Veralto (VLTO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jennifer L. Honeycutt, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.8M in 2025, up 28% from $11.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 231:1, on median employee pay of $64,169.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.8M+28% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
231:1median $64,169
CEO pay in equity
71%$10.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$14,803,238Compared to $11,532,426 in 2024
CEO Base Salary
$1,150,0002025 base salary
Say-on-Pay Support
93%2025 annual meeting support
Median Employee Pay
$64,169Worldwide basis

How Honeycutt was paid

$14.8M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards56%Option awards15%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jennifer L. HoneycuttPresident and Chief Executive Officer$14,803,238
Sameer RalhanSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,323,225
Mattias ByströmSenior Vice President and Chief Segment Officer, Product Quality and Innovation$3,939,801
Melissa KapitySenior Vice President and Chief Segment Officer, Water Quality$3,702,259
Lesley BeneteauSenior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$2,785,864

What changed and why

  • $14.8MJennifer L. Honeycutt received total compensation of $14,803,238 in 2025, representing an increase from $11,532,426 in 2024.
  • The Compensation Committee substituted Adjusted EPS for Adjusted Operating Profit in the annual incentive program.
  • 30%Core Revenue Growth metric weighting was increased from 30% to 40% for 2025.
  • 93%Approximately 93% of the votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.