WD 40 Co Executive Compensation (FY25)
WDFC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): December 16, 2025
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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 — Steven Brass: $3,660,174 → $4,266,899 (16.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.8% → 98.0% (0.8 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is WD 40 Co's chief executive and what were they paid?
Steven Brass was paid $4,266,899 in total compensation as CEO for fiscal 2025. Brass' total moved 16.6% higher from the $3,660,174 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was WD 40 Co's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held December 12, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in WD 40 Co's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Vanguard Corporation, Balchem Corporation, Beyond Meat, Inc., e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and Hawkins, Inc., among others.
What is WD 40 Co's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 38:1, against median employee compensation of $113,343.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Brass CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patricia Olsem Division President, Americas | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sara Hyzer CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Lindeman Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Brass CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sara Hyzer CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patricia Olsem Division President, Americas | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Lindeman Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Brass CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sara Hyzer CFO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patricia Olsem Division President, Americas | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Lindeman Chief People 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey G. Lindeman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jeffrey G. Lindeman | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sara K. Hyzer | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sara K. Hyzer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Steven A. Brass | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steven A. Brass | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Noble | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jeffrey Lindeman | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sara Hyzer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Patricia Olsem | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Steven Brass | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric P. Etchart Board chair · Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel T. Carter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anne G. Saunders | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Trevor I. Mihalik | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David B. Pendarvis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edward O. Magee Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Graciela I. Monteagudo | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Cynthia B. Burks | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lara L. Lee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory A. Sandfort | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven A. Brass 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.
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| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- American Vanguard Corporation AVD
- Balchem Corporation symbol not shown
- Beyond Meat, Inc. BYND
- e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF
- Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
- Ingevity Corporation NGVT
- Olaplex Holdings, Inc. OLPX
- Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. PBH
- Sensient Technologies Corporation SXT
- The Vita Coco Company, Inc. COCO
- XPEL, Inc. XPEL
- YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | December 12, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | December 12, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | December 13, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | December 14, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | December 8, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | December 10, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | December 11, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | December 12, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | December 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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Peer benchmarking
Where WD 40 Co sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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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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196 figures on this page: 186 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
186 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000105132-25-0001302. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-25-000107CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards – Fiscal Year 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 202 · and 1 more section
- 0000105132-24-0001132. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-23-0001122. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-22-0000472. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation : The Company s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows
- 0000105132-21-0000372. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-20-0000562. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-19-0000582. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-18-0000432. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-17-0000442. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
- 0000105132-16-0001062. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation
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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}
}