W.W. Grainger's CEO is DG Macpherson, appointed in Oct 2016, has a tenure of 9.75 years. total yearly compensation is $11.61M, comprised of 10.1% salary and 89.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.22% of the company’s shares, worth MX$2.46B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 7.6 years respectively.
Key information
DG Macpherson
Chief executive officer
US$11.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
10.13%
CEO tenure
9.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.2%
Management average tenure
5.5yrs
Board average tenure
7.6yrs
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 2026
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2025
US$12m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2024
US$11m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
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$849m
Compensation vs Market: DG's total compensation ($USD11.61M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: DG's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
DG Macpherson (58 yo)
9.8yrs
Tenure
US$11,609,508
Compensation
Mr. Donald G. Macpherson, also known as DG, is Independent Director of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. from January 20, 2026. He serves as Vice Chairman at Commercial Club of Chicago. He served as an Independent D...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Donald Macpherson
Chairman & CEO
9.8yrs
US$11.61m
0.22% MX$ 2.5b
Deidra Merriwether
CFO & Senior VP
5.5yrs
US$4.19m
0.016% MX$ 184.4m
Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz
Senior VP & Chief Legal Officer
3.5yrs
US$2.93m
0.0043% MX$ 49.3m
Melanie Tinto
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
1.3yrs
US$4.95m
0.0017% MX$ 19.2m
Paige Robbins
Senior VP & President of Grainger Business Unit
5.5yrs
US$3.72m
0.034% MX$ 386.0m
Laurie Thomson
VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
5.2yrs
no data
0% MX$ 0
Jonny LeRoy
Senior VP & CTO
6.3yrs
US$1.98m
0.0013% MX$ 14.8m
Kyle Bland
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Masaya Suzuki
Managing Director of Endless Assortment Business
6.4yrs
no data
no data
Barry Greenhouse
Senior Vice President of Merchandising & Supplier Management
6.7yrs
no data
no data
Brian Walker
Senior Vice President of Sales & Onsite Services
6.8yrs
no data
no data
Rob Reynolds
Senior Vice President of Branch & DC Operations
2.8yrs
no data
no data
5.5yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GWW *'s management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Donald Macpherson
Chairman & CEO
9.8yrs
US$11.61m
0.22% MX$ 2.5b
Neil Novich
Independent Director
27.5yrs
US$302.76k
0.0097% MX$ 111.0m
Christopher Klein
Independent Director
2.6yrs
US$295.26k
0.00014% MX$ 1.6m
E. Santi
Independent Lead Director
16.3yrs
US$360.26k
0.00064% MX$ 7.3m
Rodney Adkins
Independent Director
12yrs
US$302.76k
0.00085% MX$ 9.7m
George Davis
Independent Director
3yrs
US$325.26k
no data
Beatriz Perez
Independent Director
9yrs
US$320.26k
no data
Steven White
Independent Director
5.8yrs
US$295.26k
no data
Lucas Watson
Independent Director
9yrs
US$302.76k
0.00033% MX$ 3.8m
Katherine Jaspon
Independent Director
5.3yrs
US$302.76k
no data
Susan Williams
Independent Director
6.3yrs
US$295.26k
8.1% MX$ 92.2b
Cindy Miller
Independent Director
2.3yrs
US$295.26k
no data
7.6yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GWW *'s board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/27 17:23
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
W.W. Grainger, Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.