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Worthington Steel Executive Compensation (FY26)

WS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Geoffrey Gilmore
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 23, 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 — Geoffrey Gilmore: $5,329,928 → $7,194,997 (35.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.0% → 98.3% (1.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Worthington Steel's chief executive and what were they paid?
Geoffrey Gilmore was paid $7,194,997 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $5,329,928 reported for fiscal 2025, Gilmore's total was 35.0% higher.
What was Worthington Steel's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 23, 2026.
What is Worthington Steel's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 83:1, against median employee compensation of $87,110.

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
Geoffrey Gilmore
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Blystone
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Jeffrey Klingler
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Adams
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey Gilmore
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Blystone
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Klingler
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Adams
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Clifford Larivey
President, Flat-Roll Steel Processing
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey Gilmore
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Blystone
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Klingler
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Adams
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Clifford Larivey
President, Flat-Roll Steel Processing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
AdamsRSU◇——◇———
AdamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
BlystoneRSU◇——◇——◇
BlystonePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
GilmorePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
GilmoreRSU◇——◇———
KlinglerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
KlinglerRSU◇——◇———
LariveyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
LariveyRSU◇——◇———
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.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Geoffrey G. Gilmore
—◇————◇
John B. Blystone
Board chair
—◇————◇
Mr. Stoe
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Mark Davis
◇◇————◇
Ms. Mistretta
◇◇————◇
Ms. Schiavo
◇◇————◇
Mr. Chiappone
◇◇————◇
Dr. Ribeau
◇◇————◇
Mr. McConnell
◇◇————◇
Mr. Kelly
◇◇————◇
Mr. Bowsher
◇◇————◇
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 23, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 25, 2024=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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165 figures on this page: 162 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
162 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001968487-26-000029
    Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the NEOs Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0001193125-26-352256
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Fiscal 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001193125-25-223315
    Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the NEOs Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0000950170-24-110401
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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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