Valmont Industries (VMI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Avner M. Applbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.8M in 2025, up 2% from $7.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 122:1, on median employee pay of $63,697.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Annual meeting
April 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.8M+2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
122:1median $63,697
CEO pay in equity
69%$5.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,052,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$3,961,817Grant date fair value
CEO Option Awards
$1,423,435Grant date fair value
Non-Equity Incentive
$1,143,261Earned annual incentive

How Applbaum was paid

$7.8M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards51%Option awards18%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Avner M. ApplbaumPresident and Chief Executive Officer$7,762,266
Thomas LiguoriExecutive Vice-President And Chief Financial Officer$2,483,338
Christopher ColwellPresident Infrastructure – Utility, L&T, Coatings$1,906,750
Darryl MatthewsGroup President Agriculture$1,836,877
Gregory TuriPresident Infrastructure – Telecommunications and International$1,345,972
J. Timothy DonahueFormer Group President Infrastructure$1,941,595

What changed and why

  • $7.8MCEO total compensation increased to $7,762,266 in fiscal 2025 from $7,639,710 in fiscal 2024.
  • 22.3%Base salary accounted for approximately 22.3% of total target annualized compensation for ongoing named executive officers.
  • 77.7%Incentive compensation accounted for approximately 77.7% of total target annualized compensation for ongoing named executive officers.
  • The ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the median employee was 121.9 to 1.
  • 96.3%Shareholders approved executive compensation with 96.3% support at the previous advisory vote.

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.