Materion (MTRN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jugal K. Vijayvargiya, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.8M in fiscal 2025, down 18% from $5.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 60:1, on median employee pay of $79,389.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$4.8M-18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
60:1median $79,389
CEO pay in equity
78%$3.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary Increase
3.1%Salary rose to $982,693
AIP Payout Percentage
0.0%Company performance goals not met
CEO At-Risk Compensation
84%Proportion of total CEO pay
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Approval at prior annual meeting

How Vijayvargiya was paid

$4.8M 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.

Salary20%Stock awards62%Option awards16%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jugal K. VijayvargiyaPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,794,902
Shelly M. ChadwickVice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer$2,071,185
Gregory R. ChemnitzVice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,040,324

What changed and why

  • $4.8MCEO total compensation decreased to $4,794,902 in fiscal 2025 from $5,858,482 in fiscal 2024.
  • Annual Incentive Plan funding resulted in zero payout due to performance falling below goals.
  • 95%Shareholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with over 95% support.
  • Stock ownership requirements increased to six times salary for the CEO and directors.
  • 75%Performance-based grants represented approximately 75% of target equity for the CEO.

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.