Crane (CR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Max H. Mitchell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.5M in 2025, up 10% from $9.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 141:1, on median employee pay of $74,430.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.5M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
141:1median $74,430
CEO pay in equity
67%$7M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$1,500,000Target set in January 2025
CEO Bonus Payout
122.7%Of target based on results

How Mitchell was paid

$10.5M 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 awards52%Option awards15%Non-equity incentive17%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Max H. MitchellChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$10,518,852
Richard A. MaueExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,227,466
Alejandro A. AlcalaExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$2,815,803
Anthony M. D’IorioExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,307,169
Tamara S. PolmanteerExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,698,789

What changed and why

  • $10.5MMax H. Mitchell's total compensation increased to $10,518,852 in fiscal 2025 from $9,600,139 in fiscal 2024.
  • 122.7%Annual incentive plan bonuses were paid at 122.7% of target for the CEO based on 2025 results.
  • 117.1%Annual incentive plan bonuses were paid at 117.1% of target for other corporate named executive officers.
  • Equity awards granted in 2025 included time-restricted stock units, performance-restricted stock units, and stock options.

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.