Pentair (PNR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John L. Stauch, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.4M in 2025, up 6% from $10.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 210:1, on median employee pay of $54,012.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.4M+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
210:1median $54,012
CEO pay in equity
60%$6.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
84%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,566,000Expressed as target dollar amount
Adjusted EPS Growth
13.6%Increase compared to prior year
Free Cash Flow
$748MFrom continuing operations
Sales
$4,176M2.3% increase year-over-year

How Stauch was paid

$11.4M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards45%Option awards15%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp14%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John L. StauchPresident and Chief Executive Officer$11,374,255
Robert P. FishmanFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,462,044
Jerome O. PedrettiExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Pool$2,851,673
De'Mon L. WigginsExecutive Vice President and President, Flow$2,632,465
Adrian C. ChiuExecutive Vice President and President, Water Solutions$2,430,630

What changed and why

  • $11.4MCEO total compensation increased to $11,374,255 in 2025 from $10,769,964 in 2024.
  • 75%For the CEO, 75 percent of long-term incentive awards were delivered in performance share units.
  • 13.6%Adjusted earnings per share grew 13.6 percent to $4.92 in 2025.
  • $748MFree cash flow reached a record $748 million for the fiscal year 2025.
  • 83.6%Shareholder support for the 2025 say-on-pay vote was 83.6 percent.

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.