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Casella Waste Systems Executive Compensation (FY25)

CWST · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Edmond Coletta
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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Frequently asked questions

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Who is Casella Waste Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Edmond Coletta, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,830,523 in fiscal 2025.
What was Casella Waste Systems' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Casella Waste Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names GFL Environmental, Inc., Republic Services, Inc., Waste Connections Inc. and Waste Management, Inc.
What is Casella Waste Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 35.8:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $79,050.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Casella
Executive Chairman of the Board and Secretary and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edmond Coletta
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bradford Helgeson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shelley Sayward
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Steves
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Solid Waste Operations
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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bradford J. HelgesonRSU◇——◇——◇
Bradford J. HelgesonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Edmond R. ColettaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Edmond R. ColettaRSU◇——◇——◇
John W. CasellaRSU◇——◇——◇
John W. CasellaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Sean M. StevesRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean M. StevesPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Shelley E. SaywardRSU◇——◇——◇
Shelley E. SaywardPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
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
Sean StevesRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Edmond ColettaOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John CasellaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Shelley SaywardPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bradford HelgesonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Bradford Helgeson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Edmond Coletta
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
John Casella
Executive Chairman of the Board and Secretary and Former Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sean Steves
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Solid Waste Operations · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Shelley Sayward
Senior Vice President and General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
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
Joseph G. Doody
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
William P. Hulligan
◇◇————◇
Emily Nagle Green
◇◇————◇
Gary Sova
◇◇————◇
Rose Stuckey Kirk
◇◇————◇
Michael K. Burke, Edmond R. Coletta, Michael L. Battles, Douglas R. Casella and John W. Casella 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.
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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual retainer ($225,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • GFL Environmental, Inc. GFL
  • Republic Services, Inc. RSG
  • Waste Connections Inc. WCN
  • Waste Management, Inc. WM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 2, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 4, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 1, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 6, 2017=◇◇◇
2015November 22, 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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203 figures on this page: 192 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
192 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000911177-26-000033
  2. 0001193125-26-161565
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND RELATED MATTERS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000911177-25-000092
  4. 0000911177-24-000069
  5. 0000911177-23-000068
  6. 0000911177-22-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000911177-21-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000911177-20-000045
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000911177-19-000028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000911177-18-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000911177-17-000037
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000911177-16-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Casella Waste Systems discloses

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

Republic Services, Inc.Waste Connections Inc.Waste Management, 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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