37/100BNational Grid company profile
- CEO
- Zoë Yujnovich
- Employees
- 33,026
- Headquarters
- 1-3 Strand, London, GL WC2N 5EH, GB
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- IPO date
- 10 Aug 2005
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US6362744095
Website:nationalgrid.com
About the company
National Grid plc engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas. It operates through UK Electricity Transmission, UK Electricity Distribution, New England, New York, National Grid Ventures, and Other segments. The UK Electricity Transmission segment provides electricity transmission networks in England and Wales. The UK Electricity Distribution segment offers electricity distribution services in east and west Midlands, Southwest of England, and South Wales. The New England segment provides electricity and gas supply and distribution, and high-voltage electricity transmission services in New England. The New York segment offers electricity and gas distribution, and electricity transmission services in New York. The National Grid Ventures segment provides transmission services through electricity interconnectors and LNG importation at the Isle of Grain. The Other segment engages in the leasing and sale of commercial property, as well as insurance activities in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Employees
National Grid had about 33,017 employees at the end of fiscal year 2026 (31 March 2026), by its annual report. That is 10.1% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns National Grid
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 6.6% of National Grid's shares on 30 June 2026, 640 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about National Grid
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