Smith A O (AOS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Steve Shafer, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 115:1, on median employee pay of $44,976.

Filed
March 4, 2026
Annual meeting
April 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
1
CEO total pay
$5M2025
CEO to median employee
115:1median $44,976
CEO pay in equity
54%$2.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$965,750Actual salary received in 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$2,678,044Includes promotion grant
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,068,000Annual incentive bonus earned
Say on Pay Support
94%Prior annual meeting vote

How Shafer was paid

$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.

Salary19%Stock awards54%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Steve ShaferPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,960,450

What changed and why

  • Steve Shafer assumed the role of president and chief executive officer in July 2025.
  • $5MTotal compensation for the chief executive officer reached $4,960,450 for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 85%Variable compensation comprised approximately 85% of total target compensation for the chief executive officer.
  • 94%Stockholders approved the compensation of named executive officers by approximately 94% of votes cast.

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.