Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kenneth M. Young, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.9M in 2025, down 33% from $2.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $77,847.

Filed
April 13, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.9M-33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $77,847
CEO pay in equity
10%$196,500 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
76%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
100%Percentage of base salary
Say-on-Pay Support
76%Prior year support

How Young was paid

$1.9M 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.

Salary42%Bonus47%Stock awards10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kenneth M. YoungChief Executive Officer$1,919,827
Cameron M. FrymyerExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$975,650
John J. DziewiszExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$882,067
Jimmy B. MorganExecutive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer$923,500
Christopher S. RikerFormer Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$1,276,615

What changed and why

  • $1.9MChief Executive Officer Kenneth M. Young received total compensation of $1,919,827 in fiscal 2025.
  • 76%Over 76% of the votes cast at the prior annual meeting approved executive compensation.
  • Cameron M. Frymyer was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2025.
  • Christopher S. Riker stepped down as Chief Operating Officer effective August 29, 2025.

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.