Graco Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Graco's CEO is Mark Sheahan, appointed in Jun 2021, has a tenure of 3.92 years. total yearly compensation is $8.36M, comprised of 12.3% salary and 87.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.06% of the company’s shares, worth €7.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Sheahan
Chief executive officer
US$8.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.26% |
| CEO tenure | 3.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 3.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$488m |
| Dec 27 2024 | US$8m | US$1m | US$486m |
| Sep 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$487m |
| Jun 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$498m |
| Mar 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$500m |
| Dec 29 2023 | US$9m | US$985k | US$507m |
| Sep 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$523m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$506m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$489m |
| Dec 30 2022 | US$6m | US$919k | US$461m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$455m |
| Jul 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$442m |
| Apr 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$435m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$706k | US$440m |
| Sep 24 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$434m |
| Jun 25 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$445m |
| Mar 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$363m |
| Dec 25 2020 | US$2m | US$449k | US$330m |
| Sep 25 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$301m |
| Jun 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$271m |
| Mar 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$330m |
| Dec 27 2019 | US$2m | US$420k | US$344m |
| Sep 27 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$333m |
| Jun 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$341m |
| Mar 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$342m |
| Dec 28 2018 | US$1m | US$389k | US$341m |
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD8.36M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.17M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mark Sheahan (60 yo)
3.9yrs
Tenure
US$8,361,979
Compensation
Mr. Mark W. Sheahan has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Graco Inc. since June 10, 2021 and served as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since June 18, 2018 until June 10,...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.9yrs | US$8.36m | 0.060% € 7.7m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 3.9yrs | US$1.59m | 0.38% € 49.4m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2yrs | US$977.16k | 0% € 0 | |
| President of Global Industrial Division | 6.9yrs | US$1.08m | 0.0087% € 1.1m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer | 6.4yrs | no data | 0.0089% € 1.2m | |
| VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0038% € 491.9k | |
| Executive VP | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Development | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & CMO | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Expansion Markets Division | 6.4yrs | no data | 0.030% € 3.9m | |
| Executive Officer & President of Global Powder Division | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.011% € 1.5m |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GA8's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.9yrs | US$8.36m | 0.060% € 7.7m | |
| Independent Director | 29.6yrs | US$245.30k | 0.13% € 17.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$239.88k | 0.00080% € 103.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$258.38k | 0.027% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Chair of the Board | 24.3yrs | US$269.90k | 0.026% € 3.4m | |
| Independent Director | 14.4yrs | US$238.38k | 0.027% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$239.88k | 0.0023% € 293.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$235.47k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$239.88k | 0% € 0 |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GA8's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/13 12:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/27 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Graco Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Halloran | Baird |
| Andrew Buscaglia | Berenberg |
| Charles Brady | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |