Ryerson Holding (RYZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Edward J. Lehner, President & CEO, was paid $17.9M in fiscal 2025, up 260% from $5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 266:1, on median employee pay of $67,173.

Filed
March 18, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$17.9M+260% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
266:1median $67,173
CEO pay in equity
90%$16.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
Pay Ratio
266:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$67,173Global workforce calculation
Prior Say on Pay
88%Approval from stockholders

How Lehner was paid

$17.9M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards90%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward J. LehnerPresident & CEO$17,857,908
James J. ClaussenEVP & CFO$1,535,609
Molly D. KannanChief Accounting Officer & Controller$923,870
Mark S. SilverEVP, General Counsel & Chief Human Resources Officer$1,276,290
Srini SundarrajanChief Information Officer$901,526
John E. OrthFormer EVP, Operations$1,099,767

What changed and why

  • 88%Over 88% of votes cast approved the prior say-on-pay proposal.
  • $17.9MCEO total compensation increased to $17,857,908 driven by stock awards.
  • $13.6MEdward J. Lehner received a special RSU grant of $13,602,000.
  • Annual incentive plan payouts reflected financial performance results for the year.

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.