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Vulcan Materials Executive Compensation (FY25)

VMC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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J. Thomas Hill
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 8, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
◇
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 — J. Thomas Hill: $12,860,753 → $14,699,497 (14.3% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 136:1 → 3:1 (97.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Vulcan Materials' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for J. Thomas Hill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,699,497 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $12,860,753 reported for fiscal 2024, Hill's total was 14.3% higher.
What was Vulcan Materials' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 8, 2026.
Which companies are in Vulcan Materials' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Albemarle Corporation, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., Ball Corporation and Cabot Corporation, among others.
What is Vulcan Materials' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 3:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $115,931.

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
J. Hill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thompson Baker
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stanley Bass
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mary Carlisle
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Thomas Hill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thompson Baker
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ronnie Pruitt
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stanley Bass
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
David Clement
Senior Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mary Andrews Carlisle
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Thomas Hill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronnie Pruitt
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thompson Baker
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stanley Bass
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mary Andrews Carlisle
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
David Clement
Senior Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Thomas Hill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇†
Thompson Baker
President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ronnie Pruitt
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Clement
Senior Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mary Andrews Carlisle
Senior 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 ClementOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mary Andrews CarlisleOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ronnie PruittOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Tom HillOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Tom HillOption◇—◇2/21/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/19/2029
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/21/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/19/2031
Option◇—◇2/21/2030
PSU◇◇——
Tom BakerOption◇—◇2/20/2035
Option◇—◇2/21/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/19/2031
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mary CarlisleOption◇—◇2/21/2033
Option◇—◇2/21/2034
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Ronnie PruittOption◇—◇2/21/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2035
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/21/2033
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David ClementOption◇—◇2/20/2035
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2034
Option◇—◇2/19/2029
Option◇—◇2/18/2032
Option◇—◇2/19/2031
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2033
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
O. B. Grayson Hall Jr
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Richard T. O’Brien
◇◇———◇◇
James T. Prokopanko
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas A. Fanning
◇◇———◇◇
Kathleen L. Quirk
◇◇———◇◇
David P. Steiner
◇◇———◇◇
Lee J. Styslinger III
◇◇———◇◇
Cynthia L. Hostetler
◇◇———◇◇
Melissa H. Anderson
◇◇———◇◇
George Willis
◇◇———◇◇
Lydia H. Kennard
◇◇———◇◇
Ronnie A. Pruitt and J. Thomas Hill 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 6x annual cash retainer ($750,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD
  • Albemarle Corporation ALB
  • Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN
  • Ball Corporation BALL
  • Cabot Corporation CBT
  • Celanese Corporation CE
  • CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Eagle Materials Inc. EXP
  • Eastman Chemical Company EMN
  • Ecolab Inc. ECL
  • FMC Corporation FMC
  • Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. MLM
  • Masco Corporation MAS
  • NewMarket Corporation NEU
  • Newmont Corporation NEM
  • Owens Corning OC
  • Packaging Corporation of America PKG
  • Summit Materials, Inc. SUM
  • The Mosaic Company MOS
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Westlake Chemical Corporation WLKP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 8, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 12, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 13, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 10, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 11, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 12, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 13, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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370 figures on this page: 359 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
359 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-020591
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-020812
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 000162828026020812
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001140361-25-018381
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001140361-25-010021
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0001140361-24-025697
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001140361-24-015024
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  8. 0001140361-23-024771
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001140361-23-014008
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001193125-22-151847
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-21-165401
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-20-141096
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-19-145391
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001144204-18-029230
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-17-173529
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0001144204-16-103131
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Vulcan Materials discloses

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

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Albemarle CorporationAllison Transmission Holdings, Inc.Ball CorporationCabot CorporationCelanese CorporationCF Industries Holdings, Inc.Dover CorporationEagle Materials Inc.Eastman Chemical CompanyEcolab Inc.FMC CorporationLennox International Inc.Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.Masco CorporationNewMarket CorporationNewmont CorporationOwens CorningPackaging Corporation of AmericaThe Mosaic CompanyThe Timken Company

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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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