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Commercial Metals Executive Compensation (FY25)

CMC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Peter Matt
Latest say-on-pay support
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January 14, 2026
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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 — Peter Matt: $6,579,555 → $8,022,901 (21.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.3% → 96.0% (1.3 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Commercial Metals' chief executive and what were they paid?
Peter Matt was paid $8,022,901 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Matt's total moved 21.9% higher from the $6,579,555 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Commercial Metals' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held January 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Commercial Metals' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alcoa Corp., Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Arcosa, Axalta Coating Systems and Carpenter Technology Corp., 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
Barbara Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tracy Porter
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ty Garrison
Senior Vice President Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Lawrence
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Durbin
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jody Absher
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Barbara Smith
Executive Chairman, Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Matt
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Lawrence
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ty Garrison
Senior Vice President, Operational and Commercial Excellence
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jody Absher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Durbin
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Matt
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Barbara Smith
Former Executive Chairman
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Lawrence
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ty Garrison
Senior Vice President, Operational and Commercial Excellence
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Durbin
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jody Absher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Matt
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Lawrence
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kekin Ghelani
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jody Absher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Durbin
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Communications 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jennifer J. DurbinRSU◇——◇——◇
Jennifer J. DurbinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jody K. AbsherRSU◇——◇——◇
Jody K. AbsherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kekin M. GhelaniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kekin M. GhelaniRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul J. LawrencePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul J. LawrenceRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter R. MattPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter R. MattRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Peter MattPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Paul LawrencePSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jennifer DurbinPSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jody AbsherPSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kekin GhelaniPSU◇◇——
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Wetherbee
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Perkins
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Szews
◇◇————◇
McCullough
◇◇————◇
Barton
◇◇————◇
McPherson
◇◇————◇
Arriola
◇◇————◇
Raiss
◇◇————◇
Matt and Hickton 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.
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Stock ownership guideline: Non-employee directors: 5x the director’s prevailing annual cash retainer award

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alcoa Corp. AA
  • Allegheny Technologies, Inc. ATI
  • Arcosa ACA
  • Axalta Coating Systems AXTA
  • Carpenter Technology Corp. CRS
  • Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. CLF
  • Crown Holdings CCK
  • EMCOR Group EME
  • Martin Marietta Materials MLM
  • MasTec MTZ
  • Olin OLN
  • Oshkosh Corp. OSK
  • Owens Group OWC
  • Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co RSI
  • Resideo Technologies Inc. REZI
  • RPM International RPM
  • Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN
  • Snap-on SNA
  • Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD
  • Terex TEX
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Trinity Industries TRN
  • United States Steel Corp. X
  • Westlake Corp. WLK
  • Worthington Industries WOR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025January 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024January 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023January 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2022January 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2021January 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020January 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2019January 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018January 9, 2019=◇◇◇
2017January 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2016January 11, 2017=◇◇◇
2015January 13, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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286 figures on this page: 271 cited to the filing that reported them, 15 calculated from figures it prints.
271 cited to the filing
15 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-014157
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-25-294507
    Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-25-007726
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-24-130761
    Fiscal Year 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-007098
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-23-281081
  7. 0001193125-23-008345
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-22-290524
  9. 0001193125-22-010454
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-009643
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-006300
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-007359
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-010134
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-010937
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  15. 0001193125-16-432504
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Commercial Metals discloses

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

Alcoa Corp.Allegheny Technologies, Inc.ArcosaAxalta Coating SystemsCarpenter Technology Corp.Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.Crown HoldingsEMCOR GroupMartin Marietta MaterialsMasTecOlinOshkosh Corp.Reliance Steel & Aluminum CoResideo Technologies Inc.RPM InternationalSilgan Holdings Inc.Snap-onSteel Dynamics, Inc.TerexThe Timken CompanyTrinity IndustriesWestlake Corp.Worthington Industries

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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
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@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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