Transcat (TRNS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lee D. Rudow, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in fiscal 2026, up 223% from $1.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 87:1, on median employee pay of $67,600.

Filed
July 23, 2026
Annual meeting
September 9, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.9M+223% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
87:1median $67,600
CEO pay in equity
79%$4.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
Special award maximum value
$1,585,500Maximum potential PSU value
CFO stock awards
$1,695,231Fiscal 2026 grant-date fair value
Annual CEO target incentive
$741,000Fiscal 2026 cash incentive target
CEO PSU maximum
$1,874,949Fiscal 2026 PSU maximum value

How Rudow was paid

$5.9M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards79%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lee D. RudowFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$5,862,200
Thomas L. BarbatoChief Financial Officer$2,235,400
Theresa A. ConroyChief Human Resources Officer$1,236,590
Michael J. HaddadChief Information Officer$907,513
Michael W. WestChief Operating Officer$1,438,546

What changed and why

  • $5.9M$5,862,200 was the former CEO's total compensation in fiscal 2026, up from $1,815,360 in fiscal 2025.
  • $4.6M$4,613,932 of the former CEO's compensation came from stock awards, including a Special Equity Award.
  • 99%99% of votes cast supported the NEO compensation program at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Fiscal 2026 PSUs were tied to specific cumulative Adjusted EBITDA objectives over three-year performance periods.
  • Retention RSUs were granted to the CFO, CHRO, CIO, and COO during fiscal 2026.
  • The company made no structural compensation changes except a CEO transition agreement.

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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.