Minerals Technologies (MTX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Douglas T. Dietrich, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.4M in 2025, down 6% from $7.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 131:1, on median employee pay of $56,593.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.4M-6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
131:1median $56,593
CEO pay in equity
42%$3.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
79%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,405,693For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
131:1Versus median employee
Median Employee Pay
$56,593Annual total compensation
Sales
$2.1BFor 2025

How Dietrich was paid

$7.4M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards31%Option awards10%Non-equity incentive39%Pension and deferred comp4%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Douglas T. DietrichChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$7,405,693
Erik C. AldagSenior Vice President, Finance and Treasury, Chief Financial Officer$1,959,848
D.J. Monagle, IIIGroup President, Consumer & Specialties$2,921,917
Brett ArgirakisGroup President, Engineered Solutions$2,998,978
Jonathan J. HastingsSenior Vice President, Strategy and M&A$2,475,752

What changed and why

  • $7.4MCEO total compensation decreased to $7,405,693 in 2025 from $7,907,030 in 2024.
  • 19%New product revenue reached 19 percent of total sales.
  • $73MThe company returned $73 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
  • 79%Shareholders approved the prior year executive compensation with 79 percent support.

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.