Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Todd A. Adams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.6M in 2025, up 4% from $11.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 178:1, on median employee pay of $65,264.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.6M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
178:1median $65,264
CEO pay in equity
69%$8M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$11,603,7602025 Summary Compensation Table Total
Median Employee Pay
$65,264Worldwide median employee compensation
Pay Ratio
178:1Ratio of CEO to median employee
Adjusted EBITDA
$442.2MFiscal 2025 performance metric
Net Income
$198.0MFiscal 2025 net income

How Adams was paid

$11.6M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp6%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Todd A. AdamsChairman and Chief Executive Officer$11,603,760
David J. PauliChief Financial Officer$2,497,281
Sudhanshu ChhabraExecutive Vice President$1,851,632
Jeffrey A. SchoonPresident, Zurn Elkay$2,300,329
Michael D. TroutmanChief Information Officer$1,283,931

What changed and why

  • $11.6MCEO total compensation increased to $11,603,760 in 2025 compared to $11,189,617 in 2024.
  • Long-term equity incentives for NEOs consisted of performance stock units and restricted stock units.
  • PSU performance goals included free cash flow conversion, ROIC, and sales growth.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was reported as 178 to 1 for 2025.
  • $442.2MAdjusted EBITDA reached $442.2 million for the fiscal year 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.