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Helen of Troy Executive Compensation (FY26)

HELE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Latest say-on-pay support
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August 25, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Noel Geoffroy: $5,311,324 → $4,070,466 (23.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 95.8% → 95.1% (0.7 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Helen of Troy's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 25, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Helen of Troy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Central Garden & Pet Company, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Coty Inc., Energizer Holdings, Inc. and La-Z-Boy Incorporated, among others.
What is Helen of Troy's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 112:1, against median employee compensation of $79,149.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Noel Geoffroy
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Grass
Chief Financial Officer/Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tessa Judge
Former Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Noel Geoffroy
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Brian Grass
Chief Financial Officer/Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Grass
Chief Financial Officer/Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Noel Geoffroy
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tracy Scheuerman
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tessa Judge
Former Chief Legal Officer
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian L. Grass—◇——◇——◇
Brian L. Grass—◇——◇——◇
Brian L. GrassPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian L. Grass—◇——◇——◇
Brian L. GrassPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Noel M. Geoffroy—◇——◇——◇
Noel M. GeoffroyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott Uzzell—◇——◇——◇
Scott UzzellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tessa N. Judge—◇——◇——◇
Tessa N. JudgePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tracy L. ScheuermanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Tracy L. ScheuermanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Noel GeoffroyPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brian GrassPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy F. Meeker
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Thurman K. Case
◇◇————◇
Darren G. Woody
◇◇————◇
Krista L. Berry
◇◇————◇
Elena B. Otero
◇◇————◇
Beryl B. Raff
◇◇————◇
Vincent D. Carson
◇◇————◇
Tabata L. Gomez
◇◇————◇
Noel M. Geoffroy, G. Scott Uzzell, Marlo M. Cormier and Mitchell E. Fadel served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Board chair premium◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Central Garden & Pet Company CENT
  • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
  • Coty Inc. COTY
  • Energizer Holdings, Inc. ENR
  • La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB
  • Newell Brands Inc. NWL
  • Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. NUS
  • Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. PBH
  • Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. REYN
  • Somnigroup International Inc. SGI
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB
  • The Clorox Company CLX
  • The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN
  • Yeti Holdings, Inc. YETI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 25, 2026=◇◇◇
2025August 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2023August 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2022August 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2021August 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2020August 26, 2020=◇◇◇
2019August 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2018August 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2017August 23, 2017=◇◇◇
2016August 17, 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.
190 figures on this page: 179 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
179 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000916789-26-000104
    Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company s Named Executive Officers
  2. 0000916789-26-000088
    CEO Pay Ratio for Fiscal Year · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2026 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000916789-25-000054
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000916789-25-000033
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000916789-24-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000916789-23-000040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000916789-22-000065
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000916789-21-000066
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000916789-20-000058
  10. 0000916789-19-000052
  11. 0001104659-18-053673
  12. 0001104659-17-053949
  13. 0001104659-16-141028
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Peers Helen of Troy discloses

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

Central Garden & Pet CompanyChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Coty Inc.Energizer Holdings, Inc.La-Z-Boy IncorporatedNewell Brands Inc.Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.Somnigroup International Inc.Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.The Clorox CompanyThe Hain Celestial Group, Inc.Yeti Holdings, 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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