Matrix Service (MTRX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John R. Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.7M in fiscal 2026, up 120% from $3.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 57:1, on median employee pay of $118,186.

Filed
September 23, 2026
Annual meeting
November 3, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.7M+120% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
57:1median $118,186
CEO pay in equity
59%$4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO severance
$1,600,000Two years of base salary
CEO stock awards
$3,981,443Included modified award values
Say-on-pay support
93%2025 annual meeting
Ratio excluding severance
44:1Company-reported alternative ratio

How Hewitt was paid

$6.7M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards59%Non-equity incentive4%All other compensation25%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John R. HewittChief Executive Officer$6,741,465
Kevin S. CavanahChief Financial Officer$1,601,413
Shawn P. PayneChief Operating Officer$2,523,241
Justin D. SheetsSenior Vice President, Enterprise Services$1,049,695
Nancy E. AustinFormer Chief Administrative Officer$1,826,155

What changed and why

  • $6.7M$6,741,465 CEO total compensation included $1,600,000 of cash severance under his separation agreement.
  • $4M$3,981,443 CEO stock awards included modified and regranted RSU and PSU values under SEC rules.
  • $50,000$50,000 transition bonus was awarded to COO Shawn P. Payne for expanded leadership responsibilities.
  • 57:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio; excluding severance, the ratio was 44:1.
  • 93%93% of votes cast supported named executive officer compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.

Other Matrix Service proxy statements

About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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