Fill Rate benchmark

Fill Rate Benchmark for Utilities & Power (2026)

Last updated July 2026

The short answer

In utilities & power, fill rate typically runs 95–99%+. Critical spares target near-100% availability. Fill rate is the percentage of demand met from stock on hand without backorder. It's the service metric excess-reduction efforts must protect.

Formula Fill Rate = Units Shipped from Stock ÷ Units Ordered

Fill Rate by industry (2026)

IndustryTypical Fill RateWhat good looks like
All industrial distribution 92–98% 95%+ is the common target for distribution
MRO Distribution 90–97% Critical-spare fill rates run higher by design
Industrial Distribution 93–98% Counter and project fill both matter
Electrical Distribution 94–99% Counter sales demand high availability
Utilities & Power 95–99%+ Critical spares target near-100% availability

Fill rate is the percentage of demand met from stock on hand without backorder. It's the service metric excess-reduction efforts must protect.

Where does yours land? If utilities & power operations want to move fill rate in the right direction, the fastest lever is usually the excess and obsolete tail — the SKUs holding cash without serving demand.

Sources: Planster / IHL

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