Commercial METALS (CMC) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Peter R. Matt, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8M in fiscal 2025, up 22% from $6.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 99:1, on median employee pay of $80,849.

Filed
November 25, 2025
Annual meeting
January 14, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8M+22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
99:1median $80,849
CEO pay in equity
69%$5.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8.02MFiscal 2025 total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
99:1Based on median employee pay of $80,849
Say-on-Pay Support
97.1%Approval at the 2025 annual meeting
Core EBITDA
$837.3MAchieved in fiscal year 2025

How Matt was paid

$8M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Peter R. MattPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,022,901
Paul J. LawrenceSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$2,942,051
Kekin M. GhelaniSenior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer$2,458,940
Jody K. AbsherSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,184,936
Jennifer J. DurbinSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer$2,009,298

What changed and why

  • $8MPeter R. Matt received total compensation of $8,022,901 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year total of $6,579,555.
  • The Transform, Advance, and Grow operational excellence program exceeded anticipated targeted EBITDA benefits during fiscal year 2025.
  • 97.1%Stockholders expressed strong support for executive compensation with approximately 97.1% approval at the prior say-on-pay vote.
  • Long-term incentives for named executive officers consisted of time-based RSUs and performance-based stock units tied to financial goals and relative TSR.

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.