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AZZ Inc Executive Compensation (FY26)

AZZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
◇
Thomas Ferguson
Median of the other named officers
$1,402,678
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 7, 2026
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 7, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Thomas Ferguson: $5,407,269 → $5,513,156 (2.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 96.4% (1.8 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is AZZ Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Thomas Ferguson, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $5,513,156 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Ferguson's total moved 2.0% higher from the $5,407,269 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was AZZ Inc's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 7, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in AZZ Inc's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Arcosa, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corporation, CSW Industrials, Inc. and Eagle Materials Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Ferguson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Hill
Former Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Philip Schlom
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tara Mackey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Stovall
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Ferguson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Stovall
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Hill
Former Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure Solutions
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Philip Schlom
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tara Mackey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Emery
Chief Information and Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ken Lavelle
Former President and GM – Electrical Platform
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Ferguson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kurt Russell
Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Stovall
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Philip Schlom
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tara Mackey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Ferguson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Stovall
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Philip Schlom
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tiffany Moseley
Former Vice President & Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Jason Crawford
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kurt Russell
Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Tara Mackey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Ferguson
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Stovall
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Crawford
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tara Mackey
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Vellines
President & Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kurt Russell
Former Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bryan StovallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan StovallRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason CrawfordRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason CrawfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeff VellinesRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff VellinesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kurt RussellRSU◇——◇——◇
Kurt RussellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tara D. MackeyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tara D. MackeyRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas E. FergusonRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas E. FergusonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2025 are included in the PDF.
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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas FergusonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bryan StovallRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Tara MackeyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kurt RussellRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jason CrawfordRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeff VellinesRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel E. Berce
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Ed McGough
◇◇————◇
Carol R. Jackson
◇◇————◇
Clive A. Grannum
◇◇————◇
Steven R. Purvis
◇◇————◇
Aaron Schapper, Thomas E. Ferguson and Charles Treadway served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG
  • Arcosa, Inc. ACA
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation CRS
  • CSW Industrials, Inc. CSW
  • Eagle Materials Inc. EXP
  • Element Solutions Inc. ESI
  • Gibraltar Industries, Inc. ROCK
  • Hill Smith PLC symbol not shown
  • Insteel Industries, Inc. IIIN
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corporation KALU
  • Materion Corporation MTRN
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2023July 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2022July 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2021July 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2020July 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2019July 9, 2019=◇◇◇
2018July 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2017July 11, 2017=◇◇◇
2016July 12, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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338 figures on this page: 327 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
327 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000008947-26-000134
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-066068
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2026 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000008947-25-000116
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-052771
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000008947-24-000137
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-065392
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000008947-23-000109
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-065609
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000008947-22-000136
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000008947-21-000151
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  11. 0000008947-20-000153
    5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000008947-19-000138
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000008947-18-000110
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000008947-17-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0000008947-16-000222
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers AZZ Inc discloses

The companies named in AZZ's own disclosed peer group.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.Arcosa, Inc.Carpenter Technology CorporationCSW Industrials, Inc.Eagle Materials Inc.Element Solutions Inc.Gibraltar Industries, Inc.Insteel Industries, Inc.Kaiser Aluminum CorporationMaterion CorporationQuaker Chemical CorporationSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Valmont Industries, 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}
}
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