Where is Essendant located?

Essendant is headquartered in Deerfield, United States.

How many employees does Essendant have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Essendant is 2464.

Is Essendant a funded company?

Essendant is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

How much is Essendant worth?

The last known valuation of Essendant was $***** as of Sep 14, 2018.

What is the annual revenue of Essendant?

Annual revenue of Essendant is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2017

Where does Essendant rank among its competitors?

Essendant ranks 5th amongst 286 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Elevator a Co-Warehousing Community, which secured $600K in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Essendant?

Essendant's top competitors include Lineage, Schneider and Titanium Transportation Group. Among them, Elevator a Co-Warehousing Community secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Essendant - 2026 Company Profile, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Essendant an acquired company?

Essendant got acquired by Staples on Sep 14, 2018.

Essendant is an acquired company based in Deerfield (United States), founded in 1922. It operates as a Distributor of workplace items. , with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 286 active competitors, including 3 funded and 21 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Lineage, Schneider and Titanium Transportation Group.

Company Details

Essendant is a distributor of workplace items in the United States and internationally. It offers janitorial and sanitation supplies, breakroom items, foodservice consumables, safety and security items, and paper and packaging supplies. The company also provides technology products, such as computer accessories, imaging supplies, and data storage products, and computer hardware, including printers and other peripherals. In addition, it offers traditional office products, including writing instruments, business machines, filing and record storage products, presentation products, shipping and mailing supplies, calendars, and general office accessories. In 2017 the company recorded annual revenues of $5.36B, and a net profit of $0.06B.

Website: www.essendant.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1922

Location

Deerfield, United States

Stage

Acquired

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Sep 14, 2018

Investors

Sycamore Partners

Ranked

5^th among 286 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2017

Employee Count

2,464 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Nestor Sales & 3 more

Similar Companies

Crossbay & 229 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Staples (Sep 14, 2018)

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Essendant is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ESSENDANT INC CIN: 355999 , United States, Active	Aug 17, 1981	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-	-

Essendant got acquired by Staples on Sep 14, 2018 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Essendant is a funded company. Essendant has 1 institutional investor.

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Essendant's employee count trend

Essendant has 2,464 employees as of May 26. Here is Essendant's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Essendant include Lineage, Schneider and Titanium Transportation Group. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Essendant, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Lineage 2012, Novi (United States), Acquired	Provider of temperature-controlled logistics, offering cold storage and transportation solutions	$6.7B	Oxford Properties, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners ... & 18 others	68/100
2nd	Schneider 1935, Green Bay (United States), Public	Provider of freight shipping, logistics, and supply chain solutions	-	-	62/100
3rd	Titanium Transportation Group 1989, Charlotte (United States), Acquired	Provider of trucking and warehousing solution	-	-	55/100
4th	NFI Industries 1932, Cherry Hill (United States), Funding Raised	Integrated third party logistics provider	-	-	52/100
5th	Essendant 1922, Deerfield (United States), Acquired	Distributor of workplace items	-	Sycamore Partners	50/100
6th	Future Supply Chains 2006, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Third-party supply chain and logistics service provider	$87M	SSG Capital Management, GTI Capital Group ... & 1 others	48/100
7th	Bastian Solutions 1952, Indianapolis (United States), Acquired	Material handling solutions and automation consulting services	-	-	48/100
8th	Freespace Robotics 2022, Pittsburgh (United States), Series A	Provider of robotics and automation systems on warehouses	$6.55M	United States Steel	44/100
9th	Elevator a Co-Warehousing Community 2021, Omaha (United States), Seed	Provider of flexible office and warehouse spaces with logistics support	$2.2M	-	43/100
10th	Total Transportation Services 1997, Compton (United States), Acquired	Offers warehousing and logistics services	$1.25B	AXiomatic, Vulcan Capital & 6 others	42/100

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Essendant has not made any investments yet. Essendant has made 4 acquisitions.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 15, 2015	Acquisition	Nestor Sales	1971	Largo (United States)
May 29, 2014	Acquisition	CPO Outlets	2004	Pasadena (United States)
Mar 01, 2010	Acquisition	MBS Dev	2004	Englewood (United States)