Cooper-Standard Holdings (CPS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

JEFFREY S. EDWARDS, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.2M in 2025, down 40% from $8.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 157:1, on median employee pay of $33,030.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.2M-40% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
157:1median $33,030
CEO pay in equity
42%$2.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
63%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$5.2MDecreased from 2024
2025 AIP Payout
136.8%Percentage of target
2023 PSU Payout
200.0%Based on relative TSR
Say-on-Pay Support
63%Prior year vote

How EDWARDS was paid

$5.2M 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.

Salary20%Stock awards42%Non-equity incentive33%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
JEFFREY S. EDWARDSChairman and Chief Executive Officer$5,179,179
JONATHAN P. BANASExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,826,971
PATRICK R. CLARKPresident, Sealing Systems and Chief Manufacturing Officer$1,622,933
CHRISTOPHER E. COUCHPresident, Fluid Handling Systems and Chief Technology Officer$1,623,061
LARRY E. OTTSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$1,302,179

What changed and why

  • $5.2MCEO total compensation decreased to $5,179,179 in 2025 from $8,702,693 in 2024.
  • The CEO received no target TDC increase for 2025 or 2026.
  • 136.8%The 2025 annual incentive program was earned at 136.8% of target.
  • 200.0%The 2023 performance share units were earned at 200.0% of target.

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.