Worthington Steel (WS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Geoffrey G. Gilmore, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.2M in fiscal 2026, up 35% from $5.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 83:1, on median employee pay of $87,110.

Filed
August 14, 2026
Annual meeting
September 23, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.2M+35% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
83:1median $87,110
CEO pay in equity
41%$3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO annual incentive
$1,805,347Fiscal 2026
CEO performance award
$1,200,000Fiscal 2026
CEO stock awards
$2,976,548Fiscal 2026
CFO total compensation
$2,156,958Fiscal 2026

How Gilmore was paid

$7.2M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Geoffrey G. GilmorePresident and Chief Executive Officer$7,194,997
Timothy A. AdamsVice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,156,958
John B. BlystoneExecutive Chairman$3,888,103
Jeffrey R. KlinglerExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$2,654,765
Clifford LariveyPresident, Flat-Roll Steel Processing$1,503,135

What changed and why

  • $7.2M$7,194,997 was CEO total compensation in fiscal 2026, compared with $5,329,928 in fiscal 2025.
  • $3M$2,976,548 of the CEO’s fiscal 2026 compensation was awarded as stock awards.
  • No stock options were granted to NEOs in fiscal 2026.
  • Annual incentive bonuses increased for executive officers compared with the prior year.
  • Performance awards covered three-fiscal-year performance periods, linking payouts to longer-term results.
  • Restricted stock generally cliff vests after three years, while Mr. Blystone’s fiscal 2026 award vested after one year.

Other Worthington Steel proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Geoffrey G. Gilmore paid $5.3M (-38% on the year), pay ratio 62:1.

    Filed Aug 15, 2025

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.