How Battles was paid
$5.9M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. BattlesCo-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President | $1,000,000 | $3,197,110 | $1,719,000 | $11,702 | $5,927,812 |
| Eric W. GerstenbergCo-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President | $1,000,000 | $3,197,110 | $1,719,000 | $13,312 | $5,929,422 |
| Eric J. DugasExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $565,000 | $567,821 | $766,705 | $4,627 | $1,904,153 |
| Brian P. WeberPresident, Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions | $630,000 | $633,061 | $848,607 | $8,349 | $2,120,017 |
| Jeroen DiderichPresident, Environmental Sales and Services | $625,003 | $627,935 | $823,129 | $6,567 | $2,082,634 |
| Alan S. McKimExecutive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer | $900,000 | — | $1,547,100 | $18,797 | $2,465,897 |
What changed and why
- $5.9MCo-CEO Michael L. Battles total compensation rose to $5,927,812 in 2025 from $5,286,045 in 2024.
- 95.7%Shareholders approved the 2024 executive compensation program with 95.7% support at the annual meeting.
- $1.2BAdjusted EBITDA grew to $1,169,939,000 for fiscal 2025 compared with $1,116,934,000 in the prior year.
- $6BTotal revenue increased to $6,030,837,000 for fiscal 2025 from $5,889,952,000 in 2024.
- The company achieved an all-time low Total Recordable Incident Rate of 0.49 for 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.