Esco Technologies (ESE) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Bryan H. Sayler, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $5.6M in 2025, up 79% from $3.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 78:1, on median employee pay of $71,384.

Filed
December 10, 2025
Annual meeting
January 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.6M+79% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
78:1median $71,384
CEO pay in equity
55%$3.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Target Direct Compensation At Risk
81%CEO pay mix
NEO Target Direct Compensation At Risk
63%Average for other named executive officers
Diluted EPS Growth
13%Continuing operations
Sales Growth
19%Continuing operations

How Sayler was paid

$5.6M 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.

Salary15%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bryan H. SaylerChief Executive Officer and President$5,586,139
Christopher L. TuckerSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,316,163
David M. SchatzSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,366,869

What changed and why

  • $5.6MFiscal 2025 total compensation for CEO Bryan H. Sayler increased to $5,586,139 compared to $3,112,060 in fiscal 2024.
  • $1,095MThe Company achieved record sales of $1,095 million, representing a 19 percent increase over the prior year.
  • 13%Diluted earnings per share on a continuing operations basis grew by 13 percent to $4.49.
  • Eighty-one percent of the CEO's target direct compensation was placed at risk using performance metrics.

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.