Item 2. Properties

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Item 2. Properties

As of December 31, 2025, Grainger’s owned and leased facilities totaled approximately 28.7 million square feet. Grainger owns and leases facilities primarily in the U.S., Japan, Canada(5), Mexico(6) and Puerto Rico(7). The Company owns its corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and leases other general offices in the Chicago Metropolitan area that consists of approximately one million square feet. Grainger believes that its properties are generally in excellent condition, well maintained and suitable for the conduct of business.

The following table includes Grainger's material facilities:


Location	Facility and Use(8)	Size in Square Feet (in thousands)	Segment
U.S.(1)	DCs	11,642	High-Touch Solutions N.A.
U.S.(2)	Branch locations	6,483	High-Touch Solutions N.A.
Japan(3)	DCs	3,380	Endless Assortment
U.S.(4)	Other facilities	2,908	High-Touch Solutions N.A.


The square footage of Grainger's corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and other general offices in the Chicago Metropolitan area are not included in the total square footage of Grainger's U.S. Other facilities provided above. Square footage of the Company's owned and leased properties provided below are presented as approximates.


(1)Consists of 21 DCs that range in size from approximately 60,000 to 1.5 million square feet, including six leased facilities that primarily manage bulk products. The remaining DCs are primarily owned.

(2)Consists of 245 branches, 75 onsite and four will-call express locations. These facilities range in size from under 1,000 to 110,000 square feet. These facilities are primarily owned.

(3)Consists of four DCs that range in size from approximately 160,000 to 2.1 million square feet. These facilities are both owned and leased. Other facilities include office space that range in size from approximately 1,000 to 90,000 square feet. These facilities are primarily leased.

(4)Primarily consists of storage facilities, office space and customer service centers. These facilities are owned and leased. These facilities range in size from under 1,000 to over 1 million square feet.

(5)In Canada, Grainger has 32 branch locations, five DCs and other facilities which total two million square feet.

(6)In Mexico, Grainger has 15 branch locations, two DCs and one other location which total 650,000 square feet.

(7)In Puerto Rico, Grainger has three branch locations and one DC which total 95,000 square feet.

(8)Owned facilities are not subject to any mortgages.

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