Matthews International Executive Compensation (FY25)
MATW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 19, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Matthews International's chief executive and what were they paid?
Joseph Bartolacci was paid $5,701,016 in total compensation as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Matthews International's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 98.0% support at the meeting held February 19, 2026.
Which companies are in Matthews International's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Barnes Group Inc., Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Deluxe Corp., EnPro Industries Inc. and Graco Inc., among others.
What is Matthews International's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 77:1, against median employee compensation of $74,089.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Bartolacci Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Nicola Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Gackenbach Executive Vice President (Group President, Memorialization) | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Walters Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lee Lane Executive Vice President (Group President, Industrial Technologies and Matthews Environmental Solutions) | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Walters | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Bartolacci | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Lee Lane | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Steven Gackenbach | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Steven Nicola | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Lane | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Steven Nicola | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Joseph Bartolacci | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Steven Gackenbach | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Brian Walters | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Brian Walters
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Joseph Bartolacci
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Lee Lane
Executive Vice President (Group President, Industrial Technologies and Matthews Environmental Solutions) · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Steven Gackenbach
Executive Vice President (Group President, Memorialization) · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Steven Nicola
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvaro Garcia-Tunon Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. Michael Nauman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lillian D. Etzkorn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Francis S. Wlodarczyk | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Terry L. Dunlap | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Katherine E. Dietze | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Morgan K. O'Brien | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David A. Schawk | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas A. Gebhardt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Aleta W. Richards | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J.R. Whitaker | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph C. Bartolacci and Gregory S. Babe 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 chair 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
- Barnes Group Inc. B
- Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
- Deluxe Corp. DLX
- EnPro Industries Inc. NPO
- Graco Inc. GGG
- Hillenbrand Inc. HI
- ICF International, Inc. ICFI
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY
- Mativ Holdings, Inc. MATV
- Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX
- Moog, Inc. MOG.A
- MSA Safety Incorporated MSA
- Service Corp. International SCI
- Stagwell, Inc. STGW
- Standex International Corp. SXI
- TriMas Corporation TRS
- Woodward, Inc. WWD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | February 19, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | February 20, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | February 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | February 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | February 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | February 18, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | February 20, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | February 21, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | February 15, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | February 16, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | February 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Matthews International disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Matthews International sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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198 figures on this page: 187 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
187 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-059437
- 0001193125-26-015869CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 · Non-Employee Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 · and 1 more section
- 0001193125-25-032099Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000063296-24-000014Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000063296-23-000015
- 0000063296-22-000013
- 0000063296-21-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000063296-20-000016Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000063296-19-000057Employment Agreement · Exhibit
- 0000063296-19-000014
- 0000063296-18-000023
- 0000063296-17-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000063296-16-000119Item 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}
}