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Culp (CULP): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,196,451FY2025
- $1,129,772FY2026
CEO total pay was $1,129,772 in fiscal 2026, down from $1,196,451 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $519,231 · bonus $0 · stock awards $500,000 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Culp | $519,231 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,523 | $108,018 | $1,129,772 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kenneth Bowling | 313,200 | 0 | 211,119 | 0 | 0 | 6,194 | 79,747 | 610,260 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Thomas Bruno | 297,000 | 0 | 200,202 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 59,755 | 557,755 |
| Chief Commercial 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 officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Culp | $1,129,772 | $1,196,451 | — | ↓ −66,679 |
| Kenneth Bowling | 610,260 | 653,025 | — | ↓ −42,765 |
| Thomas Bruno | 557,755 | 577,657 | — | ↓ −19,902 |
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.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2026.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $55,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | We align the interests of our executive officers with the interests of our shareholders through requirements for our named executive officers and directors to own and/or retain meaningful amounts of Culp stock. |
Peer group, and who names Culp as a peer
Companies that benchmark against CULP
1 company names CULP as a compensation peer
- ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INCETDFY2026
- HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INCHVTFY2025
- HOOKER FURNISHINGS CorpHOFTFY2026
Each company listed discloses CULP 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 CULP in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two 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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culp Inc | 2026 | Robert Culp | $519,231 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,129,772 |
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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (5 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, Robert Culp. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,129,772. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kenneth Bowling. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 610,260. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Thomas Bruno. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 557,755. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Culp Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Culp Inc's own proxy. As printed: 1,129,772. View filing ↗