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Spectrum Brands (SPB): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$8,757,036CEO David Maura · source
Say-on-pay support98.39%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers40th pct.Of 15 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio107:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $7,418,786FY2023
  • $10,577,798FY2024
  • $8,757,036FY2025

CEO total pay was $8,757,036 in fiscal 2025, down from $10,577,798 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $900,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $6,750,004 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, David Maura (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $8,757,036.
How does Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, David Maura's total compensation ranked at the 40th percentile of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 107:1.
How did shareholders vote on Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.39% of shareholders supported Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. reported total board compensation of $1,525,109 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
David Maura$900,000$0$6,750,004$0$907,200$0$199,832$8,757,036
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jeremy Smeltser600,00001,500,0310411,2640169,7212,681,016
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ehsan Zargar400,00001,800,0550193,5360151,7892,545,380
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Faisal Qadir304,3880250,0200100,260025,055679,723
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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
David Maura$8,757,036$10,577,798$7,418,786↓ −1,820,762
Jeremy Smeltser2,681,0164,533,2562,183,839↓ −1,852,240
Ehsan Zargar2,545,3804,113,3992,370,043↓ −1,568,019
Faisal Qadir679,723———

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 program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate highly qualified executives by providing competitive compensation that aligns executive interests with those of stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)125%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantWTW
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jeremy SmeltserRSU2024-11-19——4,986—$1,500,031
Ehsan ZargarPSU2024-11-19—13,9605,98317,4501,800,055
Faisal QadirPSU2024-11-19—1,3851,3851,731250,020
David MauraPSU2024-11-19—52,34922,43565,4366,750,004

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jeremy Smeltser$1,500,031$0$00.0%
Ehsan Zargar01,800,0550100.0%
Faisal Qadir0250,0200100.0%
David Maura06,750,0040100.0%

% 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
Faisal QadirRSU854—$44,861
Faisal QadirRSU1,265—66,450
Faisal QadirRSU1,385—72,754
Faisal QadirPSU1,385—72,754
Faisal QadirPSU2,312—121,449
Faisal QadirPSU2,359—123,918
Jeremy SmeltserRSU4,986—261,915
Ehsan ZargarRSU5,983—314,287
Jeremy SmeltserRSU7,108—373,383
Ehsan ZargarRSU9,639—506,337
Jeremy SmeltserPSU11,633—611,081
Ehsan ZargarPSU13,960—733,319
Jeremy SmeltserPSU15,277—802,501
Jeremy SmeltserPSU19,818—1,041,040
Ehsan ZargarPSU20,716—1,088,211
David MauraRSU22,435—1,178,511
Ehsan ZargarPSU23,781—1,249,216
Jeremy SmeltserRSU25,669—1,348,393
Ehsan ZargarRSU27,027—1,419,728
David MauraRSU30,575—1,606,105
David MauraRSU32,530—1,708,801
David MauraPSU52,349—2,749,893
David MauraPSU69,915—3,672,635
David MauraPSU89,178—4,684,520
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Terry L. PolistinaIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance$160,031$144,958——$7,736$312,725
Gautam PatelIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation125,010125,010——6,342256,362
Sherianne JamesIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair) · NCG (Chair)119,956125,010——6,214251,180
Leslie L. CampbellIndependent · Audit105,000125,010——5,835235,845
Hugh R. RovitIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance · NCG104,972125,010——5,835235,817
Joan ChowDeparted during FY105,000125,010——3,170233,180
David M. MauraEmployee director · Board Chair—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$105,000
Annual equity retainer$125,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$719,969
Equity awards (grant-date value)$770,008
All other compensation$35,132
Total cost of the board$1,525,109

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

Peer group, and who names Spectrum Brands as a peer

Companies that benchmark against SPB

15 companies name SPB as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name SPB 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 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 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 Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc..

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
1Hasbro, Inc.2025Chris Cocks$1,500,000$10,500,099$0$6,000,000$18,672,521
2Mattel, Inc.2025Ynon Kreiz1,600,00010,821,99602,473,36015,060,621
3The Clorox Company2026Linda Rendle1,344,23110,699,89501,202,85014,000,460
4Hanesbrands, Inc.2024Stephen Bratspies1,250,0008,284,39903,306,73912,933,300
5Newell Brands, Inc.2025Christopher Peterson1,341,6678,999,99301,878,33312,497,912
6The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company2025James Hagedorn1,200,0003,050,9502,805,8953,796,81512,299,261
7Energizer Holdings, Inc.2025Mark LaVigne1,045,5008,605,08401,145,66510,972,516
8Church Dwight Co., Inc.2025Richard Dierker986,5801,770,9735,313,1001,472,6569,799,678
9Edgewell Personal Care Company2025Rod Little1,100,0007,576,100—907,5009,754,366
10Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.2025David Maura900,0006,750,0040907,2008,757,036
11Yeti Holdings, Inc.2025Matthew Reintjes1,057,3085,500,18701,126,0337,697,528
12Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.2025Ryan Napierski1,008,0824,616,8230219,2505,965,206
13Medifast, Inc.2025Daniel Chard1,000,0004,567,664005,584,551
14Helen of Troy Limited2026G. Scott Uzzell550,0003,250,0000107,7524,433,124
15Usana Health Sciences, Inc.2025Jim Brown821,2313,147,0200339,1684,339,625
16Central Garden and Pet Company2025Nicholas Lahanas893,3651,000,0220—1,905,762

