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Tennant Executive Compensation (FY25)

Name: Tennant (TNC) executive compensation
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TNC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

Chief executive, fiscal 2025

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David Huml

Latest say-on-pay support

April 29, 2026

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 6, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 1, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Tennant's chief executive and what were they paid?

David Huml, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,672,864 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Huml's total moved 9.0% lower from the $5,135,240 reported for fiscal 2024.

What was Tennant's say-on-pay result?

Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.

Which companies are in Tennant's peer group?

The disclosed peer group names Alamo Group Inc., Astec Industries, Barnes Group Inc., Chart Industries, Inc. and Columbus McKinnon Corporation, among others.

What is Tennant's chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $55,817.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
David Huml President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Fay West Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Richard Zay Chief Commercial Officer	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Carol McKnight Former Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇
Kristin Erickson Senior Vice President, General Counsel	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
David Huml President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Fay West Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Richard Zay Chief Commercial Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Kristin Erickson Senior Vice President, General Counsel	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Barbara Balinski Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇
Carol McKnight Former Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2024

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
David Huml President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Fay West Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Richard Zay Chief Commercial Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Kristin Erickson Senior Vice President, General Counsel	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Barbara Balinski Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2025

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
David Huml President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Fay West Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Richard Zay Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Kristin Erickson Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Barbara Balinski Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation 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

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Barbara A. Balinski	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Barbara A. Balinski	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
David W. Huml	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
David W. Huml	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Fay West	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Fay West	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Kristin A. Erickson	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Kristin A. Erickson	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Richard H. Zay	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Richard H. Zay	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇

Fiscal 2023, 2024 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 2025 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Audit-Related Fees	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Tax Fees	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Carol Eicher	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Azita Arvani	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
David Huml	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Donal Mulligan	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Fay West	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Richard Zay	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Effective February	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
Timothy Morse	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Andrew Hider	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Maria Green	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
David Windley	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Kristin Erickson	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Barbara Balinski	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.

Barbara Balinski

Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer · Employment agreement

Severance base	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇
Clawback	◇

David Huml

President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement

Severance multiple	◇
Severance base	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇
Clawback	◇

Fay West

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement

Severance base	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇
Clawback	◇

Kristin Erickson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Employment agreement

Severance base	◇
Benefits continuation	◇
Non-compete period	◇
Non-solicit period	◇
Clawback	◇

Richard Zay

Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer · Employment agreement

Severance base	◇
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
Donal L. Mulligan Board chair	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Timothy R. Morse	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Maria C. Green	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
David Windley	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Andrew P. Hider	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Mark W. Sheahan	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Azita Arvani	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇
Carol S. Eicher	◇	◇	—	—	—	—	◇

James T. Glerum Jr, David W. Huml and Patrick E. Allen 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.

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	◇
Board chair premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Audit committee member	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Compensation committee member	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇
Nominating and governance member	◇

Stock ownership guideline: The Board maintains a stock ownership goal for non-employee directors of five times their annual cash retainer.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2025

Alamo Group Inc. ALG
Astec Industries ASTE
Barnes Group Inc. B
Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
Enerpac Tool Group EPAC
Enpro Inc. NPO
Esco Technologies Inc. ESE
Federal Signal Corporation FSS
Graco Inc. GGG
Helios Technologies HLIO
Nordson Corporation NDSN
Standex International Corporation SXI
The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC
Tredegar Corporation TG
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2025	April 29, 2026	=	◇	◇	◇
2024	May 2, 2025	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	May 1, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	April 25, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	April 26, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	April 28, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	April 29, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	May 8, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	April 25, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	April 26, 2017	=	◇	◇	◇
2015	April 27, 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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- David Huml (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $4,672,864 (base salary $992,385) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-030889, filed 2026-03-18]

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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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304 figures on this page: 293 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.

293 cited to the filing

11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed May 1, 2026
0001104659-26-054118
DEF 14A, filed March 18, 2026
0001104659-26-030889
CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
8-K, filed May 2, 2025
0001104659-25-044094
DEF 14A, filed March 18, 2025
0001104659-25-025065
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 2, 2024
0001104659-24-056371
DEF 14A, filed March 21, 2024
0001104659-24-037248
Summary Compensation Table
8-K, filed May 2, 2023
0001104659-23-055087
8-K, filed May 2, 2022
0001104659-22-054674
8-K, filed May 3, 2021
0001437749-21-010616
8-K, filed May 4, 2020
0000097134-20-000016
8-K, filed May 13, 2019
0000097134-19-000021
8-K, filed April 30, 2018
0001104659-18-028371
8-K, filed May 1, 2017
0000097134-17-000018
8-K, filed April 28, 2016
0000097134-16-000065
EX-10, filed December 31, 2011
0000097134-12-000006

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Peers Tennant discloses

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

Alamo Group Inc.Astec Industries Barnes Group Inc.Chart Industries, Inc.Columbus McKinnon Corporation Donaldson Company, Inc.Enerpac Tool Group Enpro Inc.Esco Technologies Inc.Federal Signal Corporation Graco Inc.Helios Technologies Nordson Corporation Standex International Corporation The Gorman-Rupp Company Tredegar Corporation Watts Water Technologies, 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

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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}
}

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Executive compensation

Equity awards granted

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Severance and change in control

Director compensation

Director fee schedule

Disclosed peer group

Say-on-pay history

Chief executive pay ratio

What this page does not include

Citations

Documents cited

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Industrials & Aerospace rankings

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