Aecom (ACM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Troy Rudd, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16M in fiscal 2025, up 11% from $14.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 215:1, on median employee pay of $74,214.

Filed
January 20, 2026
Annual meeting
March 3, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$16M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
215:1median $74,214
CEO pay in equity
76%$12.1M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$4,480,000Target STI opportunity
Stock-Based Compensation
75%Of CEO compensation
Performance-Based Pay
60%Of CEO compensation
Total Stockholder Return
28%Fiscal year 2025 TSR
Dividend Increase
19%Approved by Board

How Rudd was paid

$16M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards76%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Troy RuddChief Executive Officer$15,973,622
Gaurav KapoorChief Financial & Operations Officer$5,366,844
Lara PoloniPresident$5,828,097
David GanChief Legal Officer & General Counsel$2,977,732

What changed and why

  • $16MCEO total compensation increased to $15,973,622 in fiscal 2025 from $14,440,729 in fiscal 2024.
  • 7%Net service revenue reached record levels driven by Americas design net service revenue growth of 7%.
  • $1,203MAdjusted EBITDA increased by 10% over the prior year to $1,203 million.
  • 16%Adjusted Earnings per Share increased by 16% over the prior year to $5.26.
  • $685MFree cash flow of $685 million was materially consistent with expectations.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.