Curtiss Wright (CW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.1M in 2025, up 22% from $11.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 191:1, on median employee pay of $74,103.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.1M+22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
191:1median $74,103
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$14.1MFiscal 2025 compensation
Median Employee Pay
$74,103Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
191:1CEO to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
92%Prior year stockholder support
Organic Sales Growth
11.6%Adjusted organic growth

How Bamford was paid

$14.1M 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

ExecutiveTotal
Lynn M. BamfordChair and Chief Executive Officer$14,135,280
K. Christopher FarkasVice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,565,490
Kevin M. RaymentVice President and Chief Operating Officer$3,671,642
George P. McDonaldVice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary$2,409,840
John C. WattsVice President, Strategy and Corporate Development$1,711,892

What changed and why

  • 14,135,280 dollars was total compensation for CEO Lynn M. Bamford in fiscal 2025.
  • 11.6%11.6 percent was the adjusted organic sales growth achieved by the company.
  • 18.5%18.5 percent was the adjusted operating margin achieved in the fiscal year.
  • 92%92 percent of stockholders voted in favor of the say-on-pay proposal.
  • 191 to 1 was the ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation.

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.