Deere & Company

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: Deere & Company
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Industrials
SIC code: 3523 — Farm Machinery & Equipment
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: Moline
Headquarters state / province: Illinois
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: November
Ticker symbol: DE
Primary stock exchange: NYSE

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0000315189
EIN: 36-2382580
Wikidata ID: Q496302

Board of directors

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Alan Cletus Heuberger · Director
Since 2023
Charles O. Holliday Jr. · Director
Since 2023
Clayton M. Jones · Director
Since 2023
Dmitri L. Stockton · Director
Since 2023
Gregory R. Page · Director
Since 2023
James Brian Sikes · Director
Since 2025
John C. May II · Director · Chairman & CEO
Since 2023
Julie A. Boland · Director
Since 2026
Laurence Neil Hunn · Director
Since 2023
Leanne G. Caret · Director
Since 2023
Michael O. Johanns · Director
Since 2023
R. Preston Feight · Director
Since 2024
Sheila Talton · Director
Since 2023
Sherry M. Smith · Director
Since 2023
Tami A. Erwin · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

John C. May II · Chairman & CEO

Since November 2019

71 CEO score

Strong · grade B

Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

Dividends 15%: 89
Revenue growth 20%: 51
Earnings growth 15%: 81

50% of the scoring weight is on file. Figures cover November 2019 – November 2025.

Director election results

Annual meeting of February 25, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

11 of this board's directors also sit on 17 other boards. 3 are in the same sector.

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via Clayton M. Jones
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via Sheila Talton
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via R. Preston Feight
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via Sherry M. Smith
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via Leanne G. Caret
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via Laurence Neil Hunn
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via Dmitri L. Stockton
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via Sheila Talton
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via Dmitri L. Stockton
Xerox Holdings Corporation
via Tami A. Erwin
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via Tami A. Erwin

Insider trades

All notable trades →

From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $0; 0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $55,907,549; 27 sales by 3 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Nov 2, 2026	Julie A. Boland Director	Grant or award	+92	—	—
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,079	$254.83	$274,962
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,775	$343.94	$610,494
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,049	$438.44	$459,924
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+957	$377.01	$360,799
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−2,929	$650.18	$1,904,377
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−975	$651.43	$635,144
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−363	$652.75	$236,948
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−391	$654.22	$255,800
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−199	$655.91	$130,526
Aug 31, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Open-market sale	−3	$656.64	$1,970
Aug 24, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,648	$254.83	$419,960
Aug 24, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+2,762	$343.94	$949,962
Aug 24, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,885	$438.44	$826,459
Aug 24, 2026	CAMPBELL RYAN D Officer (Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems)	Option exercise	+1,544	$377.01	$582,103

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Questions about Deere & Company

Who is the CEO of Deere & Company?

John C. May II has been Deere & Company's Chairman & CEO since November 2019.

How many directors are on Deere & Company's board?

Deere & Company's board has 15 directors: Alan Cletus Heuberger, Charles O. Holliday Jr., Clayton M. Jones, Dmitri L. Stockton, Gregory R. Page, James Brian Sikes, John C. May II, Julie A. Boland, Laurence Neil Hunn, Leanne G. Caret and 5 others.

Are Deere & Company insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, Deere & Company insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $55.9 million of shares in 27 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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