W.W. Grainger Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

W.W. Grainger's CEO is DG Macpherson, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 7.5 years. total yearly compensation is $10.16M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth €76.28M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 7.4 years respectively.

Key information

DG Macpherson

Chief executive officer

US$10.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	10.8%
CEO tenure	7.5yrs
CEO ownership	0.2%
Management average tenure	3.3yrs
Board average tenure	7.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has DG Macpherson's remuneration changed compared to W.W. Grainger's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2023	US$10m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2022	US$10m	US$1m	US$2b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Dec 31 2021	US$9m	US$1m	US$1b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$928m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$871m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$760m
Dec 31 2020	US$7m	US$969k	US$695m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$630m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$623m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$769m
Dec 31 2019	US$8m	US$1m	US$849m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$955m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$826m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$803m
Dec 31 2018	US$10m	US$1m	US$782m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$723m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$779m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$640m
Dec 31 2017	US$7m	US$1m	US$586m

Compensation vs Market: DG's total compensation ($USD10.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.57M).

Compensation vs Earnings: DG's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

DG Macpherson (55 yo)

7.5yrs

Tenure

US$10,160,673

Compensation

Mr. Donald G. Macpherson, also known as DG, served as an Independent Director at International Paper Company since March 1, 2021 until February 17, 2024. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of W.W. Gra...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Donald Macpherson	Chairman & CEO	7.5yrs	US$10.16m	0.17% $ 76.3m
Deidra Merriwether	CFO & Senior VP	3.3yrs	US$3.68m	0.017% $ 7.3m
Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz	Senior VP & Chief Legal Officer	1.3yrs	US$4.85m	0.0012% $ 544.7k
Matt Fortin	Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer	less than a year	US$2.77m	0.0022% $ 988.4k
Paige Robbins	Senior VP & President of Grainger Business Unit	3.3yrs	US$3.68m	0.030% $ 13.3m
Laurie Thomson	VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	2.9yrs	no data	0.0015% $ 667.7k
Jonny LeRoy	Senior VP & CTO	4yrs	no data	no data
Kyle Bland	Vice President of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Masaya Suzuki	Managing Director of Endless Assortment Business	4.2yrs	no data	no data
Barry Greenhouse	Senior Vice President of Merchandising & Supplier Management	4.4yrs	no data	no data
Julie Myerholtz	VP & Chief Information Security Officer	3.1yrs	no data	no data
Brian Walker	Senior VP & Chief Product Officer	4.5yrs	no data	no data

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: GWW's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Donald Macpherson	Chairman & CEO	7.5yrs	US$10.16m	0.17% $ 76.3m
Stuart Levenick	Independent Lead Director	18.5yrs	US$311.05k	0% $ 0
Neil Novich	Independent Director	25.3yrs	US$265.47k	0.0094% $ 4.1m
V. Hailey	Independent Director	17.9yrs	US$289.72k	0.00041% $ 180.1k
E. Santi	Independent Director	14yrs	US$266.05k	0.00062% $ 272.4k
Rodney Adkins	Independent Director	9.8yrs	US$286.05k	0.00081% $ 355.8k
George Davis	Independent Director	less than a year	US$210.69k	no data
Beatriz Perez	Independent Director	6.8yrs	US$265.47k	no data
Steven White	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$258.55k	no data
Lucas Watson	Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$265.47k	0.00032% $ 140.6k
Katherine Jaspon	Independent Director	3yrs	US$265.47k	no data
Susan Williams	Independent Director	4yrs	US$258.55k	9.01% $ 4.0b

7.4yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: GWW's board of directors are considered experienced (7.4 years average tenure).

W.W. Grainger Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names Chris Klein to its Board of Directors

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names George Davis to Its Board of Directors

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Appoints Ms. Kathleen S. Carroll as CEO

Insider recently sold €296k worth of stock

Michael J. Roberts Not to Stand for Re-Election for W.W. Grainger, Inc

Recent updates

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.72 (vs US$9.72 in 1Q 2023)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$36.65 (vs US$30.39 in FY 2022)

W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.86 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$36.65 (vs US$30.39 in FY 2022)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 1, 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names Chris Klein to its Board of Directors

Paradigm Equity Partners acquired E&R Industrial Sales, Inc. from W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW).

Upcoming dividend of US$1.86 per share at 1.0% yield

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.54 (vs US$8.39 in 3Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$1.86 per share at 1.0% yield

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.38 (vs US$7.28 in 2Q 2022)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names George Davis to Its Board of Directors

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Appoints Ms. Kathleen S. Carroll as CEO

Insider recently sold €296k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.72 (vs US$7.16 in 1Q 2022)

Michael J. Roberts Not to Stand for Re-Election for W.W. Grainger, Inc

W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$30.39 (vs US$20.10 in FY 2021)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$1.72 per share at 1.0% yield

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 1, 2023

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 27, 2023

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$1.72 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$8.39 (vs US$5.73 in 3Q 2021)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022 and 2025

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$7.28 (vs US$4.31 in 2Q 2021)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 1, 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc.(NYSE:GWW) dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index

Insider recently sold €107k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$7.16 (vs US$4.55 in 1Q 2021)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 02, 2023

W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 27, 2022

W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 29, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$1.62 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$5.73 (vs US$4.48 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.31 (vs US$2.13 in 2Q 2020)

Insider recently sold €240k worth of stock

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.55 (vs US$3.23 in 1Q 2020)

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2021

Grainger Announces Julie Myerholtz as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 28, 2021

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces It Will Not Be Providing 2021 Guidance

W.W. Grainger, Inc.(NYSE:GWW) dropped from Russell 1000 Growth-Defensive Index

Grainger Names Paige Robbins as SVP and President of the Grainger Business Unit

Grainger Announces Resignation of Tom Okray's as Senior Vice President

New 90-day high: €339

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Appoints Steven A. White as a Director

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue beats expectations

New 90-day high: €318

Independent Director recently sold €25.7m worth of stock