Distribution Solutions Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
DSGR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 14, 2026
11 filings cited on this page
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Distribution Solutions Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Distribution Solutions Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alta Equipment Group Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., BlueLinx Holdings Inc., Columbus McKinnon Corporation and DNOW Inc., among others. The Operating Company Peer Group includes Climb Global Solutions, Inc., CTS Corporation, Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Hurco Companies, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Litwin Chief Executive Officer, TestEquity | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Cesar Lanuza President and Chief Executive Officer, Lawson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Connors President and Chief Executive Officer, Gexpro Services | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Knutson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
J. Bryan King Chairman, President and Chief Executive 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Litwin | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Barry Litwin | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Barry Litwin | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Barry Litwin | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Barry Litwin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Litwin | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Cesar Lanuza | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ronald Knutson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee S. Hillman Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bianca A. Rhodes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert S. Zamarripa | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark F. Moon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
I. Steven Edelson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. Bryan King and M. Bradley Wallace 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 | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance 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
- Alta Equipment Group Inc. symbol not shown
- Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
- BlueLinx Holdings Inc. BXC
- Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
- DNOW Inc. DNOW
- Enpro Inc. NPO
- ESCO Technologies Inc. ESE
- Fastenal Company FAST
- Global Industrial Company GIC
- Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
- Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO
- Herc Holdings Inc. HRI
- Kadant Inc. KAI
- Kimball Electronics, Inc. KE
- MRC Global Inc MRC
- MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. MSM
- Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. PKOH
- TriMas Corporation TRS
Operating Company Peer Group
- Climb Global Solutions, Inc. CLMB
- CTS Corporation CTS
- Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPAC
- Hudson Technologies, Inc. HDSN
- Hurco Companies, Inc. HURC
- Key Tronic Corporation KTCC
- L.B. Foster Company FSTR
- McGrath RentCorp MGRC
- Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. PPIH
- Standex International Corporation SXI
- The Eastern Company EBC
- The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC
- Transcat, Inc. TRNS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 14, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 22, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 23, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 19, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | November 15, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 14, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 15, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 16, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Distribution Solutions Group disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Distribution Solutions Group sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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134 figures on this page: 124 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
124 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000703604-26-000026Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001628280-26-022845Director Compensation in 202 · Grants of Plan Based Awards in 202 · Outstanding Equity Awards on December 31, 202 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0000703604-25-000025Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-24-148197Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-23-152968Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000703604-22-000094Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000703604-21-000068Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000703604-20-000044Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000703604-19-000067Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000703604-18-000045Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000703604-17-000040Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Distribution Solutions Group discloses
The companies named in DSGR's own disclosed peer group.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.BlueLinx Holdings Inc.Columbus McKinnon CorporationDNOW Inc.Enpro Inc.ESCO Technologies Inc.Fastenal CompanyGlobal Industrial CompanyHawkins, Inc.Helios Technologies, Inc.Herc Holdings Inc.Kadant Inc.Kimball Electronics, Inc.MRC Global IncMSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.TriMas CorporationCTS CorporationEnerpac Tool Group Corp.Hudson Technologies, Inc.Hurco Companies, Inc.Key Tronic CorporationL.B. Foster CompanyMcGrath RentCorp
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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}
}