Reliance (RS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Karla R. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13.4M in 2025, down 1% from $13.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 180:1, on median employee pay of $74,489.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$13.4M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
180:1median $74,489
CEO pay in equity
57%$7.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus %
150%Percentage of base salary
Tons Sold Growth Weight
20%Increased from 10% in 2024
Return to Stockholders
$848.8MShare repurchases and dividends
Dividend Increase
9.1%Quarterly rate increase

How Lewis was paid

$13.4M 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 awards57%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp14%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Karla R. LewisPresident and Chief Executive Officer$13,374,389
Arthur AjemyanSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,818,552
Stephen P. KochExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$6,575,116
William A. Smith IISenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$3,455,161

What changed and why

  • $14.3BNet sales reached $14.3 billion in 2025, representing an increase of 3.3% year-over-year.
  • 1%Record tons sold reached 6.4 million, outperforming industry shipments which were down 1%.
  • 156.4%NEOs received annual cash incentive payouts equal to 156.4% of base salary.
  • 10%The Compensation Committee increased the tons sold growth metric weighting from 10% to 20%.
  • 95%Stockholders previously approved say-on-pay proposals by at least 95% over the last five years.

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.