AMETEK Executive Compensation (FY25)
AME · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 11, 2026
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- NEO Comp Report$24Every named executive officer’s pay by element and year, with the citation behind each figure.How to get NEO Comp Report
- Board Comp Report$24What each non-employee director was paid, the standing fee schedule, and the equity each one holds at year end.How to get Board Comp Report
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — David Zapico: $14,625,659 → $16,462,630 (12.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.0% → 94.2% (0.2 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is AMETEK's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for David Zapico, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $16,462,630 in fiscal 2025. Zapico's total moved 12.6% higher from the $14,625,659 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was AMETEK's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in AMETEK's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Agilent Technologies, Inc., Dover Corporation, Emerson Electric Co., Fortive Corporation and Howmet Aerospace Inc., among others.
What is AMETEK's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 258:1, against median employee compensation of $63,719.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David A. Zapico Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David A. Zapico Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David A. Zapico Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Dalip M. Puri Executive Vice President–Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Hardin President–Electronic Instruments | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Tony J. Ciampitti President–Electronic Instruments | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas C. Marecic President–Electronic Instruments | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William J. Burke Executive Vice President–Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Zapico Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Dalip Puri Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
John Hardin President - Electronic Instruments | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David Hermance President - Electronic Instruments | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ronald Oscher Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalip M. Puri | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David A. Zapico | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David F. Hermance | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John W. Hardin | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ronald J. Oscher | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Oscher | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/22/2033 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/19/2034 | |
| David Hermance | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/22/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/19/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John Hardin | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/22/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/19/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Dalip Puri | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/19/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/22/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Zapico | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/22/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/19/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Dalip Puri
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2026 filing
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
John Hardin
President · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2026 filing
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Ronald Oscher
Chief Administrative Officer · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2026 filing
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gretchen W. McClain | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony J. Conti Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas A. Amato | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Seavers | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Suzanne L. Stefany | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karleen M. Oberton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tod E. Carpenter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David A. Zapico served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
- Dover Corporation DOV
- Emerson Electric Co. EMR
- Fortive Corporation FTV
- Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM
- Hubbell Incorporated HUBB
- IDEX Corporation IEX
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ITW
- Ingersoll Rand, Inc. IR
- Keysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS
- Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. MTD
- Otis Worldwide Corporation OTIS
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
- Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
- Snap-On Incorporated SNA
- TE Connectivity plc TEL
- Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY
- TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG
- Xylem Inc. XYL
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 7, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 7, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 7, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 4, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 5, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 6, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 6, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 9, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 8, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 9, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 4, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact AMETEK disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where AMETEK sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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253 figures on this page: 242 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
242 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001037868-26-000157Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-26-000062CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – 2025 · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001037868-25-000044Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-25-000022Summary Compensation Table
- 0001037868-24-000032Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-24-000022Summary Compensation Table
- 0001037868-23-000034Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-23-000023Summary Compensation Table
- 0001037868-22-000025Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-21-000021Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-20-136403Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-19-144863
- 0001193125-18-159190Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299933-17-000470
- 0001299933-16-002405Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001037868-26-000016
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Peers AMETEK discloses
The companies named in AME's own disclosed peer group.
Agilent Technologies, Inc.Dover CorporationEmerson Electric Co.Fortive CorporationHowmet Aerospace Inc.Hubbell IncorporatedIDEX CorporationIllinois Tool Works, Inc.Ingersoll Rand, Inc.Keysight Technologies, Inc.Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.Otis Worldwide CorporationParker-Hannifin CorporationRockwell Automation, Inc.Snap-On IncorporatedTE Connectivity plcTeledyne Technologies IncorporatedTransDigm Group IncorporatedXylem Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}