Mettler Toledo International (MTD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Patrick Kaltenbach, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.7M in 2025, down 3% from $6.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 118:1, on median employee pay of $56,972.

Filed
March 18, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.7M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
118:1median $56,972
CEO pay in equity
73%$4.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
86%of votes cast
20-year shareholder return
2,426%Compared to 706% for S&P 500
Say-on-pay support
86%Prior year advisory vote support
Median employee pay
$56,972Calculated for fiscal 2025

How Kaltenbach was paid

$6.7M 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.

Salary17%Stock awards48%Option awards24%Non-equity incentive7%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Patrick KaltenbachPresident and Chief Executive Officer$6,741,212
Shawn P. VadalaChief Financial Officer$2,384,852
Marc de La GuéronnièreHead of EU and NA$1,553,117
Susan Graham-BryceChief Human Resources Officer$2,349,301
Richard WongHead of Asia and Pacific$1,209,304

What changed and why

  • $6.7MPatrick Kaltenbach received total compensation of $6,741,212 in fiscal 2025, representing a decrease from $6,938,864 in fiscal 2024.
  • Long-term incentive awards for 2025 were bifurcated into two grants made in May and November.
  • 38%The 2025 short-term incentive average target achievement resulted in payouts between 38% and 44% of base salary.
  • 2,426%Total shareholder return for the 20-year period ending December 31, 2025, reached 2,426%.

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.