Graco (GGG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mark W. Sheahan, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.5M in 2025, up 14% from $8.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 120:1, on median employee pay of $79,221.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Annual meeting
April 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.5M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
120:1median $79,221
Net Sales
$2.237BUp 6% from 2024
Operating Earnings
$624.8MUp 10% from 2024
Diluted EPS
$3.08Up 9% from 2024
CEO Bonus Payout
118%Percent of target
Total Shareholder Return 1-Year
0.4%Fiscal 2025

How Sheahan was paid

$9.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Option awards61%Non-equity incentive14%Pension and deferred comp13%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mark W. SheahanPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,491,330
David M. LoweChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,003,345
Angela F. WordellExecutive Vice President and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer$1,593,121
Peter J. O’SheaPresident, Global Industrial Division$1,372,027
Ronita BanerjeeExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,370,011

What changed and why

  • $2.237BNet sales increased 6 percent to $2.237 billion in fiscal 2025.
  • $624.8MOperating earnings grew 10 percent to $624.8 million.
  • 9%Diluted earnings per share rose 9 percent to $3.08.
  • $9.5MCEO total compensation was $9,491,330 for fiscal 2025.
  • 118%Incentive bonus plan payout for the CEO was 118 percent of target.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.