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Graco Executive Compensation (FY25)

GGG · Minneapolis, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark Sheahan
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 24, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2023 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 — Mark Sheahan: $9,236,066 → $9,491,330 (2.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.5% → 68.4% (21.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 105:1 → 120:1 (14.3% higher)

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 2.8% higher than the $9,236,066 reported for fiscal 2023.
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 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ronita BanerjeeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David LoweOption◇—◇2/16/2034
Option◇—◇2/14/2035
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Ronita BanerjeeOption◇—◇5/24/2033
Option◇—◇2/14/2035
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Angela WordellOption◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Peter O'SheaOption◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Mark SheahanOption◇—◇2/17/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/16/2034
Option◇—◇2/14/2035
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 · citing a 2026 filing
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 · citing a 2026 filing
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 · citing a 2026 filing
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 · citing a 2026 filing
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 · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Non-compete period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Kevin Gilligan
Board chair
—◇◇———◇
Jody H. Feragen
—◇◇———◇
Martha A. Morfitt
◇—◇—◇—◇
Heather L. Anfang
—◇◇———◇
Archie C. Black
—◇◇———◇
Brett C. Carter
◇◇◇———◇
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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Stock 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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 24, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 26, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 27, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 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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Citations

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194 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
184 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 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
  2. 0001193125-26-101267
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year Ended December 26, 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 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
  4. 0000042888-24-000020
  5. 0001193125-24-066451
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000042888-23-000018
  7. 0000042888-22-000021
  8. 0000042888-21-000030
  9. 0000042888-20-000031
  10. 0000042888-19-000018
  11. 0000042888-18-000035
  12. 0000042888-17-000013
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Peers Graco discloses

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

A. O. Smith CorporationAlbany International Corp.Allegion plcChart Industries, Inc.Crane CompanyDonaldson Company, Inc.Enerpac Tool Group Corp.ESCO Technologies Inc.Franklin Electric Co., Inc.IDEX CorporationITT Inc.Kadant Inc.Kennametal Inc.Nordson CorporationPentair plcSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Snap-on IncorporatedTennant CompanyThe Toro CompanyWatts Water Technologies, Inc.Woodward, Inc.

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APA
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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