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
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.not disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30NoWTW
Central Garden and Pet Companynot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPay Governance
Church Dwight Co., Inc.125%Options 75 · PSU 15 · RSU 10NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Edgewell Personal Care Company66%not disclosedNoMeridian
Energizer Holdings, Inc.87.67%PSU 70 · RSU 30NoFarient
Hanesbrands, Inc.not disclosedPSA 60 · RSU 40Yes — 3-Year rTSR (3-Year Cumulative)FW Cook
Hasbro, Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Helen of Troy Limited16.3%PRSU 60 · RSU 40NoFW Cook
Mattel, Inc.71.9%PSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Three-Year Relative TSR vs. S&P 500 constituentsFW Cook
Medifast, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Newell Brands, Inc.80%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoPearl Meyer
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedSemler Brossy
The Clorox Company54%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoFW Cook
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company165.8%PSU 50 · Options 50Yes — Absolute TSR (aTSR)Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Usana Health Sciences, Inc.14.6% of base salary for most NEOs; 41.3% for Jim Brown (CEO); 15% for Brent Neidig (whose bonus excluded the Hiya segment)%not disclosedYes — Positive absolute Total Shareholder Return (TSR)CODA
Yeti Holdings, Inc.71.0%PBRSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR)FW Cook

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
20252025-08-0519,484,446319,44496,28698.39%Passed
20242024-08-0622,869,677611,35452,72297.4%Passed
20232023-08-0832,271,5971,575,31133,60195.35%Passed
20222022-08-0931,430,4794,786,24721,87586.78%Passed
20212021-08-0336,076,0891,144,41515,73396.93%Passed
20202020-07-2832,102,6805,524,772701,63683.76%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
20252025-08-0598.39%a
20242024-08-0697.4%b
20232023-08-0895.35%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will: (i) have no effect on the outcome of the votes on Proposal 1 (election of directors) because this proposal is determined by a majority of the votes cast in the event of an uncontested election and a plurality vote in the case of a contested election and (ii) have the effect of a vote against each of Proposal 2 (ratification of KPMG's appointment as auditor) and Proposal 3 (advisory vote on executive compensation) because approval of each of these proposals requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will: (i) have no effect on the outcome of the votes on Proposal 1 (election of directors) because this proposal is determined by a majority of the votes cast in the event of an uncontested election and a plurality vote in the case of a contested election and (ii) have the effect of a vote against each of Proposal 2 (ratification of KPMG's appointment as auditor) and Proposal 3 (advisory vote on executive compensation) because approval of each of these proposals requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With regards to Proposal 1 (election of directors), abstentions are not counted as either a vote cast “for” or “against” such director.”.

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)107 : 1
CEO total compensation$8,757,036
Median employee compensation$82,121
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (51 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, David Maura. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 8,757,036. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeremy Smeltser. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,681,016. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Ehsan Zargar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,545,380. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Faisal Qadir. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 679,723. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeremy Smeltser RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ehsan Zargar PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Faisal Qadir PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Maura PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 107 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Terry L. Polistina. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 312,725. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gautam Patel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 256,362. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sherianne James. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 251,180. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Leslie L. Campbell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,845. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Hugh R. Rovit. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,817. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joan Chow. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,180. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David M. Maura. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-08-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.39% (votes for as printed: 19,484,446). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-08-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.4% (votes for as printed: 22,869,677). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-08-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.35% (votes for as printed: 32,271,597). 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 719,969 + equity 770,008 + all other 35,132 = 1,525,109, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Hasbro, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Hasbro, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 18,672,521. View filing ↗
  • Mattel, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. CEO total compensation as printed in Mattel, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,060,621. View filing ↗
  • The Clorox Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-07. CEO total compensation as printed in The Clorox Company's own proxy. As printed: 14,000,460. View filing ↗
  • Hanesbrands, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Hanesbrands, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,933,300. View filing ↗
  • Newell Brands, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Newell Brands, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,497,912. View filing ↗
  • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-17. CEO total compensation as printed in The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's own proxy. As printed: 12,299,261. View filing ↗
  • Energizer Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Energizer Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,972,516. View filing ↗
  • Church Dwight Co., Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Church Dwight Co., Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,799,678. View filing ↗
  • Edgewell Personal Care Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Edgewell Personal Care Company's own proxy. As printed: 9,754,366. View filing ↗
  • Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,757,036. View filing ↗
  • Yeti Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Yeti Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,697,528. View filing ↗
  • Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,965,206. View filing ↗
  • Medifast, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Medifast, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,584,551. View filing ↗
  • Helen of Troy Limited, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Helen of Troy Limited's own proxy. As printed: 4,433,124. View filing ↗
  • Usana Health Sciences, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Usana Health Sciences, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,339,625. View filing ↗
  • Central Garden and Pet Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Central Garden and Pet Company's own proxy. As printed: 1,905,762. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Hanesbrands, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Hanesbrands, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Newell Brands, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Newell Brands, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Hasbro, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Hasbro, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, The Clorox Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Clorox Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Helen of Troy Limited reciprocity. DEF 14A. Helen of Troy Limited names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Edgewell Personal Care Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Edgewell Personal Care Company names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Mattel, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Mattel, Inc. names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. USANA Health Sciences, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Energizer Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Energizer Holdings, Inc. names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Medifast, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Medifast, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, YETI Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. YETI Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Central Garden and Pet Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Central Garden and Pet Company names Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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