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Advanced Drainage Systems Executive Compensation (FY26)

WMS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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D. Scott Barbour
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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.
Chief executive total compensation — D. Scott Barbour: $7,398,322 → $9,780,935 (32.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.0% → 92.3% (4.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Advanced Drainage Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for D. Scott Barbour, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,780,935 in fiscal 2026. Barbour's total moved 32.2% higher from the $7,398,322 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Advanced Drainage Systems' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 16, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Advanced Drainage Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Atkore International Group Inc., Carlisle Companies Inc., Eagle Materials Inc., Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. and Graco Inc., among others.
What is Advanced Drainage Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 102:1, against median employee compensation of $95,707.

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
D. Scott Barbour
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Cottrill
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Talley
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Scott Barbour
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Cottrill
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Craig Taylor
Executive Vice President, Infiltrator Water Technologies
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Talley
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
D. Scott Barbour
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Cottrill
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Talley
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Craig Taylor
Executive Vice President, Infiltrator Water Technologies
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Waun Sr.
Former Executive Vice President, Engineering and International
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Craig J. TaylorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Craig J. TaylorOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Craig J. TaylorRSU◇——◇——◇
D. Scott BarbourRSU◇——◇——◇
D. Scott BarbourOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
D. Scott BarbourPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin C. TalleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin C. TalleyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin C. TalleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. CottrillOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Scott A. CottrillPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. CottrillRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas J. Waun Sr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas J. Waun Sr.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Thomas J. Waun Sr.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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
D. BarbourRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Scott CottrillRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Kevin TalleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Craig TaylorRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
Thomas WaunRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
Option◇—◇5/20/2034
Option◇—◇5/19/2035
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
Robert M. Eversole
Board chair · Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa
◇◇————◇
Alexander R. Fischer
◇◇————◇
Michael B. Coleman
◇◇————◇
Anesa T. Chaibi
◇◇————◇
Tanya D. Fratto
◇◇————◇
M.A. (Mark) Haney
◇◇————◇
Luther C. Kissam IV
◇◇————◇
Kelly S. Gast
—◇————◇
Anil Seetharam
—◇————◇
D. Scott Barbour 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Atkore International Group Inc. ATKR
  • Carlisle Companies Inc. CSL
  • Eagle Materials Inc. EXP
  • Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. FBIN
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • Griffon Corporation GFF
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MWA
  • Patrick Industries, Inc. PATK
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
  • Trex Company, Inc. TREX
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS
  • Xylem Inc. XYL
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. ZWS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 17, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2023July 20, 2023=◇◇◇
2022July 21, 2022=◇◇◇
2021July 22, 2021=◇◇◇
2020July 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2019July 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2018July 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2017July 17, 2017=◇◇◇
2016October 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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303 figures on this page: 292 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
292 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001604028-26-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001604028-26-000024
    Director Compensation
  3. 0001604028-25-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001604028-24-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001604028-23-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001604028-22-000043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001564590-21-037631
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001564590-20-033392
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-19-025629
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-18-017424
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-17-013584
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-16-749740
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Advanced Drainage Systems discloses

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

Atkore International Group Inc.Carlisle Companies Inc.Eagle Materials Inc.Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.Graco Inc.Griffon CorporationIDEX CorporationLennox International Inc.Mueller Water Products, Inc.Patrick Industries, Inc.Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Trex Company, Inc.Watts Water Technologies, Inc.Xylem Inc.Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

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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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