Insider trade

CFO sold ~$354K of GWW shares in the open market

Traded Mar 24, 2026 · Filed Mar 25, 2026

W. W. GraingerGWW

~$354K
Reported value · 331 sh @ $1,068.7939: 11K
Holds after · shares reported: +20.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +17.0%, $1,065.40 → $1,281.68 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of W. W. Grainger sold $354K 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: Mar 24, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 25, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$353,771

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

49 days after results of Feb 3, 2026, 45 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 $1,065.40 on Mar 24, 2026, 16% above its 52-week low and 11% below its high, after a 10% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $918.18 (Nov 18, 2025) to $1,202.47 (Feb 11, 2026), 52% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $1,190.15 on Feb 9, 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	+4.9%	+1.7%	+3.2%
30 days	+8.7%	+10.9%	-2.2%
90 days	+26.0%	+13.7%	+12.3%
180 days	+19.1%	+19.9%	-0.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000277135-26-000025
Filed / recorded: Mar 25, 2026, 9:14 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: Mar 24, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 331
Price per share: $1,068.7939
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 10,715
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Transaction pursuant to a 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 $1,068.27 to $1,069.17, inclusive.