Companies Playboy, Inc.
Playboy (PLBY): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,875,055FY2023
- $2,364,766FY2024
- $3,688,107FY2025
CEO total pay was $3,688,107 in fiscal 2025, up from $2,364,766 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $850,720 · bonus $918,000 · stock awards $1,908,229 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kohn | $850,720 | $918,000 | $1,908,229 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,158 | $3,688,107 |
| Chief Executive Officer & President | ||||||||
| Chris Riley | 400,720 | 345,600 | 667,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,850 | 1,427,050 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Marc Crossman | 400,720 | 345,600 | 667,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,619 | 1,424,819 |
| Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating 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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kohn | $3,688,107 | $2,364,766 | $1,875,055 | ↑ +1,323,341 |
| Chris Riley | 1,427,050 | 1,012,777 | 833,713 | ↑ +414,273 |
| Marc Crossman | 1,424,819 | 1,008,624 | 578,375 | ↑ +416,195 |
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
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Exequity LLP |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Riley | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 350,000 | — | $374,500 |
| Chris Riley | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 274,187 | — | 293,380 |
| Marc Crossman | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 350,000 | — | 374,500 |
| Marc Crossman | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 274,187 | — | 293,380 |
| Ben Kohn | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 783,392 | — | 838,229 |
| Ben Kohn | RSU | 2025-05-02 | — | — | 1,000,000 | — | 1,070,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Riley | $667,880 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Marc Crossman | 667,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ben Kohn | 1,908,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% 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 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Riley | RSU | 15,895 | — | $29,883 |
| Ben Kohn | RSU | 45,414 | — | 85,378 |
| Marc Crossman | RSU | 133,334 | — | 250,668 |
| Marc Crossman | RSU | 274,187 | — | 515,472 |
| Chris Riley | RSU | 274,187 | — | 515,472 |
| Marc Crossman | RSU | 350,000 | — | 658,000 |
| Chris Riley | RSU | 350,000 | — | 658,000 |
| Ben Kohn | RSU | 783,392 | — | 1,472,777 |
| Ben Kohn | RSU | 1,000,000 | — | 1,880,000 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliana F. HillIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | $105,000 | $107,000 | $0 | — | $0 | $212,000 |
| James YaffeIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | 100,000 | 107,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 207,000 |
| Tracey EdmondsIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance | 100,000 | 107,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 207,000 |
| György GattyánNot independent · Newly elected | 57,514 | 107,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 164,514 |
| Suhail RizviNot independent · Board Chair | 0 | 159,163 | 0 | — | 0 | 159,163 |
| Natalia PremovicIndependent · Departed during FY · Newly elected | 23,571 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 23,571 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $65,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $100,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $386,085 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $587,163 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $973,248 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Playboy as a peer
Companies that benchmark against PLBY
1 company names PLBY as a compensation peer
- Kontoor Brands, Inc.KTBFY2025
Each company listed discloses PLBY 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 PLBY 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 | Playboy, Inc. | 2025 | Ben Kohn | $850,720 | $1,908,229 | $0 | $0 | $3,688,107 |
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
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-16 | 65,300,890 | 7,874,378 | 52,825 | 89.24% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-16 | 53,674,646 | 9,526,194 | 266,699 | 84.93% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 26,479,482 | 4,026,453 | 300,213 | 86.8% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-15 | 28,143,334 | 6,859,244 | 390,973 | 80.4% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-16 | 89.24%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-16 | 84.93%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 86.8%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of BDO as our independent registered public accounting firm and the non-binding, advisory Say-on-Pay vote.”.
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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (22 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, Ben Kohn. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 3,688,107. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Chris Riley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,427,050. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marc Crossman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 31. As printed: 1,424,819. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Chris Riley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Chris Riley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marc Crossman RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marc Crossman RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Ben Kohn RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Ben Kohn RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Juliana F. Hill. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James Yaffe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Tracey Edmonds. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, György Gattyán. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 164,514. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Suhail Rizvi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 159,163. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Natalia Premovic. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 23,571. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.24% (votes for as printed: 65,300,890). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-16. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.93% (votes for as printed: 53,674,646). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 86.8% (votes for as printed: 26,479,482). 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 386,085 + equity 587,163 + all other 0 = 973,248, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Playboy, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Playboy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,688,107. View filing ↗