Mueller Industries (MLI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gregory L. Christopher, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, was paid $27.6M in 2025, up 21% from $22.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 604:1, on median employee pay of $45,602.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$27.6M+21% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
604:1median $45,602
CEO pay in equity
55%$15.2M in awards
Operating income
$958.5MExceeded $950 million
Cash from operations
$755MGenerated during 2025
Share repurchases
$244MCommon stock repurchased
Quarterly dividend increase
25%Raised in 2025

How Christopher was paid

$27.6M 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.

Salary6%Bonus5%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gregory L. ChristopherChief Executive Officer & Chairman$27,562,773
Jeffrey A. MartinEVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$6,548,833
Steffen SiglochFormer Chief Manufacturing Officer$1,323,356
Christopher J. MiritelloEVP, General Counsel & Secretary$2,943,074

What changed and why

  • $27.6MCEO Gregory L. Christopher received a total compensation of $27,562,773 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $1.5MMr. Christopher was awarded a $1,500,000 discretionary bonus in recognition of record earnings.
  • $950MOperating income exceeded $950 million, capping the strongest year in the company history.
  • 25%The company raised its regular quarterly dividend by 25% in 2025.
  • Estimated ratio of 2025 total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 604:1.

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.