Private company

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC is an American wholesale-electrical apparatus and equipment company based in Clayton.2

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryWholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies 2
  • HeadquartersClayton, United States2
  • Incorporated inNY3
  • Business address34 N Meramec Ave, St Louis, Mo 631053
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer3
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation2
  • LEI549300MCOIYX27P2HK172
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusIssued and current2
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 12207 Albany, United States2
  • Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 216042

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

19.3%Gross margin4
4.5%Operating margin4
3.4%Net margin4
10.6%Revenue growth, 20254
19.0%Return on equity4
$419.0MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue81¢$10.4B
  • Selling, general and admin14¢$1.8B
  • Other costs1¢$86.2M
  • Income tax1¢$147.3M
  • Profit3¢$431.4M

Out of $12.9B in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending12¢$58.0M
  • Dividends paid48¢$227.1M
  • Share buybacks4¢$20.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere36¢$171.1M

Out of $477.0M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue56784$12.9B in 2025+71% since 2019
0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B2019: $7.5B$7.5B20192020: $7.3B$7.3B2020−3%2021: $8.8B$8.8B2021+21%2022: $10.5B$10.5B2022+20%2023: $11.0B$11.0B2023+5%2024: $11.6B$11.6B2024+5%2025: $12.9B$12.9B2025+11%
Gross profit56784$2.5B in 2025+74% since 2019
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2019: $1.4B$1.4B20192020: $1.4B$1.4B2020−4%2021: $1.7B$1.7B2021+23%2022: $2.1B$2.1B2022+27%2023: $2.2B$2.2B2023+4%2024: $2.3B$2.3B2024+5%2025: $2.5B$2.5B2025+7%
Operating income56784$581.7M in 2025+160% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2019: $223.6M$223.6M20192020: $224.8M$224.8M2020+1%2021: $410.4M$410.4M2021+83%2022: $653.8M$653.8M2022+59%2023: $637.3M$637.3M2023−3%2024: $576.2M$576.2M2024−10%2025: $581.7M$581.7M2025+1%
Net income56784$431.4M in 2025+199% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2019: $144.5M$144.5M20192020: $121.8M$121.8M2020−16%2021: $262.4M$262.4M2021+115%2022: $452.9M$452.9M2022+73%2023: $463.4M$463.4M2023+2%2024: $423.1M$423.1M2024−9%2025: $431.4M$431.4M2025+2%
Fiscal year2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue$7.5B5$7.3B6$8.8B7$10.5B8$11.0B4$11.6B4$12.9B4
Cost of revenue$6.1B5$5.9B6$7.1B7$8.4B8$8.8B4$9.3B4$10.4B4
Gross profit$1.4B5$1.4B6$1.7B7$2.1B8$2.2B4$2.3B4$2.5B4
Selling, general and admin$1.2B5$1.1B6$1.2B7$1.4B8$1.5B4$1.7B4$1.8B4
Operating income$223.6M5$224.8M6$410.4M7$653.8M8$637.3M4$576.2M4$581.7M4
Interest
Income before tax$350.9M7$609.5M8$629.3M4$573.2M4$579.7M4
Income tax$55.0M5$44.2M6$87.9M7$155.8M8$164.9M4$149.1M4$147.3M4
Net income$144.5M5$121.8M6$262.4M7$452.9M8$463.4M4$423.1M4$431.4M4
Earnings per share$6.415$4.686$8.347$14.218$14.424$13.114$13.314
Shares (weighted, basic)31.5M shares731.9M shares832.1M shares432.3M shares432.4M shares4

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Corporate structure

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Major holders of GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC

  • David A. Bender Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC, latest Feb 12, 2026 (2 filings since Feb 7, 2025)
  • GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC Clayton, Missouri, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$96.8M4 Dec 31, 2025$95.4M4 Dec 31, 2024+1.5%
Buildings and improvements$595.9M4 Dec 31, 2025$577.9M4 Dec 31, 2024+3.1%
Furniture and fixtures$359.9M4 Dec 31, 2025$342.3M4 Dec 31, 2024+5.1%
Computer equipment and software$50.9M4 Dec 31, 2025$154.4M4 Dec 31, 2024−67.0%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$1.1B4 Dec 31, 2025$1.2B4 Dec 31, 2024−5.8%
Accumulated depreciation$628.5M4 Dec 31, 2025$698.9M4 Dec 31, 2024−10.1%
Property and equipment, net$480.4M4 Dec 31, 2025$477.9M4 Dec 31, 2024+0.5%
Finance-lease assets$2.0M4 Dec 31, 2025$1.8M4 Dec 31, 2024+11.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$273.2M4 Dec 31, 2025$232.9M4 Dec 31, 2024+17.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$273.1M4 Dec 31, 2025$90.4M4 Dec 31, 2024+202.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$235.0M4 Dec 31, 2025$232.2M4 Dec 31, 2024+1.2%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$288.3M4 Dec 31, 2025$310.5M4 Dec 31, 2024−7.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$376.3M4 Dec 31, 2025$372.6M4 Dec 31, 2024+1.0%
Accumulated amortization$88.0M4 Dec 31, 2025$62.1M4 Dec 31, 2024+41.7%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$288.3M4 Dec 31, 2025$310.5M4 Dec 31, 2024−7.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$1.0B4 Dec 31, 2025$902.2M4 Dec 31, 2024+15.1%

