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Ennis (EBF): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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Ennis's highest-paid named officer for fiscal year 2026, General Counsel and Secretary Daniel Gus, was paid $610,362 · source
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gus | $343,898 | $0 | $0 | $8,683 | $247,281 | $0 | $10,500 | $610,362 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,674 |
| Vice President - Administration | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gus | $610,362 | $969,470 | $429,739 | ↓ −359,108 |
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 924,164 | 560,355 | ↓ −879,490 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2026.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $41,580 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $57,750 |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,310 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 6,930 / 6,930 / 6,930 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $6 |
Peer group, and who names Ennis as a peer
Companies that benchmark against EBF
1 company names EBF as a compensation peer
- CPI Card Group Inc.PMTSFY2025
Each company listed discloses EBF in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named EBF in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingevity | 2025 | David Li | $810,685 | $8,500,086 | $2,000,007 | $1,293,600 | $12,839,719 |
| 2 | H.B. Fuller Company | 2025 | Celeste Mastin | 1,082,692 | 2,971,976 | 3,025,538 | 1,339,891 | 8,830,569 |
| 3 | Innospec Inc. | 2025 | Patrick Williams | 1,380,548 | 5,285,623 | 0 | 1,365,336 | 8,252,747 |
| 4 | Ashland Inc | 2025 | Guillermo Novo | 1,152,332 | 5,233,863 | 0 | 1,313,830 | 7,907,423 |
| 5 | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Douglas Dietrich | 1,050,000 | 2,310,022 | 768,803 | 2,891,160 | 7,405,693 |
| 6 | Advansix Inc | 2025 | Erin Kane | 1,019,700 | 3,747,900 | 0 | 785,400 | 5,647,438 |
| 7 | Clearwater Paper Corporation | 2025 | Arsen Kitch | 1,000,000 | 3,107,277 | 0 | 937,500 | 5,201,341 |
| 8 | Stepan | 2025 | Luis Rojo | 940,000 | 2,279,746 | 800,003 | 230,300 | 4,327,042 |
| 9 | Quaker Chemical Corp. | 2025 | Joseph Berquist | 800,000 | 2,420,319 | 0 | 461,840 | 3,709,451 |
| 10 | Newmarket Corp | 2025 | Thomas Gottwald | 1,275,333 | 368,188 | 0 | 750,000 | 3,694,678 |
| 11 | Mativ | 2025 | Shruti Singhal | 1,061,077 | 2,131,441 | 0 | 0 | 3,256,333 |
| 12 | Mercer International, Inc. | 2025 | Juan Carlos Bueno | 815,512 | 1,503,665 | 0 | 0 | 2,860,261 |
| 13 | Tredegar Corporation | 2025 | John Steitz | 937,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 984,438 |
| 14 | Ennis | 2026 | Daniel Gus | 343,898 | 0 | 8,683 | 247,281 | 610,362 |
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
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | not disclosed | PRSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Advansix Inc | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Ashland Inc | 90.4% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Semler Brossy |
| H.B. Fuller Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| Ingevity | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Innospec Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson |
| Mativ | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Mercer International, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 100 | not disclosed | MCL |
| Minerals Technologies, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| Newmarket Corp | not disclosed | PRSU 100 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FWC) |
| Quaker Chemical Corp. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Stepan | not disclosed | RSU 50 · SAR 25 · PSU 25 | not disclosed | Exequity LLP |
| Tredegar Corporation | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 50 · Performance Units 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
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 year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 18,449,671 | 600,522 | 254,099 | 96.85% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 17,897,208 | 2,007,619 | 157,588 | 89.91% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 18,330,114 | 934,093 | 110,632 | 95.15% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-07-13 | 18,396,726 | 790,197 | 141,676 | 95.88% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-07-14 | 18,436,756 | 604,393 | 128,537 | 96.83% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-07-15 | 18,779,683 | 751,587 | 161,141 | 96.15% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 96.85%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 89.91%b |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 95.15%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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) | 64 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,559,488 |
| Median employee compensation | $55,771 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (21 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, Daniel Gus. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-04. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 610,362. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Ronald Graham. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-04. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 44,674. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-04. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 64 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-07-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.85% (votes for as printed: 18,449,671). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-07-18. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.91% (votes for as printed: 17,897,208). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-07-18. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.15% (votes for as printed: 18,330,114). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Ingevity, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Ingevity's own proxy. As printed: 12,839,719. View filing ↗
- H.B. Fuller Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-04. CEO total compensation as printed in H.B. Fuller Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,830,569. View filing ↗
- Innospec Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Innospec Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,252,747. View filing ↗
- Ashland Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Ashland Inc's own proxy. As printed: 7,907,423. View filing ↗
- Minerals Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Minerals Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,405,693. View filing ↗
- Advansix Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Advansix Inc's own proxy. As printed: 5,647,438. View filing ↗
- Clearwater Paper Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Clearwater Paper Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,201,341. View filing ↗
- Stepan, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Stepan's own proxy. As printed: 4,327,042. View filing ↗
- Quaker Chemical Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. View filing ↗
- Newmarket Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Newmarket Corp's own proxy. As printed: 3,694,678. View filing ↗
- Mativ, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Mativ's own proxy. As printed: 3,256,333. View filing ↗
- Mercer International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Mercer International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,860,261. View filing ↗
- Tredegar Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Tredegar Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 984,438. View filing ↗
- Ennis (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Ennis's own proxy. As printed: 610,362. View filing ↗