Matthews International (MATW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph C. Bartolacci, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.7M in fiscal 2025, down 2% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 77:1, on median employee pay of $74,089.

Filed
January 20, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.7M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
77:1median $74,089
CEO pay in equity
65%$3.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Target Compensation Mix
81%Variable at-risk compensation
CEO Annual Incentive Payout
68%Percentage of target
Say on Pay Support
91%Prior year support

How Bartolacci was paid

$5.7M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary19%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph C. BartolacciDirector, President and Chief Executive Officer$5,701,016
Steven D. GackenbachExecutive Vice President (Group President, Memorialization)$1,562,662
Lee A. LaneExecutive Vice President (Group President, Industrial Technologies)$1,124,372
Steven F. NicolaChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,035,198
Brian D. WaltersExecutive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary$1,357,887

What changed and why

  • $5.7MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $5,701,016 in fiscal 2025 reflecting performance-based elements.
  • 91%Over 91% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the February 2025 annual meeting.
  • 81%Variable at-risk compensation accounted for 81% of chief executive officer target compensation.
  • 2.0%Chief executive officer base salary increased 2.0% to $1,108,760 for calendar 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.