401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$67M
Total assets Below avg plan size
675
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$99,889
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

$67M in assets, 675 participants

W. W. Grainger, Inc.'s W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $67M in total assets and 675 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #5,392 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 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, $67M for 675 participants (~$99,889/participant), up 29.4% in 2024.

#5,392
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+29.4%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$67,425,152 Top 13% higher than 87% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (675 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $52M in the plan year 2023 filing to $67M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 735 in the plan year 2023 filing to 675 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361150280 · W. W. Grainger, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $67M · 675 · 87th

  • PHOTO $67M
  • PHOTO 675
  • PHOTO 87th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Dental Health Associates of Madison, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5392

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 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$67M
Net Income$15M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.067425152 · Participants: 675W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens 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 Dental Health Associates of Madison, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI ($67M); by covered participants it is Kaeser Compressors, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA (675 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (675 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
W. W. Grainger, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 29.4% during 2024, from $52M to $67M. Reported net income was $15M.
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 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Dental Health Associates of Madison, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI ($67M, 266 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 Kaeser Compressors, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA (675 participants, $84M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.