Insider trade

CEO sold ~$986K of GWW shares in the open market

Traded Dec 4, 2025 · Filed Dec 8, 2025

W. W. GraingerGWW

~$986K
Reported value · 1,015 sh @ $971.4104: 117K
Holds after · shares reported: +32.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.6%, $968.91 → $1,281.68 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of W. W. Grainger sold $986K 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: Dec 4, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 8, 2025

CEO$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$985,982

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

34 days after results of Oct 31, 2025, 61 days before results of Feb 3, 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 $968.91 on Dec 4, 2025, 6% above its 52-week low and 18% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $918.18 (Nov 18, 2025) to $1,188.65 (Dec 5, 2024), 19% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $968.00 on Oct 22, 2025. 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	+6.6%	-0.6%	+7.2%
30 days	+7.8%	+0.9%	+6.8%
90 days	+16.3%	-0.7%	+17.0%
180 days	+36.1%	+8.2%	+27.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000277135-25-000173
Filed / recorded: Dec 8, 2025, 11:13 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: Donald G Macpherson
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chairman and CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Dec 4, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,015
Price per share: $971.4104
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 117,308
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Transaction pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading program adopted on September 4, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $971.04 to $971.98, inclusive.