W.W. GRAINGER, INC. shows consistently high federal procurement volume over the last five years, led by the Federal Acquisition Service with $1.33 billion and 770,100 actions. Most obligations fall under NAICS 444110, Home Centers, with annual obligations rising from $196.86 million in 2021 to $341.49 million in 2025.
Federal Contractor
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS profile for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (CAGE 25795, UEI DBQGN324ULK3) covering $1.35 billion in obligations across 774,342 actions over the last five years.
Totals, counts, and industry/agency mix reflect the provided FPDS analysis window and may include rounding in readable values.
About W.W. GRAINGER, INC. federal contract activity
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (CAGE 25795, UEI DBQGN324ULK3) recorded 1.35 billion in obligated FPDS activity across 774,342 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of 1,745.91. The profile is heavily fragmented by transaction count, indicating a high-volume purchasing pattern dominated by small-dollar procurement actions.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Federal Acquisition Service accounted for 1.33 billion of total obligated dollars and 770,100 awards, making it overwhelmingly the primary buying organization. The remaining agency activity is much smaller and distributed across the Department of State, Federal Aviation Administration, Agricultural Research Service, and Department of the Navy, each contributing comparatively modest obligation totals.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 444110, Home Centers, dominates the vendor’s activity with 1.34 billion obligated across 768,724 awards, showing that most FPDS purchases align to retail supply distribution. Other NAICS codes appear only as narrow secondary lines of business, led by electrical equipment manufacturing, hardware manufacturing, hardware merchant wholesalers, and hardware stores, each with materially smaller obligation totals.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations increased each year from 196.86 million in 2021 to 341.49 million in 2025, while award counts also rose from 90,670 to 189,586. The pattern suggests sustained growth in procurement volume, with 2024 and 2025 representing the highest-spend years in the window.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS-observed obligations for awards associated with W.W. GRAINGER, INC. using the provided CAGE code and UEI over the last 5 years. Agency, NAICS, and annual breakdowns reflect ranked totals within the analysis window and should be interpreted as procurement activity captured in FPDS, not total commercial sales.
Top Agencies
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anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4732 | FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE | 1,334,464,156.97 | 1.33 billion | 770,100 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 3,659,344.10 | 3.66 million | 377 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 2,031,797.40 | 2.03 million | 53 |
| 12H2 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | 1,970,190.25 | 1.97 million | 89 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 1,937,653.59 | 1.94 million | 1,311 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 1,714,204.86 | 1.71 million | 84 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 1,613,726.74 | 1.61 million | 123 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 1,078,632.99 | 1.08 million | 73 |
| 97AS | DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY | 975,942.60 | 975.94 thousand | 1,273 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 633,958.34 | 633.96 thousand | 48 |
Insight
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. received $1.35 billion across 774,342 awards over the last 5 years, with activity heavily concentrated at the Federal Acquisition Service, which accounts for $1.33 billion and 770,100 awards. The remaining agencies each represent relatively small shares of obligations, with the next highest—State, Department of ($3.66 million) and Federal Aviation Administration ($2.03 million)—well below 1% of total obligations individually. This pattern indicates a highly centralized procurement relationship, with dispersed but limited purchasing activity across other civilian and defense agencies.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444110 | HOME CENTERS | 1,343,285,184.47 | 1.34 billion | 768,724 |
| 335999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | 2,092,397.82 | 2.09 million | 56 |
| 332510 | HARDWARE MANUFACTURING | 1,186,919.73 | 1.19 million | 94 |
| 423710 | HARDWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 604,595.21 | 604.60 thousand | 1,561 |
| 444130 | HARDWARE STORES | 388,560.84 | 388.56 thousand | 41 |
| 335210 | SMALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING | 348,057.93 | 348.06 thousand | 1,460 |
| 423840 | INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 310,201.57 | 310.20 thousand | 22 |
| 333415 | AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 272,715.01 | 272.72 thousand | 31 |
| 423610 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS | 160,258.11 | 160.26 thousand | 21 |
| 332216 | SAW BLADE AND HANDTOOL MANUFACTURING | 155,469.80 | 155.47 thousand | 49 |
Insight
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.’s 5-year obligations are highly concentrated in NAICS 444110, Home Centers, which accounts for about 1.34 billion of 1.35 billion in total obligated dollars and 768,724 of 774,342 awards. The remaining spend is distributed across a long tail of comparatively small NAICS categories, with the next largest entries each below 2.1 million and most under 1 million. This pattern indicates a dominant core procurement profile in home center-related supplies, with limited diversification into adjacent manufacturing and wholesale categories.
Annual Trend
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year,
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award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '25795'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341,486,914.29 | 341.49 million | 189,586 |
| 2024 | 325,113,114.65 | 325.11 million | 202,937 |
| 2023 | 267,691,727.64 | 267.69 million | 163,489 |
| 2022 | 220,781,877.03 | 220.78 million | 127,660 |
| 2021 | 196,859,293.25 | 196.86 million | 90,670 |
Insight
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (CAGE 25795) obligated $1.35 billion across 774,342 awards over the last 5 years, averaging $1,745.91 per award, indicating a highly distributed pattern of relatively low-dollar transactions. Annual obligations increased each year from $196.86 million in 2021 to $341.49 million in 2025, with a corresponding rise in award volume from 90,670 to 189,586. The highest annual obligation occurred in 2025, while award count peaked in 2024 at 202,937, suggesting continued high transaction volume with some year-to-year variation in award execution.
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