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HNI Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

HNI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Lorenger
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 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
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jeffrey Lorenger: $7,060,819 → $8,218,947 (16.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.5% → 97.5% (0.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 96:1 → 97:1 (1.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is HNI Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jeffrey Lorenger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,218,947 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $7,060,819 reported for fiscal 2024, Lorenger's total was 16.4% higher.
What was HNI Corp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026.
Which companies are in HNI Corp's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A.O. Smith Corporation, ACCO Brands Corporation, American Woodmark Corporation, Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and Armstrong World Industries, Inc., among others.
What is HNI Corp's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 97:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $84,755.

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
Jeffrey Lorenger
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Berger II
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Bradford
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
B. Brandon Bullock III
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Lorenger
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Vincent Berger II
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Bradford
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
B. Brandon Bullock III
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Lorenger
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Vincent Berger II
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
B. Brandon Bullock III
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Bradford
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Hagedorn
President, Workplace Furnishings
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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
B. Brandon Bullock IIIPSU◇——◇——◇
B. Brandon Bullock IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
B. Brandon Bullock IIIPSU◇——◇——◇
B. Brandon Bullock IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason D. HagedornPSU◇——◇——◇
Jason D. HagedornPSU◇——◇——◇
Jason D. HagedornRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason D. HagedornPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey D. LorengerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey D. LorengerPSU◇——◇——◇
Steven M. BradfordPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven M. BradfordPSU◇——◇——◇
Vincent P. Berger IIPSU◇——◇——◇
Vincent P. Berger IIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
B. Brandon Bullock IIIRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey LorengerOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Vincent Berger IIRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jason HagedornOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Steven BradfordOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 Brown
◇◇————◇
Linda Williams
◇◇————◇
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • A.O. Smith Corporation AOS
  • ACCO Brands Corporation ACCO
  • American Woodmark Corporation AMWD
  • Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc. AWI
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
  • Hillenbrand, Inc. HI
  • Installed Building Products, Inc. IBP
  • Interface, Inc. TILE
  • JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. JELD
  • Kennametal Inc. KMT
  • La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB
  • Leggett & Platt, Incorporated LEG
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Masonite International Corporation DOOR
  • MasterBrand, Inc. MBC
  • MillerKnoll, Inc. MLKN
  • Pitney Bowes Inc. PBI
  • Regal Rexnord Corporation RRX
  • Steelcase Inc. SCS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 24, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 9, 2017=◇◇◇

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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254 figures on this page: 244 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
244 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-022463
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-011104
    2025 Grants of Plan Based Awards · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation for 2025 · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 1 more section
  3. 0001140361-25-019843
  4. 0001140361-25-008039
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-24-026875
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-014132
    2023 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000048287-23-000174
  8. 0000048287-22-000140
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001628280-21-011291
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000048287-20-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000048287-19-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000048287-18-000131
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000048287-17-000122
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers HNI Corp discloses

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

A.O. Smith CorporationACCO Brands CorporationAmerican Woodmark CorporationApogee Enterprises, Inc.Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Donaldson Company, Inc.Hillenbrand, Inc.Installed Building Products, Inc.Interface, Inc.JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.Kennametal Inc.La-Z-Boy IncorporatedLeggett & Platt, IncorporatedLennox International Inc.MasterBrand, Inc.MillerKnoll, Inc.Pitney Bowes Inc.Regal Rexnord CorporationSteelcase 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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