Properties, in its own words

The voting trustees did not exercise voting rights under the Voting Trust Agreement during the fiscal year with respect to any matter, except that the voting trustees voted the shares of Common Stock held by them at the Graybar 2025 annual meeting for the election of eight directors, the approval of the 2025 Three-Year Stock Plan and the approval of a by-law amendment to authorize the board to set the number of directors in accordance with New York law.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 18, 2026.12

Leadership

Who has led GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Robert A. Reynolds Jr.2006–2012
  2. Kathleen M. Mazzarella2013–now

Chair

  1. Kathleen M. Mazzarella2014–now

President

  1. Robert A. Reynolds Jr.2006–2012
  2. Kathleen M. Mazzarella2013–now

Chief financial officer

  1. D. Beatty Dalessandro2006–2012
  2. Randall R. Harwood2013–2019
  3. Scott S. Clifford2020–2022

Chief operating officer

  1. Kathleen M. Mazzarella2011–2012
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (48)

Timeline

  1. Sep 10, 20268-K Executive or director change50
  2. Jun 22, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation51
  3. Jun 10, 20268-K Shareholder vote52
  4. Dec 11, 20258-K Executive or director change53
  5. Sep 11, 20258-K Executive or director change54
  6. Jun 30, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Regulation FD disclosure55
  7. Jun 12, 20258-K Shareholder vote56
  8. Jun 27, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation57
  9. Jun 13, 20248-K Shareholder vote58
  10. Jul 20, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation59
  11. Jun 8, 20238-K Shareholder vote60
  12. Mar 29, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation61
  13. Jan 11, 2013New chief executive Kathleen M. Mazzarella becomes CEO13
  14. Jan 12, 2006New chief executive Robert A. Reynolds Jr. becomes CEO14
  15. Dec 11, 1925Founded GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC is founded2

Filings

145 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 10 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 14 major events, 54 insider forms, 5 large holders, 47 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 10, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Aug 31, 2026S-1 EDGAR
  3. Aug 3, 202610-Q EDGAR
  4. Jun 22, 20268-K EDGAR
  5. Jun 10, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. Apr 28, 2026DEFA14C DEFA 14C EDGAR
  7. Apr 28, 2026DEF 14C EDGAR
  8. Apr 28, 202610-Q EDGAR
  9. Apr 24, 2026ARS EDGAR
  10. Mar 18, 202610-K EDGAR
  11. Mar 11, 202610-K EDGAR
  12. Feb 12, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  13. Jan 30, 2026EFFECT EDGAR
  14. Jan 27, 2026CORRESP EDGAR
  15. Jan 27, 2026S-1/A EDGAR
  16. Jan 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Jan 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Jan 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jan 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Jan 12, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARGRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC1
  • CIK0000205402
  • Employer ID (EIN)13-07943801
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inNew York1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)5063 Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies 1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address34 N Meramec Ave, St Louis, MO 631051
  • Mailing addressP O Box 11607, St Louis, MO 631051
  • Phone31457392001
  • Shares outstanding32,897,863 as of Jul 15, 202610
  • Public float$639.5M as of Jun 30, 20254
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 9, 19941
  • Filings734 in all: 4 (250), 10-Q (98), 8-K (74), 10-K (45), DEF 14C (34), S-1/A (26), S-1 (25), EFFECT (23)1
    All 28 form types

    3 (21), DEFA14C (18), SC 13G/A (18), UPLOAD (18), CORRESP (16), PRE 14C (14), SC 13G (13), ARS (12), 10-K405 (8), S-2 (5), 424B3 (3), POS AM (3), 10-K/A (2), SCHEDULE 13G/A (2), 10-Q/A (1), 3/A (1), 8-A12G (1), DEFR14C (1), PRER14C (1), S-2/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 18, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 3, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 10, 2026

Risk factors and legal proceedings

Legal proceedings

The voting trustees exercised no powers under the 2017 Voting Trust Agreement, other than voting rights and the distribution of dividends upon the underlying securities, during the fiscal year. On March 6, 2026, the 2017 voting trustees terminated the 2017 Voting Trust in accordance with its terms.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.12

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