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Carlisle Companies Executive Compensation (FY25)

CSL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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D. Christian Koch
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 30, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — D. Christian Koch: $14,236,352 → $11,359,438 (20.2% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 127:1 → 92:1 (27.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Carlisle Companies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for D. Christian Koch, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,359,438 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $14,236,352 reported for fiscal 2024, Koch's total was 20.2% lower.
What was Carlisle Companies' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 87.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Carlisle Companies' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 92:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $123,093.

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
D. Christian Koch
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Zdimal
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Berlin
President, CIT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Selbach
Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Frank Ready
President, CWT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Christian Koch
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Zdimal
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Berlin
President, CIT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Selbach
Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Frank Ready
President, CWT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Christian Koch
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Berlin
President, CIT
◇————◇◇◇
Kevin Zdimal
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Selbach
Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Stephen Schwar
President, CCM
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Frank Ready
President, CWT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Christian Koch
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Kevin P. Zdimal
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Scott C. Selbach
Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Secretary
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Stephen F. Schwar
Vice Chair, CCM
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Frank J. Ready
President, CWT
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
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
D. Christian KochPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
D. Christian KochOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
D. Christian KochRSU◇——◇——◇
Frank J. ReadyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Frank J. ReadyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Frank J. ReadyRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin P. ZdimalRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin P. ZdimalPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin P. ZdimalOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Scott C. SelbachRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott C. SelbachOPTION◇————◇—
Scott C. SelbachPSU◇——————
Stephen F. SchwarOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Stephen F. SchwarRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephen F. SchwarPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
D. Christian KochPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/27/2035
Option◇—◇1/29/2034
Option◇—◇1/30/2033
Scott C. SelbachRSU◇◇——
Kevin P. ZdimalPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/27/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/29/2034
Option◇—◇1/30/2033
Frank J. ReadyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/27/2035
Option◇—◇1/29/2034
Option◇—◇1/30/2033
Stephen F. SchwarPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/27/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/29/2034
Option◇—◇1/30/2033
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.
D. Christian Koch
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Frank J. Ready
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Kevin P. Zdimal
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Scott C. Selbach
Executive Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Stephen F. Schwar
Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sheryl D. Palmer
◇◇———◇◇
C. David Myers
◇◇———◇◇
James D. Frias
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Corrine D. Ricard
◇◇———◇◇
Jesse G. Singh
◇◇———◇◇
Maia A. Hansen
◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan R. Collins
◇◇———◇◇
Robin J. Adams
◇————◇◇
Gregg A. Ostrander
◇———◇◇◇
Robert G. Bohn
◇————◇◇
D. Christian Koch 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 Shares.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 1, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 2, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 26, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 18, 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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
352 figures on this page: 341 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
341 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000790051-26-000020
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001193125-26-109193
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000790051-25-000119
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001193125-25-056085
  5. 0000790051-24-000087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-070684
  7. 0000790051-23-000092
  8. 0000790051-22-000118
  9. 0000790051-21-000119
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000790051-20-000087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000790051-19-000092
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000790051-18-000110
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001628280-17-004523
  14. 0001104659-16-122586
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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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