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Gorman Rupp (GRC): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$2,187,652CEO Scott King · source
Say-on-pay support97.98%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 12 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio34.4:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,707,848FY2023
  • $1,954,761FY2024
  • $2,187,652FY2025

CEO total pay was $2,187,652 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,954,761 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $717,500 · bonus $608,583 · stock awards $750,000 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Gorman Rupp Co in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Scott King (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Gorman Rupp Co in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,187,652.
How does Gorman Rupp Co's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Scott King's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Gorman Rupp Co's disclosed peer group.
What is Gorman Rupp Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Gorman Rupp Co's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 34.4:1.
How did shareholders vote on Gorman Rupp Co's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.98% of shareholders supported Gorman Rupp Co's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Gorman Rupp Co spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Gorman Rupp Co reported total board compensation of $1,295,275 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Scott King$717,500$608,583$750,000$0$0$98,032$13,537$2,187,652
President and Chief Executive Officer
James Kerr393,583420,024300,00000037,0241,150,631
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brigette Burnell360,250359,199275,00000031,8741,026,323
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jeffrey Gorman50,5210000017,25167,772
Former Executive Chairman

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Scott King$2,187,652$1,954,761$1,707,848↑ +232,891
James Kerr1,150,6311,110,2921,045,015↑ +40,339
Brigette Burnell1,026,323986,210928,681↑ +40,113
Jeffrey Gorman67,772729,419709,332↓ −661,647

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's compensation philosophy is intended to assure the provision of fair, competitive and performance-based compensation to the Officers, consistent with the Company's historical practices, culture, profitability, and long-term shareholder value. It seeks to attract and retain talented individuals and motivate them to achieve strategic goals and enhance profitability through incentive compensation driven by the Company's results of operations and financial condition.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Brigette BurnellPSU2025-02-262,4524,9042,1947,356$275,000
Scott KingPSU2025-02-265,80711,6157,74317,422750,000
James KerrPSU2025-02-262,6455,2912,4527,936300,000

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Brigette Burnell$0$275,000$0100.0%
Scott King0750,0000100.0%
James Kerr0300,0000100.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Brigette BurnellRSU875—$41,781
James KerrRSU932—44,503
Brigette BurnellRSU1,468—70,097
James KerrRSU1,652—78,883
Brigette BurnellRSU2,194—104,764
Scott KingRSU2,330—111,258
James KerrRSU2,452—117,083
Brigette BurnellPSU2,452—117,083
James KerrPSU2,645—126,299
Brigette BurnellPSU2,852—136,183
James KerrPSU3,160—150,890
Scott KingRSU4,589—219,125
Scott KingPSU5,807—277,284
Scott KingPSU6,167—294,474
Scott KingRSU7,743—369,728
Brigette BurnellPSU9,174—438,059
James KerrPSU10,222—488,101
Scott KingPSU15,727—750,964
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Jeffrey S. GormanIndependent · Board Chair$245,000$0———$245,000
M. Ann HarlanIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation70,00090,000———160,000
Sonja K. McClellandIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation70,00090,000———160,000
Vincent K. PetrellaIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair)67,50090,000———157,500
Donald H. Bullock JrIndependent · Audit · Governance and Nominating (Chair)65,00090,000———155,000
Kenneth R. ReynoldsIndependent · Audit · Governance and Nominating55,00090,000———145,000
Christopher H. LakeIndependent · Compensation · Governance and Nominating55,00090,000———145,000
Pamela A. HemingerIndependent · Compensation · Governance and Nominating · Newly elected37,77590,000———127,775
Scott A. KingEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$55,000
Annual equity retainer$90,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 12,500 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$665,275
Equity awards (grant-date value)$630,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,295,275

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Gorman Rupp as a peer

Companies that benchmark against GRC

15 companies name GRC as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name GRC as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Gorman Rupp Co names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Gorman Rupp Co.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Mueller Water Products2025Marietta Edmunds Zakas$931,327$2,970,915$849,977$2,038,676$6,855,283
2Badger Meter, Inc.2025Kenneth Bockhorst880,0003,042,1440—5,932,862
3DMC Global Inc.2025James O’Leary654,2313,699,99201,233,3045,615,614
4Kadant Inc.2025Jeffrey Powell970,9003,036,18101,491,8005,519,261
5Lindsay Corporation2025Randy Wood837,7442,375,165749,9691,117,6985,095,625
6Tennant Company2025David Huml992,3853,400,0270189,5574,672,864
7Alamo Group Inc.2025Robert Hureau296,2503,544,0800451,2504,526,676
8Nwpx Infrastructure2025Scott Montross732,1821,280,06101,464,3643,492,930
9L.B. Foster2025John Kasel790,4171,319,3570654,4002,920,512
10Thermon Group2025Bruce Thames715,0351,299,9630543,6202,579,122
11Twin Disc, Incorporated2026John Batten712,0711,002,7670440,0602,345,850
12Gorman Rupp Co2025Scott King717,500750,000002,187,652

