Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow DCI and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full DCI filings page.
Donaldson Company, Inc. asks stockholders to elect four directors, hold a non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, and ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2027. The virtual meeting is November 20, 2026; stockholders of record at close of business on September 21, 2026 may vote. Tod E. Carpenter, Pilar Cruz, Richard B. Lewis and first-time nominee Simon A. Meester are proposed for three-year terms; Ajita G. Rajendra is not standing for re-election.
Richard B. Lewis became president and CEO effective March 2, 2026, succeeding Tod E. Carpenter, who continued as Executive Chairman. For fiscal 2026, Donaldson reported approximately $3.9 billion in sales, an all-time high, and record adjusted diluted EPS of $3.98 ($4.04 excluding the Facet acquisition); it completed its largest acquisition, Facet Filtration. It paid $141 million in dividends, compared with $132 million in fiscal 2025, and repurchased 1.2% of shares outstanding for $108 million.
Following Mr. Lewis’s promotion, his annual base salary rose to $1,088,000 and his annual cash incentive target to 110% of base salary for the remainder of fiscal 2026. He received additional equity awards with aggregate grant-date fair value of $942,500, half in performance stock units for the fiscal 2026–2028 performance period and half in stock options.