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Graco Executive Compensation (FY25)

Name: Graco (GGG) executive compensation
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GGG · Minneapolis, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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Mark Sheahan

Latest say-on-pay support

April 24, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 27, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Graco's chief executive and what were they paid?

Mark Sheahan was paid $9,491,330 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Sheahan's total was 13.5% higher than the $8,361,979 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Graco's say-on-pay result?

Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 68.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 24, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Graco's peer group?

Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A. O. Smith Corporation, Albany International Corp., Allegion plc, Chart Industries, Inc. and Crane Company, among others.

What is Graco's chief executive pay ratio?

For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 120:1, against median employee compensation of $79,221.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Mark Sheahan President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Lowe Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Christian Rothe President, Worldwide Industrial Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Dale Johnson President, Worldwide Contractor Equipment Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Jeffrey Johnson President, Electric Motor Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Mark Sheahan President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Caroline Chambers President, EMEA	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Lowe Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Dale Johnson Chief Commercial Development Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Christian Rothe President, Worldwide Industrial Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Mark Sheahan President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Lowe Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Peter O'Shea President, Global Industrial Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Ronita Banerjee Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Mark Sheahan President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
David Lowe Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Angela Wordell Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Peter O'Shea President, Global Industrial Division	◇	—	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Ronita Banerjee Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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
Angela F. Wordell	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
David M. Lowe	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Mark W. Sheahan	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Peter J. O’Shea	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Ronita Banerjee	OPTION	◇	—	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.

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
Mark Sheahan	Option	◇	—	◇	2/14/2035
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/17/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/18/2032
David Lowe	Option	◇	—	◇	2/14/2035
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/17/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/18/2032
Ronita Banerjee	Option	◇	—	◇	2/14/2035
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	5/24/2033
Peter O'Shea	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/17/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/18/2032
Angela Wordell	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/16/2034
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/17/2033
	Option	◇	—	◇	2/18/2032

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.

Angela Wordell

Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇

David Lowe

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Equity acceleration on change in control	◇
Non-compete period	◇

Mark Sheahan

President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇

Peter O'Shea

President, Global Industrial Division · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇

Ronita Banerjee

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion

Severance multiple	◇
Change-in-control multiple	◇
Non-compete period	◇

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
J. Kevin Gilligan Board chair	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Jody H. Feragen	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Martha A. Morfitt	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Heather L. Anfang	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Brett C. Carter	◇	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Archie C. Black	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Eric P. Etchart	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Kevin J. Wheeler	—	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇
Andrea H. Simon	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇

Mark W. Sheahan 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.

Earlier years are included in the PDF.

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	◇
Board chair 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 Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2025

A. O. Smith Corporation AOS
Albany International Corp. AIN
Allegion plc ALLE
Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
Crane Company CR
Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPAC
ESCO Technologies Inc. ESE
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
IDEX Corporation IEX
ITT Inc. ITT
Kadant Inc. KAI
Kennametal Inc. KMT
Nordson Corporation NDSN
Pentair plc PNR
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
Snap-on Incorporated SNA
Tennant Company TNC
The Middleby Corporation MIDD
The Toro Company TTC
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS
Woodward, Inc. WWD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	April 24, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	April 25, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	April 26, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	April 28, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	April 29, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	April 23, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	April 24, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	April 26, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	April 27, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	April 28, 2017	=	◇	◇	◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.

Ratio

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Median employee compensation

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Chief executive total compensation

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- Mark Sheahan (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $9,491,330 (base salary $1,065,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-101267, filed 2026-03-11]

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Everything above is a fact Graco disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.

Peer benchmarking

Where Graco 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.

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Realizable 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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Say-on-pay responsiveness

Graco recorded a low support level. The responsiveness analysis covers what the company said it would do, what it did, and how that compares with the companies that recovered their vote.

Responsiveness analysis

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263 figures on this page: 253 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.

253 cited to the filing

10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed April 27, 2026
0000042888-26-000101
Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
DEF 14A, filed March 11, 2026
0001193125-26-101267
CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 2 more sections
8-K, filed April 28, 2025
0000042888-25-000018
Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2025 Proxy Statement: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
8-K, filed April 26, 2024
0000042888-24-000020
DEF 14A, filed March 13, 2024
0001193125-24-066451
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 2, 2023
0000042888-23-000018
DEF 14A, filed March 15, 2023
0001193125-23-070761
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 2, 2022
0000042888-22-000021
8-K, filed April 27, 2021
0000042888-21-000030
8-K, filed April 27, 2020
0000042888-20-000031
8-K, filed April 29, 2019
0000042888-19-000018
8-K, filed May 1, 2018
0000042888-18-000035
8-K, filed May 1, 2017
0000042888-17-000013

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Graco Executive Compensation (FY25)

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Executive compensation

Equity awards granted

Outstanding awards

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Director compensation

Director fee schedule

Disclosed peer group

Say-on-pay history

Chief executive pay ratio

What this page does not include

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