$179K
Reported value · 160 sh @ $1,118.61: 11K
Holds after · shares reported: +14.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +16.5%, $1,117.45 → $1,281.68 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of W. W. Grainger sold $179K of W. W. Grainger shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

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 Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Apr 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 2, 2026

CFO$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$178,978

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

58 days after results of Feb 3, 2026, 36 days before results of May 8, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $1,117.45 on Apr 2, 2026, 22% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $918.18 (Nov 18, 2025) to $1,202.47 (Feb 11, 2026), 70% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $1,127.73 on Feb 19, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+4.0%	+4.1%	-0.1%
30 days	+4.7%	+11.4%	-6.7%
90 days	+22.6%	+14.0%	+8.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000277135-26-000031
Filed / recorded: Apr 2, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Issuer CIK: 277135
Ticker: GWW
Reporting person: Deidra C Merriwether
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Sr. VP & CFO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 160
Price per share: $1,118.61
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 10,621
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Transaction pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading program adopted on December 23, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,118.37 to $1,119.22, inclusive.