Graham (GHM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Matthew J. Malone, President & CEO, Former VP and GM - Barber-Nichols, was paid $1.8M in fiscal Year 2026, up 118% from $828,017 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 24:1, on median employee pay of $76,613.

Filed
July 14, 2026
Annual meeting
August 25, 2026
Pay year
fiscal Year 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.8M+118% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
24:1median $76,613
CEO pay in equity
33%$600,004 in awards
CEO salary
$462,769Fiscal 2026
CEO incentive pay
$636,308Non-equity incentive
CEO stock awards
$600,004Grant-date fair value
Dixon bonus
$80,282Included discretionary award
Thoren total pay
$679,842Fiscal 2026

How Malone was paid

$1.8M in total for fiscal Year 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary26%Stock awards33%Non-equity incentive35%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Matthew J. MalonePresident & CEO, Former VP and GM - Barber-Nichols$1,809,120
Daniel J. ThorenExecutive Chairman, Former CEO$679,842
Christopher J. ThomeVP - Finance, CFO, CAO and Corporate Secretary$884,376
Alan E. SmithFormer VP and General Manager - Graham Manufacturing$777,600
Michael E. DixonVP and GM - Barber-Nichols$697,315

What changed and why

  • $1.8M$1,809,120 Malone's fiscal 2026 total compensation reflected his June 10, 2025 appointment as President and CEO.
  • $463K$462,769 Malone's salary included compensation earned before and after his CEO appointment.
  • $636K$636,308 Malone's non-equity incentive compensation was the largest component of his fiscal 2026 pay.
  • $600K$600,004 Malone's stock awards consisted of aggregate grant-date fair value for PSUs and RSUs.
  • $76,61324:1 was the fiscal 2026 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median employee compensation of $76,613.
  • $80,282$80,282 Dixon's bonus included a $54,974 performance bonus and a $25,308 discretionary award.

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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.