Astec Industries (ASTE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jaco G. van der Merwe, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4M in 2025, up 10% from $3.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 55:1, on median employee pay of $73,615.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
55:1median $73,615
CEO pay in equity
56%$2.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$850,000Target opportunity under annual cash incentive
CEO Stock Awards
$2,244,370Grant date fair value of RSUs
Prior Year CEO Total
$3,664,088Total compensation for 2024
Median Employee Pay
$73,615Annual total compensation

How Merwe was paid

$4M 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.

Salary21%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jaco G. van der MerweChief Executive Officer$4,030,731
Brian HarrisChief Financial Officer$1,747,822
Barend SnymanGroup President$1,256,503
Michael P. NorrisGroup President$1,159,820
Terrell GilbertGeneral Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,018,512

What changed and why

  • 97%Over 97% of shares voted were cast to approve the executive compensation package at the previous meeting.
  • $4MTotal compensation for CEO Jaco G. van der Merwe increased to $4,030,731 in 2025.
  • Annual cash incentives reward achievement of Adjusted EBITDA and working capital turnover goals.
  • Performance-based long-term incentives depend on Adjusted ROIC and relative TSR over a three-year period.
  • Independent compensation consultant FW Cook advised the Compensation Committee on program design and benchmarking.

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.