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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)

ZWS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Todd Adams
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 30, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 1, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Todd Adams: $11,189,617 → $11,603,760 (3.7% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 177:1 → 178:1 (0.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Todd Adams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $11,603,760 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $11,189,617 reported for fiscal 2024, Adams' total was 3.7% higher.
What was Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 87.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 30, 2026.
Which companies are in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A.O. Smith Corporation, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., Badger Meter, Inc., Enpro, Inc. and ESCO Technologies, Inc., among others.
What is Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 178:1, against median employee compensation of $65,264.

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
Craig Wehr
Chief Operating Officer (8)
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Mark Peterson
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (7)
◇———◇—◇◇
Michael Troutman
Chief Information Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Peterson
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (7)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Craig Wehr
Chief Operating Officer (8)
◇———◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Schoon
President (7) (8)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Troutman
Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Sudhanshu Chhabra
Vice President, Zurn Elkay Business Systems (7)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Peterson
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (7)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Schoon
President (7) (8)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Pauli
Chief Financial Officer (7)
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Troutman
Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd Adams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Pauli
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Schoon
President, Zurn Elkay
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Sudhanshu Chhabra
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Troutman
Chief Information 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
David J. PauliPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey A. SchoonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael D. TroutmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael D. TroutmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sudhanshu ChhabraRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd A. AdamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
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
Todd AdamsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sudhanshu ChhabraPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey SchoonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David PauliPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael TroutmanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark S. Bartlett
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
George C. Moore
◇◇————◇
Thomas D. Christopoul
◇◇————◇
David C. Longren
◇◇————◇
Peggy N. Troy
◇◇————◇
Timothy J. Jahnke
◇◇————◇
Don Butler
◇◇————◇
Rosemary Schooler
◇◇————◇
Emma M. McTague
◇◇————◇
Todd A. Adams 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.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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 units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • A.O. Smith Corporation AOS
  • Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. WMS
  • Badger Meter, Inc. BMI
  • Enpro, Inc. NPO
  • ESCO Technologies, Inc. ESE
  • Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO
  • Itron, Inc. ITRI
  • Kadant Inc. KAI
  • Lindsay Corporation LNN
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MWA
  • Nordson Corporation NDSN
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 30, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 1, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 2, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 4, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 5, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2018July 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017July 26, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

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

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240 figures on this page: 231 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
231 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-029324
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-104339
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · S BOARD OF DIRECTORS · and 1 more section
  3. 000119312526104339
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001439288-25-000084
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-25-053973
  6. 0001439288-24-000082
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-24-075202
  8. 0001439288-23-000080
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001439288-22-000061
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001439288-21-000075
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001439288-20-000151
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001439288-19-000114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001439288-18-000085
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Zurn Elkay Water Solutions discloses

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

A.O. Smith CorporationAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Badger Meter, Inc.Enpro, Inc.ESCO Technologies, Inc.Franklin Electric Co., Inc.Graco Inc.Helios Technologies, Inc.Itron, Inc.Kadant Inc.Lindsay CorporationMueller Water Products, Inc.Nordson CorporationWatts Water Technologies, Inc.

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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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