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Xylem Executive Compensation (FY25)

XYL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Matthew Pine
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — Matthew Pine: $10,579,577 → $11,286,806 (6.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 87.0% → 87.8% (0.8 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Xylem's chief executive and what were they paid?
Matthew Pine, President and CEO, received $11,286,806 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Pine's total was 6.7% higher than the $10,579,577 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Xylem's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 87.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Xylem's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AMETEK, Inc., Dover Corporation, Ecolab Inc., Emerson Electric Co. and Flowserve Corporation, among others.
What is Xylem's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 170:1.

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
Hayati Yarkadas
Senior Vice President and President, Measurement & Control Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Grogan
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Pine
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hayati Yarkadas
Senior Vice President and President, Measurement & Control Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew Pine
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
William Grogan
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hayati Yarkadas
Senior Vice President and President, Measurement & Control Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew Pine
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
William Grogan
EVP and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hayati Yarkadas
EVP and President, WI
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rodney Aulick
EVP and President, WSS
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Claudia Toussaint
EVP, Chief People and Sustainability 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
Claudia S. ToussaintPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Claudia S. ToussaintRSU◇——◇——◇
Claudia S. ToussaintPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Claudia S. ToussaintOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Hayati YarkadasPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Hayati YarkadasRSU◇——◇——◇
Hayati YarkadasOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Hayati YarkadasPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Matthew F. PineOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Matthew F. PinePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Matthew F. PinePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Matthew F. PineRSU◇——◇——◇
Rodney O. AulickOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Rodney O. AulickPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Rodney O. AulickRSU◇——◇——◇
Rodney O. AulickPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William K. GroganRSU◇——◇——◇
William K. GroganPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William K. GroganPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William K. GroganOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
Claudia ToussaintOption◇—◇3/5/35
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/33
Option◇—◇2/20/29
Option◇—◇2/27/30
Option◇—◇2/21/28
Option◇—◇3/1/34
Option◇—◇3/1/32
Option◇—◇3/1/31
Matthew PineOption◇—◇3/1/32
Option◇—◇3/1/31
Option◇—◇3/1/33
Option◇—◇3/1/34
Option◇—◇3/5/35
Option◇—◇5/7/30
Option◇—◇5/7/30
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William GroganRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/34
Option◇—◇3/5/35
PSU◇◇——
Hayati YarkadasPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/35
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/34
Option◇—◇3/1/32
Option◇—◇3/1/33
Option◇—◇3/1/33
Rodney AulickPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/34
Option◇—◇3/5/35
Option◇—◇2/14/29
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/16/31
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Hayati Yarkadas
EVP and President, WI · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance base◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
William Grogan
EVP and CFO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert F. Friel
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Earl R. Ellis
◇◇———◇◇
Mark D. Morelli
◇◇———◇◇
Jerome A. Peribere
◇◇———◇◇
Victoria D. Harker
◇◇———◇◇
Lisa Glatch
◇◇———◇◇
Uday Yadav
◇◇———◇◇
Lila Tretikov
◇◇———◇◇
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn
◇————◇◇
Matthew F. Pine 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.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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 2025
  • AMETEK, Inc. AME
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Ecolab Inc. ECL
  • Emerson Electric Co. EMR
  • Flowserve Corporation FLS
  • Fortive Corporation FTV
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW
  • Ingersoll Rand Inc. IR
  • Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
  • Pentair plc PNR
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
  • Snap-on Incorporated SNA
  • TE Connectivity plc TEL
  • Trane Technologies plc TT
  • Veralto Corporation VLTO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 13, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 11, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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334 figures on this page: 323 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
323 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001524472-26-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-036678
    CEO PAY RATIO · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation · and 4 more sections
  3. 0001524472-25-000025
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-047304
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001524472-24-000019
  6. 0000950170-24-039863
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-152550
  8. 0001564590-23-005209
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001524472-22-000019
  10. 0001524472-21-000017
  11. 0001524472-20-000023
  12. 0001524472-19-000034
  13. 0001524472-18-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001524472-17-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-590461
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Xylem discloses

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

AMETEK, Inc.Dover CorporationEcolab Inc.Emerson Electric Co.Flowserve CorporationFortive CorporationIDEX CorporationIllinois Tool Works Inc.Ingersoll Rand Inc.Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.Parker-Hannifin CorporationPentair plcRockwell Automation, Inc.Snap-on IncorporatedTE Connectivity plcTrane Technologies plcVeralto Corporation

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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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