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IES (IESH): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,203,398CEO Matthew Simmes · source
CEO pay ratio110:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,203,398FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,203,398 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.

FY2025: salary $793,750 · bonus $0 · stock awards $772,182 · option awards $0

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at IES Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Matthew Simmes (President & Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at IES Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,203,398.
What is IES Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, IES Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 110:1.

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.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Matthew Simmes$793,750$0$772,182$0$4,632,012$0$5,454$6,203,398
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Gendell925,0000952,67401,470,433003,348,107
Executive Chairman
Tracy McLauchlin550,0000509,6230580,00307,0001,646,626
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
Mary Newman500,0000386,2350461,55001,3331,349,118
SVP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Matthew Allen363,590297,693128,5540005,454795,291
Chief Technical 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
Matthew Simmes$6,203,398———
Jeffrey Gendell3,348,107———
Tracy McLauchlin1,646,626———
Mary Newman1,349,118———
Matthew Allen795,291———

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.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Matthew AllenPSU168—$66,805
Matthew AllenRSU1,074—427,076
Mary NewmanPSU4,713—1,874,124
Tracy McLauchlinPSU6,546—2,603,017
Matthew SimmesPSU11,108—4,417,096
Jeffrey GendellPSU13,242—5,265,681
Mary NewmanRSU15,553—6,184,650
Tracy McLauchlinRSU21,127—8,401,152
Jeffrey GendellRSU92,712—36,866,927
Matthew SimmesRSU95,093—37,813,731
Director compensation

No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$205,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 12,500 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
Peer group, and who names IES as a peer

Companies that benchmark against IESH

Each company listed discloses IESH in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons.

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
1IES Holdings, Inc.2025Matthew Simmes$793,750$772,182$0$4,632,012$6,203,398

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.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio

No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)110 : 1
CEO total compensation$6,203,398
Median employee compensation$56,388
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (7 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, Matthew Simmes. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 30. As printed: 6,203,398. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeffrey Gendell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 30. As printed: 3,348,107. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Tracy McLauchlin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 30. As printed: 1,646,626. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Mary Newman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 30. As printed: 1,349,118. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Matthew Allen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 30. As printed: 795,291. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 110 : 1. View filing ↗
  • IES Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-07. CEO total compensation as printed in IES Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,203,398. View filing ↗
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