Metallus (MTUS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael S. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in 2025, up 38% from $4.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 54:1, on median employee pay of $108,487.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.9M+38% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
54:1median $108,487
CEO pay in equity
66%$3.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
2025 Net Sales
$1,158.3MCommercial recovery year
Adjusted EBITDA
$75.6MNon-GAAP measure
APA Payout
102.5%Of target level
Share Repurchases
$13.1M0.9 million shares repurchased

How Williams was paid

$5.9M 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.

Salary15%Stock awards66%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael S. WilliamsChief Executive Officer$5,863,348
Kristopher R. WestbrooksPresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,135,549
John M. Zaranec IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,009,386
Kristine C. SyrvalinExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer$1,508,278
Kevin A. RaketichExecutive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer$1,433,782

What changed and why

  • $5.9MCEO total compensation increased to $5,863,348 in 2025 compared to $4,260,359 in 2024.
  • $1,158.3MNet sales reached $1,158.3 million alongside an adjusted EBITDA of $75.6 million.
  • 102.5%The annual performance award plan resulted in a total payout of 102.5 percent of target.
  • 41.1%NEOs earned 41.1 percent of target performance shares for the 2023-2025 cycle due to relative total shareholder return.
  • Kristopher R. Westbrooks was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.

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.