Vulcan Materials (VMC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

J. Thomas Hill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.7M in 2025, up 14% from $12.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 127:1, on median employee pay of $115,931.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.7M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
127:1median $115,931
CEO pay in equity
67%$9.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,976,000Expressed as target dollar amount
Prior Say on Pay Support
96%Votes cast in favor
Median Employee Pay
$115,931Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
127:1Ratio to median employee

How Hill was paid

$14.7M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards54%Option awards13%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
J. Thomas HillChairman and Chief Executive Officer$14,699,497
Ronnie A. PruittChief Operating Officer$5,191,093
Thompson S. Baker, IIPresident$8,356,394
David P. ClementSenior Vice President$4,239,854
Mary Andrews CarlisleSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,849,797

What changed and why

  • $14.7MCEO total compensation increased to $14,699,497 in 2025 from $12,860,753 in 2024.
  • Ronnie A. Pruitt succeeded Tom Hill as CEO effective January 1, 2026.
  • Ninety percent of the CEO compensation was variable and subject to performance factors.
  • 13%Adjusted EBITDA improved 13 percent over the prior year.
  • 96%Shareholders voted over 96 percent in favor of the say on pay proposal.

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.