Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nicholas I. Fink, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.5M in 2025, down 11% from $11.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 191:1, on median employee pay of $54,815.

Filed
March 30, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$10.5M-11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
191:1median $54,815
CEO pay in equity
81%$8.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
87%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus Percentage
140%Percentage of base salary
CEO Variable Pay At Risk
89%Of 2025 total target compensation
CEO Performance Based Pay
71%Of 2025 total target compensation
Say on Pay Support
87%Approval at prior annual meeting

How Fink 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 awards61%Option awards20%Non-equity incentive2%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nicholas I. FinkChief Executive Officer$10,476,545
Jonathan BakshtExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,347,014
John D. LeeExecutive Vice President, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer$1,867,856
Hiranda S. DonoghueExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$1,820,003
Kristin E. PapeshExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,536,807
David V. BarryFormer Chief Financial Officer, President, Security and Connected Products$3,004,351
Cheri M. PhyferFormer Executive Vice President, Group President$1,643,200

What changed and why

  • $11.8MCEO total compensation decreased from $11,812,129 in 2024 to $10,476,545 in 2025.
  • The company returned to using EBITDA dollars for 2025-2027 performance share awards.
  • Continuing named executive officers received no target annual or long-term incentive increases.
  • Annual incentive plan financial goals included earnings per share and operating income margin.

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.