What they were paid
W.W. GRAINGER Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $115,000 | $180,262 | $0 | $7,500 | $302,762 |
| FY2024 | $140,000 | $168,219 | — | $7,500 | $315,719 |
| FY2023 | $120,000 | $158,552 | — | $7,500 | $286,052 |
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.
How this page was built: the W.W. GRAINGER, INC. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-025575. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 10, 2026.
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$302,762 Rodney C. Adkins, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 10, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025W.W. GRAINGER pays directors a $115,000 cash retainer and $175,000 in DSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Nominating/Governance
The rest of the W.W. GRAINGER board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Beatriz R. Perez | Independent Director | $320,262 |
| Christopher J. Klein | Independent Director | $295,262 |
| Cindy J. Miller | Independent Director | $295,262 |
| D.G. Macpherson | Chair of the Board | — |
| E. Scott Santi | Lead Independent Director | $360,262 |
| George S. Davis | Independent Director | $325,262 |
| Katherine D. Jaspon | Independent Director | $302,762 |
| Lucas E. Watson | Independent Director | $302,762 |
| Neil S. Novich | Independent Director | $302,762 |
| Steven A. White | Independent Director | $295,262 |
| Susan Slavik Williams | Independent Director | $295,262 |
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