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Worthington Enterprises Executive Compensation (FY26)

WOR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Joseph Hayek
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 22, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Joseph Hayek: $4,338,066 → $5,192,043 (19.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.6% → 96.1% (1.5 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Worthington Enterprises' chief executive and what were they paid?
Joseph Hayek was paid $5,192,043 in total compensation as President & Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $4,338,066 reported for fiscal 2025, Hayek's total was 19.7% higher.
What was Worthington Enterprises' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 22, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Worthington Enterprises' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A.O. Smith, Aaron's, Abercrombie & Fitch, ABM Industries and Academy Sports & Outdoors, among others.
What is Worthington Enterprises' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 84:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $61,675.

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
Joseph Hayek
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Patrick Kennedy
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Steven Caravati
President, Consumer Products
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Hayek
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Kennedy
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Steven Caravati
President, Consumer Products
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Bowes
President, Building Products
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Colin Souza
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joseph Hayek
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Kennedy
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Caravati
President, Consumer Products
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Bowes
President, Building Products
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Colin Souza
Vice President & 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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James BowesOption◇—◇—
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Patrick KennedyOption◇—◇—
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Colin SouzaRSU◇◇——
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Steven CaravatiPSU◇◇——
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Joseph HayekRSU◇◇——
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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
John B. Blystone
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Endres
Lead independent director
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Kerrii B. Anderson
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David P. Blom
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Ozey K. Horton Jr
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Billy R. Vickers
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John H. McConnell II
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Mark C. Davis
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Paul G. Heller
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Virgil L. Winland
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Brantley J. Standridge
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Charles M. Chiappone
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Joseph B. Hayek and W. Bradley Southern 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.
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Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • A.O. Smith AOS
  • Aaron's symbol not shown
  • Abercrombie & Fitch ANF
  • ABM Industries ABM
  • Academy Sports & Outdoors ASO
  • Accenture ACN
  • Acuity Brands AYI
  • Acushnet GOLF
  • Adient ADNT
  • ADT ADT
  • Adtalem Global Education symbol not shown
  • Advanced Drainage Systems WMS
  • Airbus Group symbol not shown
  • Alaska Air Group ALK
  • Albertsons ACI
  • Alcoa AA
  • Altria Group MO
  • AMC Networks AMCX
  • American Airlines AAL
  • American Express Global Business Travel GBTG
  • American Public Education APEI
  • American Regent AIG
  • American Tower AMT
  • AMN Healthcare Services HCSG
  • Andersons ANDE
  • APi Group APG
  • AptarGroup ATR
  • Aptiv APTV
  • Aramark ARMK
  • Armstrong World Industries AWI
  • Astec Industries ASTE
  • ATI Physical Therapy USPH
  • Autodesk ADSK
  • Autoliv ALV
  • Automatic Data Processing ADP
  • AvalonBay Communities AVB
  • Avient Corporation AVNT
  • Avnet AVT
  • Axalta Coating Systems AXTA
  • Ball BALL
  • Barr BBSI
  • Bausch Health Companies BHC
  • Baxter BAX
  • Berry Global BERY
  • Biogen BIIB
  • BJ's Wholesale Club BJ
  • Bloomin Brands BLMN
  • Boeing BA
  • Boise Cascade Company BCC
  • BorgWarner BWA
  • Brady BRC
  • Brink's BCO
  • Broadridge Financial Solutions BR
  • Brown-Forman BF.B
  • Brunswick BC
  • Bunge BG
  • BWX Technologies BWXT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 22, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 23, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2022September 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2021September 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2020September 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2019September 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2018September 26, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

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

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276 figures on this page: 267 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
267 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-402803
    Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the NEOs Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0001193125-26-348765
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2026 · Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2026 Year-End
  3. 0001193125-25-220423
    Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the NEOs Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0000950170-24-110367
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0000950170-23-051497
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-22-019273
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001564590-21-050060
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001564590-20-044809
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-19-036030
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-18-023783
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Worthington Enterprises discloses

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

A.O. SmithAbercrombie & FitchABM IndustriesAcademy Sports & OutdoorsAccentureAcuity BrandsAcushnetAdientADTAdvanced Drainage SystemsAlaska Air GroupAlbertsonsAlcoaAltria GroupAMC NetworksAmerican AirlinesAmerican Express Global Business TravelAmerican Public EducationAmerican RegentAmerican TowerAMN Healthcare ServicesAndersonsAPi GroupAptarGroup

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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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