Ametek (AME) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David A. Zapico, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.5M in 2025, up 13% from $14.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 258:1, on median employee pay of $63,719.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.5M+13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
258:1median $63,719
CEO pay in equity
66%$10.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$2,170,000Target under short-term incentive program
Median Employee Pay
$63,719Annual total compensation
Pay Ratio
258:1CEO to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Prior year support

How Zapico was paid

$16.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Bonus5%Stock awards53%Option awards13%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp2%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David A. ZapicoChairman and Chief Executive Officer$16,462,630
Dalip M. PuriExecutive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer$4,117,996
John W. HardinPresident - Electronic Instruments$2,892,040
David F. HermancePresident - Electronic Instruments$2,556,701
Ronald J. OscherChief Administrative Officer$2,505,193

What changed and why

  • $16.5MCEO total compensation increased to $16,462,630 for fiscal 2025 compared to $14,625,659 in the prior year.
  • $8.8MStock awards granted to the CEO totaled $8,781,306 under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
  • $2.4MShort-term incentive program payout for the CEO was $2,437,155 based on performance measures achieved.
  • 94%Stockholder support for the prior say-on-pay advisory vote was approximately 94% of votes cast.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 258 to 1.

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.