Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 96

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 96
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 | ​ |  $1,673,250 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                   | ​ |      $0 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | All Other Compensation                         | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                    | ​ |    $252,925 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                   | ​ |  $3,573 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Estimated Company Health and Wellness Benefits | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                    | ​ |     $12,725 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                   | ​ | $12,725 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | Total                                          | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                    | ​ | $10,894,414 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                   | ​ | $67,066 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | CEO PAY RATIO                                  | ​ | ​ | ​ | 163:1                |   |             |   |   |   |   |                     |   |         |   | ​ |

Methodology Validation of Median Employee —The Company last identified the median employee in 2023 using the process described below. We believe the previously identified median employee for 2023 remains appropriate for 2024. Following SEC guidelines, the median employee should be identified once every three years, unless there has been a significant change to the employee population or compensation arrangements the Company reasonably believes would result in a significant change in the pay ratio disclosure. • The Company’s median employee’s circumstances have not materially changed relative to 2023. • The Company has not had significant changes to our workforce, such as population size, fluctuations, acquisitions or divestitures. As of December 31, 2024, Grainger had more than 26,000 team members worldwide, of whom approximately 23,500 were full-time and 3,000 were part-time or temporary. • We have not had significant changes in our pay programs that we reasonably believe would result in a significant change to this pay ratio disclosure. Prior Year Identification process —As permitted under the SEC rules, the following process was used to identify the median employee in 2023: • The Company selected a determination date of October 1, 2023 on which to identify its median employee and we had 26,983 employees as of the determination date (based on employee data and entity ownership as of the analysis date). • Included approximately 26,067 employees in the aggregate as of the calculation date from