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Gorman Rupp Conot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Alamo Group Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPay Governance, LLC
Badger Meter, Inc.179.8%PSU 80 · RSU 20NoWillis Towers Watson PLC and Zayla
DMC Global Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Kadant Inc.148%PSU 80 · RSU 20NoWillis Towers Watson
L.B. Fosternot disclosedPSU 60 · Restricted Stock 40not disclosedPay Governance
Lindsay Corporation132%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25YesMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Mueller Water Products199%PRSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25Yes — relative total shareholder return (rTSR)Farient Advisors, LLC
Nwpx Infrastructurenot disclosedPSU 75 · RSU 25not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Tennant Company18.96%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoPearl Meyer
Thermon Group76%not disclosedNoMercer
Twin Disc, Incorporatednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPay Governance, LLC

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-04-2319,955,012410,848117,24297.98%Passed
20252025-04-2419,932,898659,655117,02696.8%Passed
20242024-04-2520,901,546403,28357,69298.11%Passed
20232023-04-2717,212,6341,250,33782,73993.23%Passed
20222022-04-2817,049,211575,86772,60196.73%Passed
20212021-04-2220,971,950167,16483,26999.21%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-04-2397.98%a
20252025-04-2496.8%b
20242024-04-2598.11%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be voted for or against such proposals, will not be counted in the number of votes cast on such proposals and thus will have no effect on such proposals.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be voted for or against such proposals, will not be counted in the number of votes cast on such proposals and thus will have no effect on such proposals.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be voted for or against such proposals, will not be counted in the number of votes cast on such proposals and thus will have no effect on such proposals.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)34.4 : 1
CEO total compensation$2,187,652
Median employee compensation$63,570
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Christopher H. LakeDirector2026-04-01A1,000$0$0CommonForm 4 ↗
M. Ann HarlanDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Kenneth R. ReynoldsDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Vincent K. PetrellaDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Donald H. Bullock JrDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Sonja K. McClellandDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Christopher H. LakeDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Pamela A. HemingerDirector2026-04-24A1,34400CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey S. GormanDirector2026-05-07A3,36000CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey S. GormanDirector2026-05-07D1,88000CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey S. GormanDirector2026-05-07D1,68000CommonForm 4 ↗
D. Patrick WischmeierVP, Information Technology2026-08-26D5,15378399,976CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (58 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Scott King. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 20. As printed: 2,187,652. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, James Kerr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,150,631. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Brigette Burnell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,026,323. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeffrey Gorman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 67,772. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Brigette Burnell PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Scott King PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, James Kerr PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 34.4 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey S. Gorman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, M. Ann Harlan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sonja K. McClelland. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Vincent K. Petrella. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 157,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Donald H. Bullock Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kenneth R. Reynolds. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 145,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Christopher H. Lake. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 145,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Pamela A. Heminger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,775. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Scott A. King. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Christopher H. Lake 2026-04-01. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, M. Ann Harlan 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Kenneth R. Reynolds 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Vincent K. Petrella 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Donald H. Bullock Jr 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sonja K. McClelland 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Christopher H. Lake 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Pamela A. Heminger 2026-04-24. Form 4, filed 2026-04-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jeffrey S. Gorman 2026-05-07. Form 4, filed 2026-05-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jeffrey S. Gorman 2026-05-07. Form 4, filed 2026-05-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jeffrey S. Gorman 2026-05-07. Form 4, filed 2026-05-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, D. Patrick Wischmeier 2026-08-26. Form 4, filed 2026-08-28. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-27. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.98% (votes for as printed: 19,955,012). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-25. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.8% (votes for as printed: 19,932,898). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.11% (votes for as printed: 20,901,546). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 665,275 + equity 630,000 + all other 0 = 1,295,275, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Mueller Water Products, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Mueller Water Products's own proxy. As printed: 6,855,283. View filing ↗
  • Badger Meter, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Badger Meter, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,932,862. View filing ↗
  • DMC Global Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in DMC Global Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,615,614. View filing ↗
  • Kadant Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Kadant Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,519,261. View filing ↗
  • Lindsay Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-11-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Lindsay Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,095,625. View filing ↗
  • Tennant Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Tennant Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,672,864. View filing ↗
  • Alamo Group Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Alamo Group Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,526,676. View filing ↗
  • Nwpx Infrastructure, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Nwpx Infrastructure's own proxy. As printed: 3,492,930. View filing ↗
  • L.B. Foster, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in L.B. Foster's own proxy. As printed: 2,920,512. View filing ↗
  • Thermon Group, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-06-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Thermon Group's own proxy. As printed: 2,579,122. View filing ↗
  • Twin Disc, Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-14. CEO total compensation as printed in Twin Disc, Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 2,345,850. View filing ↗
  • Gorman Rupp Co (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Gorman Rupp Co's own proxy. As printed: 2,187,652. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Twin Disc, Incorporated reciprocity. DEF 14A. Twin Disc, Incorporated's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Lindsay Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Lindsay Corporation names Gorman Rupp Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Alamo Group Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Alamo Group Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Badger Meter, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Badger Meter, Inc. names Gorman Rupp Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, DMC Global Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. DMC Global Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Kadant Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Kadant Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, L.B. Foster reciprocity. DEF 14A. L.B. Foster names Gorman Rupp Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Mueller Water Products reciprocity. DEF 14A. Mueller Water Products's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Tennant Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Tennant Company names Gorman Rupp Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Thermon Group reciprocity. DEF 14A. Thermon Group names Gorman Rupp Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, NWPX Infrastructure reciprocity. DEF 14A. NWPX Infrastructure's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gorman Rupp Co. View filing ↗
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