W.W. Grainger
GWW
1,263.51
-12.05
-0.94%
W.W. Grainger
US · GWW
#383 by market cap
Listed 1970
1,263.51
-12.05
-0.94%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 6s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:33
Pre-market
1,264.00
+0.04%
After-hours
1,263.51
0.00%
- Market cap
- 59.51B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 32.21
- P/Bi
- 14.41
- EPSi
- 35.40
- Div yieldi
- 0.73%
- 52W posi
- 70%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Ownership Signal how this is computed
Distributing
- The number of reporting institutions decreased by 7 in the most recent period (2026/Q3).
- Total institutional ownership (as a % of shares) was little changed.
Institutional ownership
- Held by institutions
- 76.19% -0.04pp
- Institutions
- 1,587 -7
- As of
- 2026/Q3 vs. prior period
Ownership vs. money flow
AlignedInstitutions trimmed shares last reporting period, and the stock has seen net outflows in main-fund flow over the last 20 trading sessions - the two line up.
Institutional ownership changes are reported quarterly with a lag; fund-flow data is daily. Treat this as a directional cross-check, not a precise timing signal.
Holder types
Mutual Fund62.49%
Individual/Insider8.40%
Public Company5.69%
Government Pension Fund2.22%
Hedge Fund2.20%
Private Company1.54%
Sovereign Wealth Fund1.10%
Insurance Company0.46%
Family Office/Trust0.25%
Other15.65%
Top holders as of 2026-06-30
BlackRock
9.84% · 4.63M sh
Susan Williams
8.12% · 3.82M sh
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
6.65% · 3.13M sh
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
4.90% · 2.31M sh
State Street Global Advisors
4.27% · 2.01M sh
Other
66.24%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
2.91% · 1.37M sh
Wells Fargo & Company
1.89% · 888.63K sh
Wellington Management Group
1.65% · 775.64K sh
ClearBridge Investments, LLC
1.60% · 754.17K sh
UBS Asset Management
1.54% · 727.64K sh
Bar length is relative to the largest holder shown here, not to 100% of the company.
Insiders
50 filings tracked · 37 buys · 13 sells
| Name | Role | Stake |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Williams | Independent Director | 8.12% |
| Donald Macpherson | Chairperson & CEO | 0.22% |
| Paige Robbins | Senior VP & President of Grainger Business Unit | 0.03% |
| Deidra Merriwether | Chief Financial Officer | 0.02% |
| Neil Novich | Independent Director | 0.01% |
| Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz | Chief Legal Officer | 0.00% |
| Melanie Tinto | Chief Human Resources Officer | 0.00% |
| Jonny LeRoy | Senior VP & CTO | 0.00% |
| Rodney Adkins | Independent Director | 0.00% |
| E. Santi | Independent Director | 0.00% |
Insider transactions most recent Form 4 filings
| Date | Name | Role | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | Laurie Thomson | Officer | Other Acquisition | +590 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +128 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -64 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Christopher Klein | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | E. Santi | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Rodney Adkins | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +12 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | George Davis | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Beatriz Perez | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Steven White | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Steven White | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -5 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Lucas Watson | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +12 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Katherine Jaspon | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Katherine Jaspon | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -4 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Susan Williams | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4 | -- |
| 2026-08-31 | Cindy Miller | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | -- |
| 2026-06-04 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +33,644 | -- |
| 2026-06-04 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -33,644 | -- |
| 2026-05-31 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +67 | -- |
| 2026-05-31 | Christopher Klein | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | -- |
| 2026-05-31 | E. Santi | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +21 | -- |
Form 4 filings, most recent per company. "Other Derivative Acquisition" rows are mostly RSU/option vesting, not open-market buying - the Type column says which.
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:33:11 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.