DMC Global (BOOM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James O’Leary, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.6M in 2025, up 58% from $3.5M the year before.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.6M+58% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
66%$3.7M in awards
CEO Target Bonus Percentage
125%Percentage of base salary
CEO LTI Target
$3.7MAnnual target grant value
Total Employees Considered
1510Global employee population used

How O’Leary was paid

$5.6M 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 awards66%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James O’LearyExecutive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$5,615,614
Eric WalterChief Financial Officer$1,557,507
Brett SegerChief Accounting Officer$667,862
James SchladenPresident, Arcadia Products$2,023,126
Ian GrievesPresident and General Manager, DynaEnergetics$1,128,392

What changed and why

  • $5.6MJames O’Leary received total compensation of $5,615,614 following his appointment as permanent President and CEO.
  • $800KBase salary for James O’Leary increased to an annualized rate of $800,000 upon his permanent CEO appointment.
  • Non-equity incentive awards were based entirely on quantitative operational measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow.
  • Long-term incentives granted to executives included restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, and performance share units.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio for fiscal 2025 was calculated to be 91.5 to 1.

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.