How Ferguson was paid
$5.5M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. FergusonPresident & Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,746 | $2,940,029 | $1,477,001 | $95,380 | $5,513,156 |
| Jason CrawfordSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $465,000 | $496,743 | $562,985 | $62,757 | $1,587,485 |
| Tara D. MackeyChief Legal Officer & Secretary | $445,328 | $475,690 | $471,772 | $9,888 | $1,402,678 |
| Bryan StovallChief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings | $487,427 | $501,408 | $620,865 | $25,498 | $1,635,198 |
| Jeff VellinesPresident & Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals | $435,000 | $461,689 | $331,814 | $45,691 | $1,274,195 |
| Kurt RussellFormer Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals | $305,206 | $506,692 | $360,363 | $88,211 | $1,260,472 |
What changed and why
- $5.5M$5,513,156 CEO total compensation increased from $5,407,269 in 2025.
- $2.9M$2,940,029 in CEO stock awards accompanied $1,477,001 in non-equity incentive compensation.
- 81%81% to 200% of target defined the fiscal 2026 STI Plan payout range.
- Equity awards were equally weighted between time-vested RSUs and performance share units.
- $90,10461:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median compensation of $90,104.
- 98.2%98.2% of votes cast supported the executive compensation program 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.