What SEC filings does W.W. Grainger, Inc. submit to the SEC?

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about GWW?

A Form 4 for GWW discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from W.W. Grainger, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for GWW?

The 10-K is W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all GWW SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical W.W. Grainger, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for GWW. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does W.W. Grainger, Inc. file with the SEC?

W.W. Grainger, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling GWW shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

GWW SEC Filing News — W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-02.

W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions North America and Endless Assortment. It provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools. The company also offers technical support and inventory m…

Sector: Industrials Industry: Industrial Distribution Market Cap: $62.1B CIK: 277135

Total Filings

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Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by W.W. Grainger, Inc.. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.

GWW Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-06-02 — 2026-10-02

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 0 sells

Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.

Insider Transactions 17 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 17 filings in this group are Form 4s for W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 17 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 16 compensation award and 1 gift. None of the classified filings involved a discretionary open-market trade, so this period says nothing about what insiders think of the price.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×16: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Gift ×1: Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-02

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Thomson Laurie R (Interim CFO and VP, Controller) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	590	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Thomson Laurie R (Interim CFO and VP, Controller) Shares: 590

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Perez Beatriz R (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	10	$1,309.49	$13.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Perez Beatriz R (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

White Steven Andrew (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	5	$1,309.49	$6.5K
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	5	—	—
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	5	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: White Steven Andrew (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Watson Lucas E (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	12	$1,309.49	$15.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Watson Lucas E (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Williams Susan Slavik (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	4	$1,309.49	$5.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Williams Susan Slavik (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SANTI ERNEST SCOTT (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	20	$1,309.49	$26.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SANTI ERNEST SCOTT (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

NOVICH NEIL S (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	64	$1,309.49	$83.8K
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	64	—	—
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	64	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: NOVICH NEIL S (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Miller Cindy J (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	1	$1,309.49	$1.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Miller Cindy J (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	2	$1,309.49	$2.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Jaspon Katherine D. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	4	$1,309.49	$5.2K
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	4	—	—
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	4	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Jaspon Katherine D. (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Davis George S (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	2	$1,309.49	$2.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Davis George S (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-01

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Adkins Rodney C (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	12	$1,309.49	$15.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Adkins Rodney C (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-08

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

NOVICH NEIL S (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	33,644	—	—
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	33,644	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: NOVICH NEIL S (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

White Steven Andrew (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	6	$1,234.24	$7.4K
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	6	—	—
`G`	Gift derivative · Deferred Stock Units	6	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: White Steven Andrew (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Watson Lucas E (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	12	$1,234.24	$14.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Watson Lucas E (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Williams Susan Slavik (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	5	$1,234.24	$6.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Williams Susan Slavik (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

GWW insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SANTI ERNEST SCOTT (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Deferred Stock Units	21	$1,234.24	$25.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SANTI ERNEST SCOTT (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 2 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 2 in this period for W.W. Grainger, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

GWW filed 8-K — material company event

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-03

GWW filed 8-K — material company event

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

GWW filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

W.W. GRAINGER, INC. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on GWW. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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