Idex (IEX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Eric D. Ashleman, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $9.1M in 2025, down 3% from $9.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 121:1, on median employee pay of $75,575.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$9.1M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
121:1median $75,575
CEO pay in equity
71%$6.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$9.1MFiscal 2025 total
Pay Ratio
121:1CEO to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
88%Prior year approval

How Ashleman was paid

$9.1M 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 awards54%Option awards17%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric D. AshlemanChief Executive Officer and President$9,112,893
Akhil MahendraInterim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development$1,478,499
Lisa M. AndersonSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary$1,810,614
Roopa UnnikrishnanFormer Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer$1,496,326
Abhishek KhandelwalFormer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,764,538
Melissa S. FloresFormer Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,256,712

What changed and why

  • $9.1MChief Executive Officer Eric D. Ashleman earned total compensation of $9,112,893 in fiscal 2025.
  • $9.4MTotal compensation for the chief executive officer decreased from $9,371,468 in the prior year.
  • Performance metrics in the incentive programs include Adjusted EBITDA, cash flow conversion, and organic sales growth.
  • 88%More than 88% of votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.