Xerox Holdings Corp
Xerox Holdings Corporation (, ZEER-oks) is an American corporation that sells printers, digital document products, and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox was the pioneer of the photocopier market, beginning with the introduction of the Xerox 914 in 1959, so much so that the word xerox is commonly used as a synonym for photocopy. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, though it is incorporated in New York with its largest group of employees based around Rochester, New York, where the company was founded. As a large, established business, it is consistently placed on the Fortune 500 list of companies.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- computer industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- Xerox Holdings Corp [2]
- Headquarters location
- Norwalk [1]
- Founded
- 1906-04-18 [1]
- Legal form
- public company [1]
- Founders
- Joseph C. Wilson [1]
- Official website
- www.xerox.com ↗ [1]
- Employees
- 136,500 · reported year 2010 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 18,045,000,000 · reported year 2015 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US9841211033 [1]
- CIK
- 1770450 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- XRX (Nasdaq), XRXDW (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Xerox Holdings Corporation (, ZEER-oks) is an American corporation that sells printers, digital document products, and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox was the pioneer of the photocopier market, beginning with the introduction of the Xerox 914 in 1959, so much so that the word xerox is commonly used as a synonym for photocopy. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, though it is incorporated in New York with its largest group of employees based around Rochester, New York, where the company was founded. As a large, established business, it is consistently placed on the Fortune 500 list of companies. [3]
The company purchased Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion in early 2010. On December 31, 2016, Xerox separated its business process service operations, essentially those operations acquired with the purchase of Affiliated Computer Services, into a new publicly traded company, Conduent. Xerox focused on its document technology and document outsourcing business and traded on the NYSE from 1961 to 2021 and on the Nasdaq since 2021. [3]
Researchers at Xerox and its Palo Alto Research Center invented several important elements of personal computing, such as the desktop metaphor GUI, the computer mouse and desktop computing. The concepts were adopted by Apple, Commodore and later Microsoft. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Xerox. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 136,500 · reported year 2010. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 18,045,000,000 · reported year 2015. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: XRX (Nasdaq), XRXDW (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Xerox Holdings Corp founded?
Founded: 1906-04-18. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Xerox Holdings Corp?
Headquarters location: Norwalk. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Xerox Holdings Corp?
Business sectors: computer industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Xerox (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.