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Pentair Executive Compensation (FY25)

PNR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Stauch
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — John Stauch: $10,769,964 → $11,374,255 (5.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 83.6% → 95.9% (12.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 171:1 → 210:1 (22.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Pentair's chief executive and what were they paid?
John Stauch was paid $11,374,255 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Stauch's total was 5.6% higher than the $10,769,964 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Pentair's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Pentair's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes A.O. Smith Corporation, Acuity Brands, Inc., Crane Company, Donaldson Company, Inc. and Dover Corporation, among others.
What is Pentair's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 210:1, against median employee compensation of $54,012.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Stauch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Fishman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Stauch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Fishman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jerome Pedretti
Executive Vice President and President, Flow
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Stauch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Fishman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jerome Pedretti
Executive Vice President and President, Flow
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Stauch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert Fishman
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jerome Pedretti
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Pool
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
De'Mon Wiggins
Executive Vice President and President, Flow
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adrian Chiu
Executive Vice President and President, Water 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adrian C. ChiuRSU◇——◇——◇
Adrian C. ChiuOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Adrian C. ChiuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
De'Mon L. WigginsRSU◇——◇——◇
De'Mon L. WigginsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
De'Mon L. WigginsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jerome O. PedrettiOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Jerome O. PedrettiRSU◇——◇——◇
Jerome O. PedrettiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John L. StauchPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John L. StauchOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert P. FishmanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert P. FishmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert P. FishmanRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Jerome PedrettiOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
De'Mon WigginsOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Adrian ChiuOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
John StauchRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Robert FishmanOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
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.
Adrian Chiu
Executive Vice President and President, Water Solutions · Amended agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
De'Mon Wiggins
Executive Vice President and President, Flow · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Jerome Pedretti
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Pool · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
John Stauch
President and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Robert Fishman
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Amended agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David A. Jones
◇◇———◇◇
T. Michael Glenn
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Mona Abutaleb Stephenson
◇◇———◇◇
Michael T. Speetzen
◇◇———◇◇
Billie I. Williamson
◇◇———◇◇
Theodore L. Harris
◇◇———◇◇
Gregory E. Knight
◇◇———◇◇
Melissa Barra
◇◇———◇◇
Tracey C. Doi
◇◇———◇◇
John L. Stauch 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($525,000)

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
  • Acuity Brands, Inc. AYI
  • Crane Company CR
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Flowserve Corporation FLS
  • Fortive Corporation FTV
  • Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. FBIN
  • Graco Inc GGG
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • Ingersoll Rand Inc. IR
  • ITT Inc ITT
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO
  • Masco Corporation MAS
  • Middleby Corp MIDD
  • Nordson Corp NDSN
  • Owens Corning OC
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
  • Snap-on Incorporated SNA
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Valmont Industries, Inc. VMI
  • Xylem Inc. XYL

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 9, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 10, 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

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290 figures on this page: 279 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
279 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000077360-26-000029
  2. 0000077360-26-000014
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000077360-25-000023
  4. 0000077360-25-000012
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000077360-24-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000077360-24-000013
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000077360-24-000007
  8. 0000077360-23-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001104659-23-036625
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0000077360-22-000017
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000077360-22-000006
    Employment Agreement
  12. 0000077360-21-000014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000077360-20-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001104659-19-027496
  15. 0000077360-18-000027
    Exhibit
  16. 0001193125-18-155949
  17. 0001193125-17-164403
  18. 0001193125-16-584644
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Peers Pentair discloses

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

A.O. Smith CorporationAcuity Brands, Inc.Crane CompanyDonaldson Company, Inc.Dover CorporationFlowserve CorporationFortive CorporationFortune Brands Innovations, Inc.Graco IncIDEX CorporationIngersoll Rand Inc.ITT IncLennox International Inc.Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.Masco CorporationNordson CorpOwens CorningRockwell Automation, Inc.Snap-on IncorporatedThe Timken CompanyValmont Industries, Inc.Xylem 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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