Deidra Merriwether compensation by year
W.W. GRAINGER Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $743,836 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,656,087 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $697,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $92,036 |
| Total | $4,189,459 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: W.W. GRAINGER, INC. DEF 14A filed March 10, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-025575, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 2,722 | $2,746,634 | — |
| PSU | 2,210 | $2,230,001 | — |
| RSU | 1,361 | $1,373,317 | — |
| PSU | 1,327 | $1,339,009 | — |
| RSU | 737 | $743,670 | — |
| RSU | 492 | $496,453 | — |
| Option | 2,339 | — | $311.26 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in W.W. GRAINGER, INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
32 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 10, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 160 | $1118.61 | 10,621 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 40 | $1122.39 | 10,541 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 128 | $1116.81 | 11,061 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 280 | $1117.83 | 10,781 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 40 | $1110.08 | 11,829 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 40 | $1119.73 | 10,581 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 40 | $1107.77 | 11,869 |
| 2026-04-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 80 | $1097.27 | 11,949 |
The 8 most recent of 32 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
W.W. GRAINGER’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| D.G. Macpherson | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer | $11,609,508 |
| Melanie Tinto | Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | $4,954,341 |
| Deidra Merriwether · this page | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $4,189,459 |
| Paige Robbins | Senior Vice President & President Grainger Business Unit | $3,717,454 |
| Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz | Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | $2,934,749 |
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