Cummins Executive Compensation (FY25)
CMI · Columbus, IN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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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 — Jennifer Rumsey: $21,857,109 → $19,905,532 (8.9% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 91.5% → 95.3% (3.8 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 328:1 → 312:1 (4.9% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cummins' chief executive and what were they paid?
Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, received $19,905,532 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Rumsey's total moved 8.9% lower from the $21,857,109 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cummins' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026.
Which companies are in Cummins' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AB Volvo, Borg Warner Incorporated, Caterpillar Incorporated, Daimler Truck AG and Dana Incorporated, among others.
What is Cummins' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 312:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $63,834.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Thomas Linebarger Former Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer Rumsey Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tony Satterthwaite Senior Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sharon Barner Vice President – Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Smith Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Rumsey Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Smith Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Tony Satterthwaite Senior Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
N. Thomas Linebarger Former Executive Chairman Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sharon Barner Vice President – Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Marvin Boakye Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Rumsey Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Smith Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Srikanth Padmanabhan Executive Vice President and President Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Davis Vice President and President - Accelera and Components | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jenny Bush Vice President and President - Power Systems | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jennifer Rumsey Chair and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Smith Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Davis Vice President and President - Accelera and Components | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jenny Bush Vice President and President - Power Systems | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Bonnie Fetch Executive Vice President and President - Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Davis | PRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Amy Davis | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Bonnie Fetch | PRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bonnie Fetch | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jennifer Rumsey | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jenny Bush | PRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jenny Bush | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mark Smith | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 2024 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Fetch | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Jenny Bush | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Mark Smith | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Amy Davis | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jennifer Rumsey | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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.
Jennifer Rumsey
Chair and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2024 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
Mark Smith
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2024 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William I. Miller | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Robert J. Bernhard | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen H. Quintos | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary L. Belske | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas J. Lynch Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kimberly A. Nelson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carla A. Harris | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel W. Fisher | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
John H. Stone | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bruno V. Di Leo Allen | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew Tsien | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jennifer W. Rumsey 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- AB Volvo VOLV
- Borg Warner Incorporated symbol not shown
- Caterpillar Incorporated CAT
- Daimler Truck AG symbol not shown
- Dana Incorporated DAN
- Deere & Company DE
- Eaton Corporation ETN
- Emerson Electric Co. EMR
- Honeywell International Inc. HON
- Illinois Tool Works ITW
- Paccar Incorporated PCAR
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
- Textron Incorporated TXT
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 12, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 14, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 14, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 8, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 9, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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295 figures on this page: 285 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000026172-26-000018Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-0391582025 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0000026172-25-000016
- 0001104659-25-0298772024 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables
- 0000026172-24-000026
- 0001104659-24-0418212023 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
- 0000026172-23-000018
- 0001104659-23-037109Summary Compensation Table
- 0000026172-22-000023Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000026172-21-000030Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000026172-20-000022
- 0000897069-19-000264
- 0000897069-18-000338
- 0000897069-17-000288
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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}
}