CompBrief BY VELARION

Companies AZZ Inc

AZZ (AZZ): executive pay, fiscal 2026

Free brief. Every figure links to the company’s own filing.

Velarion Intel: free for 3 days, no card →

Email me AZZ Inc’s executive pay brief as a PDF

You get it on this page the moment you ask, and a copy by email. Every figure is cited to its filing.

After the PDF, up to three short notes on the deeper reports for this company. Reply “unsubscribe” to any of them, any time.

Also free: The Pay Desk, the weekly executive pay briefing.
CEO total pay$5,513,156CEO Thomas Ferguson · source
Say-on-pay support96.39%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers31st pct.Of 14 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio49:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,380,976FY2024
  • $5,407,269FY2025
  • $5,513,156FY2026

CEO total pay was $5,513,156 in fiscal 2026, up from $5,407,269 in fiscal 2025.

FY2026: salary $1,000,746 · stock awards $2,940,029

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at AZZ Inc in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Thomas Ferguson (President & Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at AZZ Inc in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $5,513,156.
How does AZZ Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Thomas Ferguson's total compensation ranked at the 31st percentile of AZZ Inc's disclosed peer group.
What is AZZ Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, AZZ Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 49:1.
How did shareholders vote on AZZ Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.39% of shareholders supported AZZ Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does AZZ Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, AZZ Inc reported total board compensation of $1,122,222 for fiscal 2026.

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

Every table from the filing. Open any section.

Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Thomas Ferguson$1,000,746—$2,940,029—$1,477,001—$95,380$5,513,156
President & Chief Executive Officer
Bryan Stovall487,4270501,4080620,865025,4981,635,198
Chief Operating Officer – Metal Coatings
Jason Crawford465,000—496,743—562,985—62,7571,587,485
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Tara Mackey445,328—475,690—471,772—9,8881,402,678
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Jeff Vellines435,000—461,689—331,814—45,6911,274,195
President & Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals
Kurt Russell305,206—506,692—360,363—88,2111,260,472
Former Chief Operating Officer – Precoat Metals

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 officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Thomas Ferguson$5,513,156$5,407,269$4,380,976↑ +105,887
Bryan Stovall1,635,1983,432,9161,453,705↓ −1,797,718
Jason Crawford1,587,4851,945,523—↓ −358,038
Tara Mackey1,402,6781,322,3971,172,408↑ +80,281
Jeff Vellines1,274,195———
Kurt Russell1,260,4721,525,3351,474,047↓ −264,863

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 executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain high-performing leaders by emphasizing pay-for-performance and aligning the long-term interests of executives with those of shareholders. The program rewards the achievement of clearly established annual, short-term, long-term, and strategic goals through a mix of cash and equity-based incentives tied to pre-established performance metrics.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Tara MackeyPSU2025-04-24542,700—5,400$246,861
Kurt RussellRSU2025-04-24——2,877—243,739
Kurt RussellPSU2025-04-24582,876—5,752262,953
Bryan StovallPSU2025-04-24572,846—5,692260,210
Jason CrawfordRSU2025-04-24——2,820—238,910
Thomas FergusonRSU2025-04-24——16,691—1,414,062
Thomas FergusonPSU2025-04-2433416,690—33,3801,525,967
Tara MackeyRSU2025-04-24——2,701—228,829
Bryan StovallRSU2025-04-24——2,847—241,198
Jeff VellinesRSU2025-04-24——2,621—222,051
Jason CrawfordPSU2025-04-24562,820—5,640257,833
Jeff VellinesPSU2025-04-24522,621—5,242239,638

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Tara Mackey$228,829$246,861$051.9%
Kurt Russell243,739262,953051.9%
Bryan Stovall241,198260,210051.9%
Jason Crawford238,910257,833051.9%
Thomas Ferguson1,414,0621,525,967051.9%
Jeff Vellines222,051239,638051.9%

% 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 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jeff VellinesRSU959—$130,405
Jason CrawfordRSU1,142—155,289
Jeff VellinesRSU1,451—197,307
Jeff VellinesRSU1,487—202,202
Kurt RussellPSU1,498—203,698
Tara MackeyRSU1,803—245,172
Jason CrawfordRSU1,823—247,892
Tara MackeyRSU1,885—256,322
Bryan StovallRSU1,957—266,113
Jason CrawfordRSU1,968—267,609
Kurt RussellRSU2,017—274,272
Bryan StovallRSU2,086—283,654
Kurt RussellRSU2,088—283,926
Jeff VellinesPSU2,230—303,235
Jeff VellinesRSU2,639—358,851
Jeff VellinesPSU2,639—358,851
Tara MackeyPSU2,719—369,730
Tara MackeyRSU2,720—369,866
Tara MackeyPSU2,827—384,415
Jason CrawfordRSU2,840—386,183
Jason CrawfordPSU2,840—386,183
Bryan StovallPSU2,866—389,719
Bryan StovallRSU2,867—389,855
Jason CrawfordPSU2,952—401,413
Bryan StovallPSU3,128—425,345
Jeff VellinesRSU5,235—711,855
Jason CrawfordRSU6,232—847,427
Kurt RussellRSU8,905—1,210,902
Bryan StovallRSU9,117—1,239,730
Thomas FergusonRSU9,207—1,251,968
Tara MackeyRSU9,840—1,338,043
Bryan StovallRSU10,683—1,452,674
Thomas FergusonRSU11,651—1,584,303
Thomas FergusonPSU16,809—2,285,688
Thomas FergusonRSU16,810—2,285,824
Thomas FergusonPSU17,476—2,376,386
Thomas FergusonRSU50,241—6,831,771
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Daniel E. BerceIndependent · Board Chair · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee$114,000$124,995———$238,995
Ed McGoughIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Audit Committee104,497124,995———229,492
Carol R. JacksonIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)98,750124,995———223,745
Steven R. PurvisIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee90,000124,995———214,995
Clive A. GrannumIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee90,000124,995———214,995
Thomas E. FergusonEmployee director—————0
Aaron SchapperIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected——————
Charles TreadwayIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$125,000
Per board meeting fee$0
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)24,000 / 16,250 / 13,750
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$497,247
Equity awards (grant-date value)$624,975
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,122,222

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

Peer group, and who names AZZ as a peer

Companies that benchmark against AZZ

4 companies name AZZ as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses AZZ 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 AZZ 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.

