Valhi (VHI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael S. Simmons, Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.7M in 2025, up 49% from $2.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 48:1, on median employee pay of $77,066.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.7M+49% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
48:1median $77,066
CEO Total Compensation
$3,718,000For fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$77,066Estimated annual total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
48:1For 2025

How Simmons was paid

$3.7M 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.

Salary100%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael S. SimmonsVice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer$3,718,000
Andrew B. NaceExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$1,197,000
Amy A. SamfordExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,993,000
John A. SunnyExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer$1,210,000
Courtney J. RileyFormer Executive Vice President$1,663,000

What changed and why

  • $3.7MCEO total compensation increased to $3,718,000 for fiscal 2025 from $2,495,000 in fiscal 2024.
  • Named executive officer salaries represent intercorporate services agreement fees paid to Contran.
  • The company did not grant any stock options, stock awards, or plan-based awards in 2025.
  • The ratio of the CEO total compensation to the median employee total compensation was 48 to 1.

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.