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Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Common Stock Data— The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. There were approximately 4,748 holders of record of common stock as of January 31, 2023. This number does not include beneficial owners of the Company's securities held in the name of nominees.

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*Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2017, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal years ended December 31.

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The 2022 Peer Group consists of the following 17 public companies:

3M CompanyEcolab Inc.Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Caterpillar Inc.Emerson Electric Co.PPG Industries, Inc.
Cummins Inc.Fortive CorporationRockwell Automation, Inc.
Deere & CompanyGeneral Dynamics CorporationStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Dover CorporationHoneywell International Inc.Trane Technologies plc
Eaton Corporation plcJohnson Controls International plc

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company reviews the peer group annually and from time to time changes the composition of the peer group where changes are appropriate. There were no changes in the Company's peer group in 2022.

Repurchases of Common Stock— On August 3, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program which provided for the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of the Company's common stock over an open-ended period of time (the "2018 Program"). The 2018 program was completed in the first quarter of 2022.

On May 7, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program which provides for the repurchase of up to an additional $3.0 billion of the Company's common stock over an open-ended period of time (the "2021 Program"). As of December 31, 2022, there were approximately $1.5 billion of authorized repurchases remaining under the 2021 Program.

Share repurchase activity under the Company's share repurchase programs for the fourth quarter of 2022 was as follows:

In millions except per share amounts
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced ProgramsMaximum Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Programs
October 2022—$——$1,990
November 20220.5$222.660.5$1,869
December 20221.8$221.251.8$1,490
Total2.32.3

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