Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Chris Villavarayan, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $9.6M in 2025, down 3% from $9.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 130:1, on median employee pay of $73,615.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.6M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
130:1median $73,615
CEO pay in equity
77%$7.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$9.55M2025 total pay
CEO Base Salary
$1,100,0002025 salary
Say-on-Pay Support
99.12%2025 annual meeting
Pay Ratio
130:1CEO to median employee

How Villavarayan was paid

$9.6M 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 awards77%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Chris VillavarayanChief Executive Officer and President$9,551,721
Carl D. Anderson IISenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,121,588
Troy D. WeaverPresident, Global Refinish$2,179,340
Hadi H. AwadaPresident, Global Mobility Coatings$1,988,054
Timothy BowesPresident, Global Industrial Coatings$2,089,201

What changed and why

  • $9.6MCEO total compensation decreased to $9,551,721 in 2025 compared to $9,823,635 in 2024.
  • 169.4%Adjusted EBITDA performance-based awards for the 2023-2025 cycle paid out at 169.4% of target.
  • 89.1%Relative TSR performance-based awards for the 2023-2025 cycle paid out at 89.1% of target.
  • 99.12%Shareholders demonstrated strong support with 99.12% approval at the 2025 say-on-pay vote.

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.