Griffon (GFF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ronald J. Kramer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $17.5M in 2025, up 6% from $16.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 305:1, on median employee pay of $57,428.

Filed
January 9, 2026
Annual meeting
February 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$17.5M+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
305:1median $57,428
CEO pay in equity
37%$6.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$17,5.1MFor fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
305:1Compared to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$57,428Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
89.7%Prior annual meeting

How Kramer was paid

$17.5M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards37%Non-equity incentive45%Pension and deferred comp9%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ronald J. KramerChairman and Chief Executive Officer$17,515,575
Robert F. MehmelPresident and Chief Operating Officer$8,103,399
Brian G. HarrisExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,941,202
Seth L. KaplanSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$4,390,402

What changed and why

  • $17.5MCEO total compensation increased to $17,515,575 in fiscal 2025.
  • 89.7%Approximately 89.7% of shareholders approved the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Non-equity incentive compensation included short-term annual bonuses and long-term performance period payouts.
  • $5.65Adjusted EPS reached $5.65 for the fiscal year.
  • 58.3%Shareholder outreach engaged institutional investors holding approximately 58.3% of outstanding shares.

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.