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Spectrum Brands Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

SPB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Maura
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 5, 2025
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 — David Maura: $10,577,798 → $8,757,036 (17.2% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 97.4% → 98.4% (1.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 138:1 → 107:1 (22.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Spectrum Brands Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for David Maura, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,757,036 in fiscal 2025. Maura's total moved 17.2% lower from the $10,577,798 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Spectrum Brands Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 5, 2025.
Which companies are in Spectrum Brands Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Church Dwight Co., Inc., Edgewell Personal Care Company, Energizer Holdings, Inc., Hanesbrands, Inc. and Hasbro, Inc., among others.
What is Spectrum Brands Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 107:1, against median employee compensation of $82,121.

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
David Maura
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ehsan Zargar
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Smeltser
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Maura
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Smeltser
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ehsan Zargar
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Maura
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Smeltser
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ehsan Zargar
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Faisal Qadir
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
David M. MauraPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Ehsan ZargarPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Faisal QadirPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
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
Ehsan ZargarRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeremy SmeltserPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David MauraRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Faisal QadirPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Terry L. Polistina
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Gautam Patel
◇◇———◇◇
Sherianne James
◇◇———◇◇
Leslie L. Campbell
◇◇———◇◇
Hugh R. Rovit
◇◇———◇◇
Joan Chow
◇◇———◇◇
David M. Maura 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
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 2025
  • Church Dwight Co., Inc. CHD
  • Edgewell Personal Care Company EPC
  • Energizer Holdings, Inc. ENR
  • Hanesbrands, Inc. HBI
  • Hasbro, Inc. HAS
  • Helen of Troy Limited HELE
  • Mattel, Inc. MAT
  • Medifast, Inc. MED
  • Newell Brands, Inc. NWL
  • Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. NUS
  • The Clorox Company CLX
  • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company SMG
  • USANA Health Sciences, Inc. USNA
  • YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024August 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023August 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022August 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021August 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020August 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2016September 25, 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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Citations

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179 figures on this page: 172 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
172 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000109177-26-000030
    CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at the End of Fiscal 2025 · and 1 more section
  2. 0001628280-25-037879
  3. 0000109177-25-000032
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0000109177-24-000032
  5. 0000109177-24-000029
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000109177-23-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000950142-22-002465
  8. 0000109177-21-000034
  9. 0000109177-20-000028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000109177-17-000064
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Peers Spectrum Brands Holdings discloses

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

Church Dwight Co., Inc.Edgewell Personal Care CompanyEnergizer Holdings, Inc.Hanesbrands, Inc.Hasbro, Inc.Helen of Troy LimitedMattel, Inc.Medifast, Inc.Newell Brands, Inc.Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.The Clorox CompanyThe Scotts Miracle-Gro CompanyUSANA Health Sciences, Inc.YETI Holdings, Inc.

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APA
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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