Deere Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Deere's CEO is John May, appointed in Nov 2019, has a tenure of 6.42 years. total yearly compensation is $27.93M, comprised of 6.1% salary and 93.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.047% of the company’s shares, worth $71.86M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 6.3 years respectively.
Key information
John May
Chief executive officer
US$27.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.07% |
| CEO tenure | 6.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.05% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Deere & Company: Outrunning Broader Markets, Shares Fairly Valued
Mar 26
Construction Tailwinds And Equipment Pricing Power Will Eventually Fade For This Machinery Giant
Catalysts About Deere Deere & Company designs, manufactures and finances agricultural, construction and forestry equipment for customers globally. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Long Term Construction Upswing And Aging Farm Fleets Will Support A Stronger Outlook
Catalysts About Deere Deere manufactures equipment and technology for agriculture, construction, forestry and related financial services. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Price
Jan 07
Deere (NYSE:DE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $1.62
Dec 07Deere (NYSE:DE) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jun 25
Investors Interested In Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Earnings
Jun 12Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)?
May 29Are Investors Undervaluing Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) By 24%?
May 06Deere (NYSE:DE) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Apr 23Deere: What Turnaround? (Technical Analysis)
Mar 21Is Deere Still Cheap?
Feb 18Deere's Q1 Earnings: Why Investors Want 'Bad News'
Feb 11As Cyclical Pressures And Strategic Shifts Emerge, I'm Bearish On Deere & Company
Feb 05Deere: Strong Buy At The Ag Cycle Nadir
Jan 28Deere: Another Challenging Year Ahead (Rating Downgrade)
Dec 30Deere: Conservative Market Expectations As It Sows The Seeds Of Recovery
Dec 23Is The Market Waking Up To Deere?
Nov 27Deere: Sell It On Q4 Earnings Bounce, Buy It Back Later
Nov 21Why Deere's Discount To Caterpillar Is An Opportunity
Sep 21Deere's Q3 Earnings: When Bad News Is Good News
Aug 15CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 01 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Nov 02 2025 | US$28m | US$2m | US$5b |
| Jul 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Apr 27 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jan 26 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Oct 27 2024 | US$28m | US$2m | US$7b |
| Jul 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Apr 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jan 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Oct 29 2023 | US$27m | US$2m | US$10b |
| Jul 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jan 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Oct 30 2022 | US$20m | US$1m | US$7b |
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| May 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jan 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Oct 31 2021 | US$20m | US$1m | US$6b |
| Aug 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| May 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Nov 01 2020 | US$16m | US$1m | US$3b |
| Aug 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| May 03 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Feb 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Nov 03 2019 | US$6m | US$890k | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD27.93M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.17M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John May (56 yo)
Mr. John C. May II is Chairman of the Board and President of Deere & Company since 2020 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since November 04, 2019. He is a Director of Deere & Company since August 29...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 6.4yrs | US$27.93m | 0.047% $ 71.9m | |
| Acting CFO & President of Worldwide Construction | less than a year | US$7.69m | 0.0084% $ 12.9m | |
| President of Worldwide Ag & Turf Div | 2.4yrs | US$7.44m | 0.0012% $ 1.9m | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 2.5m | |
| Director of Investor Relations | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Compliance Officer | 10.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 2yrs | no data | 0.00063% $ 971.1k | |
| Senior VP & Chief People Officer | 3.7yrs | no data | 0.0028% $ 4.3m | |
| Chief Economist | 19.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Risk Officer & Senior VP of International Business at John Deere Financial | 14.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Lifecycle Solutions | 7yrs | US$7.68m | 0.0061% $ 9.4m | |
| Senior VP & Finance Director of John Deere Financial | 8.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: DE's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 6.7yrs | US$27.93m | 0.047% $ 71.9m | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$327.49k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$319.99k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 9.3yrs | US$327.49k | 0.000040% $ 61.7k | |
| Independent Director | 11.3yrs | US$332.49k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$339.99k | 0.00035% $ 539.5k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$332.49k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.4yrs | US$344.99k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Lead Director | 1.4yrs | US$332.55k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: DE's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/02 21:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/02/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/11/02 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Deere & Company is covered by 50 analysts. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Mircea Dobre | Baird |
| Andrew Kaplowitz | Barclays |