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Cummins Executive Compensation (FY25)

CMI · Columbus, IN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
Jennifer Rumsey
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 12, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
To the median employee

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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: 328:1312:1 (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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amy DavisPRSU
Amy DavisPSU
Bonnie FetchPRSU
Bonnie FetchPSU
Jennifer RumseyPSU
Jenny BushPRSU
Jenny BushPSU
Mark SmithPSU
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Bonnie FetchRSU
PSU
Option
Jenny BushOption
PSU
RSU
Option
Mark SmithRSU
PSU
Amy DavisOption
Option
Option
RSU
PSU
Jennifer RumseyOption
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 12, 2026=
2024May 13, 2025=
2023May 14, 2024=
2022May 9, 2023=
2021May 10, 2022=
2020May 11, 2021=
2019May 12, 2020=
2018May 14, 2019=
2017May 8, 2018=
2016May 9, 2017=

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
Median employee compensation
Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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295 figures on this page: 285 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
285 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000026172-26-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-039158
    2025 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000026172-25-000016
  4. 0001104659-25-029877
    2024 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables
  5. 0000026172-24-000026
  6. 0001104659-24-041821
    2023 Summary Compensation Table and Supplemental Tables · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  7. 0000026172-23-000018
  8. 0001104659-23-037109
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000026172-22-000023
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000026172-21-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000026172-20-000022
  12. 0000897069-19-000264
  13. 0000897069-18-000338
  14. 0000897069-17-000288
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Peers Cummins discloses

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

Caterpillar IncorporatedDana IncorporatedDeere & CompanyEaton CorporationEmerson Electric Co.Honeywell International Inc.Illinois Tool WorksPaccar IncorporatedParker-Hannifin CorporationTextron Incorporated

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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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