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DNOW Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)

DNOW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Cherechinsky
Median of the other named officers
$1,531,672
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — David Cherechinsky: $6,081,037 → $7,118,605 (17.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.4% → 96.2% (0.8 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DNOW Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Cherechinsky, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $7,118,605 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Cherechinsky's total moved 17.1% higher from the $6,081,037 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was DNOW Inc's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026.
Which companies are in DNOW Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., BlueLinx Holdings Inc., Boise Cascade Company, Core & Main, Inc. and DXP Enterprises, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Cherechinsky
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Johnson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Raymond Chang
VP, General Counsel, & Secretary
◇◇——◇—◇— not reconciled
Kelly Munson
Chief Administrative and Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rocio Surratt
VP – Finance and Corporate Controller
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Cherechinsky
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Johnson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raymond Chang
VP, General Counsel, & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Munson
Chief Administrative and Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rocio Surratt
VP – Finance and Corporate Controller
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Cherechinsky
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Johnson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raymond Chang
VP, General Counsel, & Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Munson
Chief Administrative and Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rocio Surratt
VP – Finance and Corporate Controller
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gillian Anderson
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David CherechinskyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gillian AndersonPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Kelly MunsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark JohnsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Raymond ChangPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rocio SurrattPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Rocio SurrattOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kelly MunsonOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
David CherechinskyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Mark JohnsonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Raymond ChangRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Gillian AndersonRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Alario
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Rodney Eads
◇◇————◇
Paul Coppinger
◇◇————◇
Terry Bonno
◇◇————◇
Sonya Reed
◇◇————◇
Galen Cobb
◇◇————◇
Karen David-Green
◇◇————◇
Ronald Jadin
◇————◇◇
George Damiris
◇————◇◇
David Cherechinsky served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
  • BlueLinx Holdings Inc. BXC
  • Boise Cascade Company BCC
  • Core & Main, Inc. CNM
  • DXP Enterprises, Inc. DXPE
  • Flowserve Corp. FLS
  • Kirby Corporation symbol not shown
  • Liberty Energy LBRT
  • MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. MSM
  • NOV Inc. NOV
  • Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
  • Resideo Technologies, Inc. REZI
  • Rush Enterprises, Inc. NSIT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 20, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 25, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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279 figures on this page: 264 cited to the filing that reported them, 15 calculated from figures it prints.
264 cited to the filing
15 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-232622
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-148976
    Director Compensation
  3. 0001193125-25-123972
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-24-144941
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-23-152933
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-22-159700
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-21-166618
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-20-148698
  9. 0001193125-19-153896
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-18-175411
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-17-181241
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-16-602066
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers DNOW Inc discloses

The companies named in DNOW's own disclosed peer group.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.BlueLinx Holdings Inc.Boise Cascade CompanyCore & Main, Inc.Flowserve Corp.Liberty EnergyMSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc.NOV Inc.Oceaneering International, Inc.Resideo Technologies, Inc.Rush Enterprises, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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