VMI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #27 of 27 in industry

Valmont Industries Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $63,697 · Fabricated Metal Products.

Fabricated Metal Products peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-11
Industry
Fabricated Metal Products
Industry rank
#27/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
9:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.8M
Median worker
$63,697

Answer first

Valmont Industries Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $7.8M ranks #705 of 1,423 complete filings; its 9:1 pay ratio ranks #1278. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $63,697. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-34 peer cohort (# 27 of 27, 4th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Fabricated Metal Products companies.

Dollar rank
#705
$7.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1278
9:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
4th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Valmont Industries Inc ranks nationally

Valmont Industries Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$7,762,266 Top 50% higher than 50% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Valmont Industries Inc vs. Fabricated Metal Products peers

CEO total pay ($7.8M) against pay ratio (9:1) for Valmont Industries Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Fabricated Metal Products industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1146736.82879375.446120146344652.68077291.25.1:126.6:148.0:169.5:190.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Valmont Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 7762266 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Valmont Industries IncCompx International Inc, CEO total pay: 1461762 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 18:1Compx International IncNUSCALE POWER Corp, CEO total pay: 4147636 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1NUSCALE POWER CorpBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., CEO total pay: 1946175 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 25:1Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.BALL Corp, CEO total pay: 4197408 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1BALL CorpNational Presto Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 2432700 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 50:1National Presto Industries Inc
Valmont Industries Inc vs. Fabricated Metal Products peers, plotted against the industry's $6.2M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Fabricated Metal Products peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 34. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Valmont Industries Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Valmont Industries Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
9:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
0:1
from FY2024 9:1
CEO $ YoY
+1.6%
$7.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Valmont Industries Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $7.3M - $50,040 147:1 -
2022 $8.7M +18% $52,865 164:1 +17:1
2024 $7.6M -12% $52,361 9:1 -155:1
2025 $7.8M +1.6% $63,697 9:1 0:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 102729, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Fabricated Metal Products

This Company's Ratio
9:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.2M
This CEO's Pay
$7.8M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Below
#27 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Fabricated Metal Products →

Valmont Industries Inc: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Valmont Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #27 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (4th percentile). the CEO earned 9× the median employee ($63,697) in FY2025.

At $63,697 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under HEAVY CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$7.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

9:1

Below typical

Valmont Industries Inc in the lower Fabricated Metal Products third

Valmont Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #27 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (4th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Fabricated Metal Products (SIC 34) median ratio is 87:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Valmont Industries Inc's $7.8M CEO total is above the $6.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #705 and ratio rank #1278 split - treat 9:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Fabricated Metal Products peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.8M
Median Employee Pay
$63,697
Pay Ratio
9:1
Filing Date
2026-03-11

Company Info

Ticker
VMI
CIK
102729
Industry
Fabricated Metal Products
SIC Code
3440
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 102729, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Valmont Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 9:1 ranks #27 of 27 Fabricated Metal Products filers (4th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $6K heavier vs Valmont Industries Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $7K heavier vs Valmont Industries Inc); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
N-able, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.7M (Δ $14K lighter vs Valmont Industries Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Garmin Ltd · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.7M (Δ $21K lighter vs Valmont Industries Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Compx International Inc (SIC 34 pole)

Compx International Inc stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Valmont Industries Inc's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #705/#1278

Valmont Industries Inc's FY2025 package sits #705 by CEO dollars and #1278 by ratio under HEAVY · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Valmont Industries Inc's FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Valmont Industries Inc (CIK 102729), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.