CEO total pay
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Say on pay
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CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)179 to 1
Median employee: $109,024
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William T. McLain, Jr.2025 compensation | EVP and CFO | $5,459,955↑ 15% | 81% at-risk | $845,405 | $3,019,689 | $399,500 | $115,398 |
Mark J. Costa CEO12025 compensation | Named executive officer | $19,498,966 | 90% at-risk | $1,406,958 | $12,682,200 | $987,000 | $522,991 |
Brad A. Lich2025 compensation | EVP and CCO | $6,097,092↑ 13% | 82% at-risk | $878,148 | $3,442,373 | $414,070 | $139,833 |
B. Travis Smith2025 compensation | EVP - AFP, MFG, WWE&C and HSE | $4,989,797↑ 24% | 82% at-risk | $717,130 | $2,536,477 | $426,976 | $99,675 |
Christopher M. Killian2025 compensation | SVP - CTO and CSO | $3,696,226 | 79% at-risk | $648,253 | $1,932,705 | $263,670 | $75,286 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Peer comparison
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2026 Compensation Peer Group
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TGT · TARGET CORPDSGN · Design Therapeutics, Inc.RYAN · RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.SSII · SS Innovations International, Inc.BAC · BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/CUBI · Customers Bancorp, Inc.AMD · ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCMSTR · Strategy IncONTO · ONTO INNOVATION INC.DRVN · Driven Brands Holdings Inc.STKE · SOL Strategies Inc.GPAC · General Purpose Acquisition Corp.RSCF · REFLECT SCIENTIFIC, INC.AAT · American Assets Trust, Inc.CPPTL · Copper Property CTL Pass Through TrustSAIC · Science Applications International Corp2025 Compensation Peer Group
15 members · 3 in ProxyMiner
RYAN · RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.SSII · SS Innovations International, Inc.BAC · BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/CUBI · Customers Bancorp, Inc.AMD · ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INCMSTR · Strategy IncONTO · ONTO INNOVATION INC.DRVN · Driven Brands Holdings Inc.STKE · SOL Strategies Inc.GPAC · General Purpose Acquisition Corp.RSCF · REFLECT SCIENTIFIC, INC.TGT · TARGET CORPAAT · American Assets Trust, Inc.CPPTL · Copper Property CTL Pass Through TrustSAIC · Science Applications International CorpPeer Group
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
Allow hedging or pledging of Company stock by our executive officers or directors
“Allow hedging or pledging of Company stock by our executive officers or directors”
pledging
Allow hedging or pledging of Company stock by our executive officers or directors
“Allow hedging or pledging of Company stock by our executive officers or directors”
clawback
present
“Clawback Policy described above”
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“As part of its decision making process, the Compensation Committee reviewed”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$8.75
“dividend for the 16th consecutive year. In total, we returned approximately $500 million through dividends and share repurchases. We also advanced our strategic growth initiatives, which included achieving our Kingsport …”
operating income
—
“and circular economy businesses.•Company Complexity. This includes three criteria:•Size. The Compensation Committee uses revenues as the primary size criteria to select the compensation peer group companies. The purpose …”
ceo pay ratio
179 to 1
“(the "CEO") to the median of the annual total compensation of our employees (other than the CEO). For 2025, the annual total compensation of the CEO was $19,498,966 and the median of the annual total compensation of all …”
median employee compensation
$109,024
“Pay Ratio In accordance with SEC rules, we are providing the ratio of the annual total compensation of the Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") to the median of the annual total compensation of our employees (other than t…”
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