Peer reciprocity

The companies AZZ Inc names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

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
1Element Solutions Inc.2025Benjamin H. Gliklich$1,087,500$23,688,894$0$1,520,947$26,480,462
2Carpenter Technology Corporation2026Tony Thene1,055,3568,250,41802,924,78412,393,230
3Eagle Materials Inc.2026Michael Haack1,119,4565,457,2701,657,8341,948,98710,302,728
4Arcosa, Inc.2025Antonio Carrillo1,000,0005,127,74101,937,5008,092,216
5Kaiser Aluminum Corporation2025Keith Harvey1,000,0004,212,18802,127,5007,914,836
6Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.2025Michael Olosky950,0005,383,38401,389,7137,768,355
7Valmont Industries, Inc.2025Avner Applbaum1,052,0003,961,8171,423,4351,143,2617,762,266
8CSW Industrials, Inc.2026Joseph Armes925,0004,938,00101,286,9767,273,615
9Apogee Enterprises, Inc.2026Ty Silberhorn627,3082,283,41901,208,5006,075,286
10AZZ Inc2026Thomas Ferguson1,000,7462,940,029—1,477,0015,513,156
11Materion Corporation2025Jugal Vijayvargiya982,6932,960,100779,92104,794,902
12Gibraltar Industries, Inc.2025William Bosway908,2693,202,4400274,5004,731,001
13Quaker Chemical Corporation2025Joseph Berquist800,0002,420,3190461,8403,709,451
14Insteel Industries, Inc.2025H.o. Woltz III750,000562,506562,4891,500,0003,447,259

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
AZZ Incnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC (current); Willis Towers Watson (through September 2025)
Arcosa, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedYes — rTSRPay Governance LLC
Carpenter Technology Corporationnot disclosedPRSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Korn Ferry
CSW Industrials, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedWTW
Eagle Materials Inc.not disclosedOptions 50 · PSU 25 · RSU 25Yes — Average Absolute Total Stockholder Return (Avg. A-TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Element Solutions Inc.126%PRSU 67 · RSU 33NoFW Cook
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.25%PSU 64 · RSU 36NoWTW
Insteel Industries, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer
Kaiser Aluminum Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian
Materion Corporationnot disclosedPSU 75NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Quaker Chemical Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Valmont Industries, Inc.94.6%Option 50 · RSU 50NoFW 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
20262026-07-0725,750,305963,38234,97996.39%Passed
20252025-07-0826,367,338492,12696,11998.17%Passed
20242024-07-0926,280,260348,00418,99298.69%Passed
20232023-07-1125,498,673638,97816,99997.56%Passed
20222022-07-1221,370,960359,67032,19798.34%Passed
20212021-07-1321,788,016450,41420,40697.97%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
20262026-07-0796.39%a
20252025-07-0898.17%b
20242024-07-0998.69%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)49 : 1
CEO total compensation$2,782,725
Median employee compensation$56,540
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (49 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, Thomas Ferguson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 63. As printed: 5,513,156. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Bryan Stovall. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,635,198. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jason Crawford. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,587,485. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Tara Mackey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,402,678. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeff Vellines. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,274,195. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kurt Russell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,260,472. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Tara Mackey PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Russell RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Russell PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bryan Stovall PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jason Crawford RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Ferguson RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Ferguson PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Tara Mackey RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bryan Stovall RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeff Vellines RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jason Crawford PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeff Vellines PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Grants of Plan Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2019-05-28. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 49 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel E. Berce. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,995. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ed McGough. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 229,492. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Carol R. Jackson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 223,745. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steven R. Purvis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 214,995. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Clive A. Grannum. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 214,995. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Thomas E. Ferguson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Aaron Schapper. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Charles Treadway. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-07-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.39% (votes for as printed: 25,750,305). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-07-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.17% (votes for as printed: 26,367,338). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-07-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.69% (votes for as printed: 26,280,260). 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 497,247 + equity 624,975 + all other 0 = 1,122,222, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Element Solutions Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Element Solutions Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 26,480,462. View filing ↗
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Carpenter Technology Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,393,230. View filing ↗
  • Eagle Materials Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Eagle Materials Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,302,728. View filing ↗
  • Arcosa, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Arcosa, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,092,216. View filing ↗
  • Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Kaiser Aluminum Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,914,836. View filing ↗
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,768,355. View filing ↗
  • Valmont Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Valmont Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,762,266. View filing ↗
  • CSW Industrials, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-16. CEO total compensation as printed in CSW Industrials, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,273,615. View filing ↗
  • Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Apogee Enterprises, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,075,286. View filing ↗
  • AZZ Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-26. CEO total compensation as printed in AZZ Inc's own proxy. As printed: 5,513,156. View filing ↗
  • Materion Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Materion Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,794,902. View filing ↗
  • Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Gibraltar Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,731,001. View filing ↗
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. View filing ↗
  • Insteel Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Insteel Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,447,259. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Apogee Enterprises, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. names AZZ Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CSW Industrials, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. CSW Industrials, Inc. names AZZ Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
Get the full report — $500