W. W. Grainger GWW
W. W. Grainger is the 194th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $63.6 billion. 12 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 6 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 11.9% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Donald G. Macpherson
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Founded
- 1927
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $63.6B
- 194th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 3.5
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $2.5M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 8
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of W. W. Grainger. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
8 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (12) | |
| Donald G. MacphersonChairman and CEOAlso at DuPont | |
| Rodney C. AdkinsDirectorAlso at United Parcel Service | |
| George S. DavisDirector | |
| Katherine D. JasponDirector | |
| Christopher J. KleinDirector | |
| Cindy J. MillerDirectorAlso at FedEx Freight | |
| Neil S. NovichDirector | |
| Beatriz R. PerezDirectorAlso at The Coca-Cola Company | |
| Ernest Scott SantiDirectorAlso at Illinois Tool Works | |
| Lucas E. WatsonDirector | |
| Steven Andrew WhiteDirectorAlso at Hormel Foods | |
| Susan Slavik WilliamsDirector | |
| Officers (6) | |
| Deidra C. MerriwetherSr. VP & CFOAlso at WeyerhaeuserLast filed 2 Apr 2026 | |
| Nancy L. Berardinelli KrantzSr. VP & CLOLast filed 2 Apr 2026 | |
| Jonny M. LeRoySVP, Chief Technology OfficerLast filed 14 May 2026 | |
| Paige K. RobbinsSr. VPAlso at C.H. RobinsonLast filed 14 May 2026 | |
| Laurie R. ThomsonVP, ControllerLast filed 14 May 2026 | |
| Melanie J. TintoSVP & Chief HR OfficerLast filed 5 May 2026 | |
Companies that share people with W. W. Grainger
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- C.H. Robinson CHRW
- Paige K. Robbins: Sr. VP here, Director there
- The Coca-Cola Company KO
- Beatriz R. Perez: Director here, Executive Vice President there
- DuPont DD
- Donald G. Macpherson: Chairman and CEO here, Director there
- FedEx Freight FDXF
- Cindy J. Miller: Director here, Director there
- Hormel Foods HRL
- Steven Andrew White: Director here, Director there
- Illinois Tool Works ITW
- Ernest Scott Santi: Director here, Director there
- United Parcel Service UPS
- Rodney C. Adkins: Director here, Director there
- Weyerhaeuser WY
- Deidra C. Merriwether: Sr. VP & CFO here, Director there
W. W. Grainger's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $63.6B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $48.7B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $52.1B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $41.1B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $28.1B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $26.7B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $22.3B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $18.2B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $15.8B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $13.5B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $13.8B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $12.9B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $17.5B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $17.7B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $13.8B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $13.1B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $9.6B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $7.3B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $5.7B |
Download W. W. Grainger's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 25,000
As of December 31, 2025 , Grainger had approximately 25,000 team members worldwide, of whom approximately 22,100 were full-time and 2,900 were part-time or temporary.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $33.5 million of stock in 8 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026Sale | Paige K. RobbinsSr. VP | $1.8M |
| 12 May 2026Sale | Jonny M. LeRoySVP, Chief Technology Officer | $1.1M |
| 12 May 2026Sale | Laurie R. ThomsonVP, Controller | $386K |
| 2 Apr 2026Sale | Deidra C. MerriwetherSr. VP & CFO | $1.7M |
| 24 Mar 2026Sale | Deidra C. MerriwetherSr. VP & CFO | $2.5M |
| 16 Dec 2025Sale | Nancy L. Berardinelli KrantzSr. VP & CLO | $200K |
| 5 Dec 2025Sale | Donald G. MacphersonChairman and CEO | $12M |
| 4 Dec 2025Sale | Donald G. MacphersonChairman and CEO | $14M |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
7 people disclosed 10 purchases and 10 sales of W. W. Grainger stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Jared MoskowitzHouse, D-FL 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Julie JohnsonHouse, D-TX 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 20 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.