Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

R. Scott Tidey, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.5M in 2025, up 19% from $3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 48:1, on median employee pay of $73,096.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.5M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
48:1median $73,096
CEO pay in equity
31%$1.1M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$3,501,213For fiscal year 2025
Median Employee Pay
$73,096For fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
48:1As calculated for 2025

How Tidey was paid

$3.5M 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.

Salary23%Stock awards31%Non-equity incentive39%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
R. Scott TideyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,501,213
Sally M. CunninghamSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,045,414
Andrew C. CaringtonSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$649,599

What changed and why

  • $3.5MCEO R. Scott Tidey received total compensation of $3,501,213 in 2025, representing an increase from $2,953,212 in 2024.
  • Awards under the Long-Term Equity Plan are based on a one-year performance period and paid partially in cash and stock.
  • Stock awarded under the Long-Term Equity Plan is subject to a 10-year transfer restriction.
  • The estimated ratio of CEO compensation to the median employee's annual total compensation was 48 to 1.

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.