401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
605
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,644
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by W. W. Grainger, Inc. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$36M in assets, 605 participants

W. W. Grainger, Inc.'s W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 605 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #5,851 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 605 participants (~$59,644/participant), up 4.7% in 2022.

#5,851
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
+4.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$36,084,533 Top 15% higher than 85% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (605 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 361150280 · W. W. Grainger, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $36M · 605 · 85th

  • PHOTO $36M
  • IND 605
  • EOY 85th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Florida East Coast Industries, LLC Salary Deferral Plan
  • PCT ind #5851

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN361150280
Plan Effective Date2010-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W. W. Grainger, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W. W. Grainger, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.8B 27.54529202931531% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $3.02B $3.85B ▲ +27.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 17,786 $3.0B
2023 2 19,259 $3.5B
2024 2 19,259 $3.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.036084533 · Participants: 605W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Florida East Coast Industries, LLC Salary Deferral Plan in FL ($36M); by covered participants it is Trail King Industries Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in SD (605 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($36M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (605 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 4.7% during 2022, from $34M to $36M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have W. W. Grainger, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W. W. Grainger, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.5%, from $3.0B to $3.8B.
Where does W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Florida East Coast Industries, LLC Salary Deferral Plan in FL ($36M, 340 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trail King Industries Employees' Retirement Savings Plan in SD (605 participants, $55M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 361150280.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.