401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$52M
Total assets Below avg plan size
735
Participants Near avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$70,899
Avg per participant Below avg 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

$52M in assets, 735 participants

W. W. Grainger, Inc.'s W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $52M in total assets and 735 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #5,511 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 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, $52M for 735 participants (~$70,899/participant), up 44.4% in 2023.

#5,511
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+44.4%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$52,110,786 Top 14% higher than 86% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (735 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $52M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 605 in the plan year 2022 filing to 735 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361150280 · W. W. Grainger, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $52M · 735 · 86th

  • EIN $52M
  • RANK 735
  • PHOTO 86th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Cxtec Inc. Retirement & Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #5511

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 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income$16M
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): 0.052110786 · Participants: 735W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens 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 Cxtec Inc. Retirement & Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($52M); by covered participants it is King Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Employee Retirement Savings Plan in TX (735 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (735 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 44.4% during 2023, from $36M to $52M. Reported net income was $16M.
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 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Cxtec Inc. Retirement & Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($52M, 246 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 King Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Employee Retirement Savings Plan in TX (735 participants, $56M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.