Hawkins (HWKN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Patrick H. Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $3.6M in 2026, up 14% from $3.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 39:1, on median employee pay of $93,679.

Filed
June 18, 2026
Annual meeting
July 29, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.6M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
39:1median $93,679
CEO pay in equity
57%$2.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO target incentive
$750,000Fiscal 2026 annual incentive target
CEO stock award
$2,062,393Reported grant-date fair value
CEO equity maximum
$3,093,589Highest performance outcome
Equity payout
98%Of target for fiscal 2026

How Hawkins was paid

$3.6M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards57%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Patrick H. HawkinsChief Executive Officer and President$3,607,894
Jeffrey P. OldenkampExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,083,934
Drew M. GrahekVice President – Operations$1,024,636
Douglas A. LangeVice President - Water Treatment$902,881
David J. MangineVice President – Industrial Solutions$852,605
Richard G. ErstadFormer VP, Secretary, and General Counsel$918,308

What changed and why

  • $3.6M$3,607,894 CEO total compensation exceeded $3,151,261 in fiscal 2025.
  • 98%98% of target performance-based restricted stock units were issued for fiscal 2026 performance.
  • $2.1M$2,062,393 was the CEO’s reported fiscal 2026 performance-based stock award value.
  • $3.1M$3,093,589 was the CEO’s maximum fiscal 2026 performance-based stock award value.
  • 96%96% of advisory votes supported executive compensation at the July 2025 annual meeting.
  • The compensation committee reaffirmed the fiscal 2026 compensation program after the prior vote.

Other Hawkins proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Patrick H. Hawkins paid $3.2M (+20% on the year), pay ratio 34:1.

    Filed Jun 18, 2025

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.