ZWS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #22 of 60 in industry

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $65,264 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-12
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#22/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
178:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.6M
Median worker
$65,264

Answer first

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $11.6M ranks #431 of 1,423 complete filings; its 178:1 pay ratio ranks #363. 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 $65,264. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 22 of 60, 65th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#431
$11.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#363
178:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
65th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp ranks nationally

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,603,760 Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($11.6M) against pay ratio (178:1) for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both9011145.711232737.713454329.815675921.817897513.8135.8:1153.2:1170.5:1187.8:1205.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 11603760 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1Zurn Elkay Water Solutions CorpNOV Inc., CEO total pay: 12711078 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 177:1NOV Inc.Xylem Inc., CEO total pay: 11310950 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 170:1Xylem Inc.Caterpillar Inc, CEO total pay: 17493588 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 196:1Caterpillar IncPar Technology Corp, CEO total pay: 14164778 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1Par Technology CorpZebra Technologies Corp, CEO total pay: 13885076 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Zebra Technologies Corp
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. 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 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp

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
178:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+1:1
from FY2024 177:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.7%
$11.6M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp 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 $16.8M - $68,281 245:1 -
2022 $1.4M -92% $52,673 27:1 -218:1
2024 $11.2M +688% $63,103 177:1 +150:1
2025 $11.6M +3.7% $65,264 178:1 +1:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1439288, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
178:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$11.6M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
#22 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's 178:1 ratio ranks #363 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 178× the median employee ($65,264) in FY2025.

Median employee $65,264 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 178 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

178:1

Elevated vs. peers

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp in the higher-ratio third

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's 178:1 ratio ranks #363 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's $11.6M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #431 and ratio rank #363 split - treat 178:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.6M
Median Employee Pay
$65,264
Pay Ratio
178:1
Filing Date
2026-03-12

Company Info

Ticker
ZWS
CIK
1439288
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3560
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1439288, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's 178:1 ratio ranks #363 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp

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

Kbr, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $11K heavier vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $12K heavier vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $21K heavier vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Keycorp /new/ · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $37K lighter vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
NOV Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

NOV Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #431/#363

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's FY2025 package sits #431 by CEO dollars and #363 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (CIK 1439288), 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.