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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)
NYSE: GWW · Real-Time Price · USD
1,353.61
-21.17 (-1.54%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
1,356.00
+2.39 (0.18%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT

W.W. Grainger Employees

W.W. Grainger had 25,000 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 1,000 or -3.85% compared to the previous year.

Employees
25,000
Change (1Y)
-1,000
Growth (1Y)
-3.85%
Revenue / Employee
$735,120
Profits / Employee
$71,280
Market Cap
63.91B

Employees Chart

Employees History

Date Employees Change Growth
Dec 31, 202525,000-1,000-3.85%
Dec 31, 202426,0000-
Dec 31, 202326,0000-
Dec 31, 202226,0001,8007.44%
Dec 31, 202124,2001,1004.76%
Dec 31, 202023,100-2,200-8.70%
Dec 31, 201925,3007002.85%
Dec 31, 201824,600-1,100-4.28%
Dec 31, 201725,7001000.39%
Dec 31, 201625,600-200-0.78%
Dec 31, 201525,8002,2009.32%
Dec 31, 201423,600-100-0.42%
Dec 31, 201323,7001,3005.80%
Dec 31, 201222,4001,0004.67%
Dec 31, 201121,4002,90015.68%
Dec 31, 201018,5005002.78%
Dec 31, 200918,000-334-1.82%
Dec 31, 200818,3342981.65%
Dec 31, 200718,0369625.63%
Dec 31, 200617,0743422.04%
Dec 31, 200516,7321,2097.79%
Dec 31, 200415,5238225.59%
Dec 31, 200314,701-535-3.51%
Dec 31, 200215,236-149-0.97%
Dec 31, 200115,385-807-4.98%
Dec 31, 200016,192-538-3.22%
Dec 31, 199916,7301,4609.56%
Dec 31, 199815,270-29-0.19%
Dec 31, 199715,2996984.78%
Dec 31, 199614,6012,74823.18%
Dec 31, 199511,8535104.50%
Dec 31, 199411,3431,12411.00%
Dec 31, 199310,219--
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.

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