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Griffon Executive Compensation (FY25)

GFF · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ronald Kramer
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 18, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Ronald Kramer: $16,545,460 → $17,515,575 (5.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.7% → 96.7% (7.0 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Griffon's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ronald Kramer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $17,515,575 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Kramer's total was 5.9% higher than the $16,545,460 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Griffon's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Griffon's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Woodmark Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Carlisle Companies Incorporated, Central Garden & Pet Company and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., among others.
What is Griffon's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 305:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $57,428.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Kramer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Mehmel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Harris
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Kaplan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Kramer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Mehmel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Harris
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Kaplan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Kramer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Robert Mehmel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Harris
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Seth Kaplan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Brian G. HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian G. HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert F. MehmelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert F. MehmelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ronald J. KramerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ronald J. KramerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Seth L. KaplanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Seth L. KaplanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Brian HarrisPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Seth KaplanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Robert MehmelPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ronald KramerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Jerome L. Coben
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Louis J. Grabowsky
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Kevin F. Sullivan
◇◇————◇
Cheryl L. Turnbull
◇◇————◇
Lacy M. Johnson
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James W. Sight
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Michelle L. Taylor
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Samanta Hegedus Stewart
◇◇————◇
Henry A. Alpert
◇◇————◇
H. C. Charles Diao
◇◇————◇
General Victor E. Renuart
◇—————◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • American Woodmark Corporation AMWD
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc. AWI
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL
  • Central Garden & Pet Company CENT
  • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Energizer Holdings, Inc. ENR
  • Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. NWL
  • Gibraltar Industries, Inc. ROCK
  • Helen of Troy Limited HELE
  • JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. JELD
  • Leggett & Platt, Incorporated LEG
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Resideo Technologies, Inc. REZI
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB
  • Trex Company, Inc. TREX
  • UFP Industries, Inc. UFPI
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. ZWS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 20, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 15, 2023=◇◇◇
2021February 17, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

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

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198 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
193 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-009094
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0000930413-26-000074
  3. 0000050725-25-000055
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0000050725-24-000063
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  5. 0000050725-23-000033
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0000930413-22-000240
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Griffon discloses

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

American Woodmark CorporationArmstrong World Industries, Inc.Carlisle Companies IncorporatedCentral Garden & Pet CompanyChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Dover CorporationEnergizer Holdings, Inc.Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.Gibraltar Industries, Inc.Helen of Troy LimitedJELD-WEN Holding, Inc.Leggett & Platt, IncorporatedLennox International Inc.Resideo Technologies, Inc.Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.Trex Company, Inc.UFP Industries, Inc.Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

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APA
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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