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J M Smucker Executive Compensation (FY26)

SJM · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Mark Smucker
Median of the other named officers
$3,309,947
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 12, 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.
Say-on-pay support: 93.3% → 96.4% (3.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 138:1 → 141:1 (2.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is J M Smucker's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Mark Smucker, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of the Board, came to $10,935,216 in fiscal 2026.
What was J M Smucker's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 12, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in J M Smucker's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Campbell Soup Company, Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Colgate-Palmolive Company, Conagra Brands, Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc., among others.
What is J M Smucker's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 141:1, against median employee compensation of $77,698.

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
Mark Smucker
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of the Board
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
John Brase
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Tucker Marshall
Chief Financial Officer | EVP, Frozen Handheld and Spreads and Sweet Baked Snacks
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Jeannette Knudsen
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Jill Penrose
Chief People and Administrative Officer | Chief of Staff
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Brase
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Tucker Marshall
Chief Financial Officer | EVP, Frozen Handheld and Spreads and Sweet Baked Snacks
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jill Penrose
Chief People and Administrative Officer | Chief of Staff
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Smucker
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of the Board
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
John Brase
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Tucker Marshall
Chief Financial Officer | EVP, Frozen Handheld and Spreads and Sweet Baked Snacks
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Ferguson
Chief Product Supply Officer | EVP, Coffee, Pet, and Away from Home
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeannette Knudsen
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Jill Penrose
Chief People and Administrative Officer | Chief of Staff
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Jeannette KnudsenRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Jeannette KnudsenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jill PenrosePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jill PenroseRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Jill PenrosePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jill PenroseRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
John BraseRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
John BrasePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark SmuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark SmuckerRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Robert FergusonRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Robert FergusonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert FergusonRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Robert FergusonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tucker MarshallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tucker MarshallRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
Tucker MarshallPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tucker MarshallRestricted Stock◇——◇——◇
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
Tucker MarshallOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PenrosePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark SmuckerRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Jill PenroseOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeannette KnudsenOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
MarshallPSU◇◇——
Robert FergusonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John BrasePSU◇◇——
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
Jonathan Johnson III
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Jodi Taylor
◇◇———◇◇
Dawn Willoughby
◇◇———◇◇
Susan Chapman-Hughes
◇◇————◇
Jay Henderson
◇◇————◇
Mercedes Abramo
◇◇————◇
Kirk Perry
◇◇————◇
Tarang Amin
◇◇————◇
Richard Smucker
◇————◇◇
Bruce Chung
◇—————◇
David Singer
◇—————◇
Alex Shumate
◇—————◇
Mark Smucker 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Campbell Soup Company CPB
  • Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • Flowers Foods, Inc. FLO
  • General Mills, Inc. GIS
  • Hormel Foods Corporation HRL
  • Ingredion Incorporated INGR
  • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP
  • McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
  • Post Holdings, Inc. POST
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. SPB
  • The Clorox Company CLX
  • The Hershey Company HSY
  • The Kraft Heinz Company KHC
  • TreeHouse Foods, Inc. THS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2025August 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2023August 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2022August 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2021August 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2020August 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2019August 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2018August 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2017August 16, 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

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291 figures on this page: 280 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
280 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000091419-26-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-283858
    2026 Director Compensation · 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · ELECTION OF DIRECTORS & · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2026 FISCAL YEAR END · and 2 more sections
  3. 000119312526283858
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0000091419-25-000065
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-25-149673
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0000091419-24-000072
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-24-171203
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  8. 0000091419-23-000106
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000091419-22-000092
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-251746
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000091419-20-000106
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000091419-19-000007
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-251782
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-262325
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-686556
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers J M Smucker discloses

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

Campbell Soup CompanyChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Colgate-Palmolive CompanyConagra Brands, Inc.Flowers Foods, Inc.General Mills, Inc.Hormel Foods CorporationIngredion IncorporatedKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.McCormick & Company, IncorporatedPost Holdings, Inc.Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.The Clorox CompanyThe Hershey CompanyThe Kraft Heinz CompanyTreeHouse Foods, 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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