Armstrong World Industries (AWI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Victor D. Grizzle, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.5M in 2025, down 7% from $9.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 93:1, on median employee pay of $91,600.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.5M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
93:1median $91,600
CEO pay in equity
66%$5.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
84%of votes cast
CEO Target Stock Award
$5,599,532Based on 2025 grant date fair value
CEO AIP Payout
$1,584,000Earned under 2025 Annual Incentive Plan
Median Employee Pay
$91,600Annual total compensation for 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
84%Support at the 2025 annual meeting

How Grizzle was paid

$8.5M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards66%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Victor D. GrizzlePresident & Chief Executive Officer$8,537,000
Mark A. HersheySenior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$2,068,753
Christopher P. CalzarettaSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1,830,769
Austin K. SoFormer Senior Vice President, GC, Head of Government Relations & Chief Sustainability Officer$1,615,244
Jill A. CragerSenior Vice President Sales & Digital Marketing$1,348,651

What changed and why

  • $9.2MCEO total compensation decreased from $9,154,261 in 2024 to $8,537,000 in 2025.
  • Mark A. Hershey was announced to succeed Victor D. Grizzle as President and CEO effective April 1, 2026.
  • Long-term incentive awards consist of performance stock units and restricted stock units subject to strict performance goals.
  • 84%Shareholders approved the previous executive compensation program with 84% support at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.