Lifetime Brands (LCUT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert Kay, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3M in 2025, down 22% from $3.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 62:1, on median employee pay of $49,240.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3M-22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
62:1median $49,240
CEO pay in equity
67%$2M in awards
Net Sales
$647.9MFor fiscal 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$50.8MFor fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$49,240Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
61.71:1Ratio to median employee

How Kay was paid

$3M 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.

Salary32%Stock awards67%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert KayChief Executive Officer$3,038,451
Daniel SiegelPresident$1,044,133
Laurence WinokerExecutive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer$593,260

What changed and why

  • $647.9MNet sales decreased to $647.9 million in 2025 compared to $683.0 million in 2024.
  • $50.8MAdjusted EBITDA was $50.8 million in 2025, down from $55.4 million in 2024.
  • Named executive officers voluntarily took temporary base salary reductions in 2025 due to tariffs and trade policy changes.
  • $3MCEO total compensation decreased to $3,038,451 in 2025 from $3,907,942 in 2024.

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.