Atkore (ATKR) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

William E. Waltz Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.7M in 2025, up 8% from $8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 167:1, on median employee pay of $52,030.

Filed
December 12, 2025
Annual meeting
January 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.7M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
167:1median $52,030
CEO pay in equity
76%$6.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,692,232For fiscal year 2025
Median Employee Pay
$52,030Global median employee
CEO to Employee Pay Ratio
167:1Based on total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
96%At 2025 Annual Meeting

How Jr. was paid

$8.7M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards76%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William E. Waltz Jr.President & Chief Executive Officer$8,692,232
John M. DeitzerVice President & Chief Financial Officer$2,033,279
Daniel S. KellyVice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1,870,309
Mark F. LampsBU President, Safety & Infrastructure$2,192,609
John W. PregenzerBU President, Electrical$3,006,282

What changed and why

  • $2,850.4MNet sales for fiscal 2025 decreased by 11.0 percent to $2,850.4 million compared to the prior fiscal year.
  • $488.0MNet income for fiscal 2025 decreased by $488.0 million resulting in a net loss of $15.2 million.
  • $8.7MCEO total compensation increased to $8,692,232 in fiscal 2025 from $8,031,015 in fiscal 2024.
  • 96%Stockholders showed strong support for executive compensation with 96 percent voting in favor on say-on-pay.
  • $600KJohn W. Pregenzer received an additional RSU grant valued at $600,000 in connection with his promotion.

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.