Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)
ZWS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 1, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
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.
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 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J. Pauli | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jeffrey A. Schoon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael D. Troutman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael D. Troutman | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sudhanshu Chhabra | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Todd A. Adams | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Troutman | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jeffrey Schoon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Pauli | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Todd Adams | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sudhanshu Chhabra | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 1, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 2, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 4, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 5, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 4, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | July 23, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | July 25, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | July 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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Zurn Elkay Water Solutions sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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159 figures on this page: 150 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
150 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-029324Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-104339Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · S BOARD OF DIRECTORS · and 1 more section
- 000119312526104339CEO Pay Ratio
- 0001439288-25-000084Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-24-000082Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-23-000080Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-22-000061Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-21-000075Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-20-000151Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-19-000114Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001439288-18-000085Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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11 filings cited on this page
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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}
}