Graybar prides itself on having a high level of integrity and has been recognized by numerous national and industry organizations for its achievements.
- No. 451 on the 2012 FORTUNE 500 ranking of America's largest companies
- On the FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies list for the eleventh consecutive year (2012).
- No. 2 in the Wholesalers: Diversified industry category
- No. 69 on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies list (2011)
- No. 11 on Chief Executive magazine's "40 Best Companies for Leaders" list (2010)
- No. 22 on the Selling Power "Top 50 Companies to Sell For" list (2010)
- No. 14 on the National Center for Employee Ownership Top 100 ranking (2011)
- On the InformationWeek 500 annual ranking of the best and brightest business technology innovators for the ninth consecutive year (2011)
- No. 4 on the Modern Distribution Management Electrical Market Leaders list (2011)
- No. 4 on Electrical Wholesaling's Top 200 Electrical Distributors list (2011)
- No. 9 on Industrial Distribution's Big 50 list (2011)
- On Broadband Properties' list of top 100 companies (2011)
- Premier Healthcare Alliance's Supplier Performance Award recipient (2010)
- Second place in the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Industry Awards for Excellence in Value Creation (2011)
- Winner of the Greater St. Louis Top 50 Award (2011)
- Utilities Service Alliance's Continuous Improvement Award recipient (2012)
- Recipient of the ElectricSmarts Network’s Smarty Award (2011)