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RBC Bearings Executive Compensation (FY26)

RBC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Michael Hartnett
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 4, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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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 — Michael Hartnett: $19,558,706 → $20,912,354 (6.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 79.5% → 81.0% (1.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 301:1 → 295:1 (2.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is RBC Bearings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Michael Hartnett, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $20,912,354 in fiscal 2026. Hartnett's total was 6.9% higher than the $19,558,706 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was RBC Bearings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 81.0% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held September 4, 2025.
Which companies are in RBC Bearings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Carlisle Companies Incorporated, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Dana Incorporated, Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and Flowserve Corporation, among others.
What is RBC Bearings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 295:1, against median employee compensation of $70,772.

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
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel Bergeron
Vice President and COO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Bannon
Vice President and General Manager
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Sullivan
Vice President and CFO
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
John Feeney
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Bergeron
Vice President and COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Sullivan
Vice President and CFO
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Patrick Bannon
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Feeney
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Bergeron
Director, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Sullivan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Bannon
Vice President and General Manager, retired
◇—◇◇——◇◇
John Feeney
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Bergeron
Director, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Sullivan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Feeney
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Bergeron
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Sullivan
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Feeney
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Daniel A BergeronPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel A BergeronRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel A BergeronPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John J. FeeneyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael J. HartnettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. HartnettRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. HartnettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard J. EdwardsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert M. SullivanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 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
Michael HartnettOption◇—◇June 3, 2028
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Daniel BergeronOption◇—◇June 3, 2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Robert SullivanOption◇—◇May 28, 2032
Option◇—◇June 1, 2030
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇May 23, 2031
Option◇—◇June 3, 2029
Option◇—◇November 5, 2031
Option◇—◇June 3, 2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard EdwardsOption◇—◇May 28, 2032
Option◇—◇May 23, 2031
Option◇—◇June 3, 2029
Option◇—◇June 1, 2030
Option◇—◇June 3, 2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John FeeneyOption◇—◇May 28, 2032
Option◇—◇May 25, 2031
Option◇—◇June 3, 2029
Option◇—◇June 1, 2030
Option◇—◇June 3, 2028
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.
Daniel Bergeron
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Michael Hartnett
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Richard Edwards
Vice President and General Manager · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Dolores J. Ennico
◇◇◇———◇
Edward D. Stewart
◇◇◇———◇
Richard R. Crowell
Lead independent director
◇◇◇———◇
Steven H. Kaplan
◇◇◇———◇
Amir Faghri
◇◇◇———◇
Frederick J. Elmy
◇◇◇———◇
Michael H. Ambrose
◇◇◇———◇
Barry C. Boyan
◇—————◇
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◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted stock and stock options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL
  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW
  • Dana Incorporated DAN
  • Enerpac Tool Group Corp. EPAC
  • Flowserve Corporation FLS
  • Gates Industrial Corporation plc GTES
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • HEICO Corporation HEI
  • Hexcel Corporation HXL
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • Regal Rexnord Corp. RRX
  • Terex Corporation TEX
  • Textron Inc. TXT
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Woodward, Inc. WWD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025September 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2022September 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2021September 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2020September 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2019September 11, 2019=◇◇◇
2018September 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2017September 13, 2017=◇◇◇
2016September 12, 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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363 figures on this page: 353 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
353 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-029594
    CEO Pay Ratios · Compensation Tables · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0001213900-25-084801
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001213900-24-076126
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001140361-24-034358
    Compensation Tables
  6. 0001213900-23-075082
  7. 0001213900-22-055029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-22-027585
    Compensation Tables
  9. 0001213900-21-047438
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001213900-20-025863
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001213900-19-017882
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001615774-18-009475
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001615774-17-005124
  14. 0001144204-16-123749
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers RBC Bearings discloses

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

Carlisle Companies IncorporatedCurtiss-Wright CorporationDana IncorporatedEnerpac Tool Group Corp.Flowserve CorporationGates Industrial Corporation plcGraco Inc.HEICO CorporationHexcel CorporationITT Inc.Regal Rexnord Corp.Terex CorporationTextron Inc.The Timken CompanyWoodward, 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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