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Gold.com (GOLD): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $6,988,581FY2024
- $1,287,246FY2025
- $2,087,219FY2026
CEO total pay was $2,087,219 in fiscal 2026, up from $1,287,246 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $1,000,000 · bonus $404,778 · stock awards $0 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Roberts | $1,000,000 | $404,778 | $0 | $0 | $595,222 | $0 | $87,219 | $2,087,219 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
| Thor Gjerdrum | 750,000 | 187,500 | 0 | 0 | 562,500 | 0 | 84,333 | 1,584,333 |
| President | ||||||||
| Cary Dickson | 450,000 | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,362 | 820,362 |
| Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Carol Meltzer | 450,000 | 250,000 | 47,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47,568 | 794,623 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director | ||||||||
| Brian Aquilino | 375,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,202 | 611,202 |
| 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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Roberts | $2,087,219 | $1,287,246 | $6,988,581 | ↑ +799,973 |
| Thor Gjerdrum | 1,584,333 | 1,756,311 | 948,850 | ↓ −171,978 |
| Cary Dickson | 820,362 | 176,399 | — | ↑ +643,963 |
| Carol Meltzer | 794,623 | 405,475 | 458,799 | ↑ +389,148 |
| Brian Aquilino | 611,202 | 649,321 | 449,728 | ↓ −38,119 |
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
Gold.com's executive compensation program is based on a 'pay-for-performance' philosophy, providing incentives and appropriate rewards to executives to formulate and execute business plans that achieve long-term success and build stockholder value. The program ties the majority of annual incentive opportunities to pre-tax profits and grants long-term equity awards to attract and retain executives while linking their interests to stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Meltzer | RSU | 2025-12-10 | — | — | 1,500 | — | $47,055 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Meltzer | $47,055 | $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 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Meltzer | RSU | 1,500 | — | $63,015 |
| Brian Aquilino | Option | 13,333 | 23.84 | — |
| Thor Gjerdrum | RSU | 26,618 | — | 1,134,193 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael R. WittmeyerNot independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $240,000 | $240,000 |
| Jeffrey D. BenjaminIndependent · Board Chair | 120,000 | 119,988 | 0 | — | 0 | 239,988 |
| Jess M. RavichIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 80,000 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 139,994 |
| Kendall SavilleIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 72,500 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 132,494 |
| Ellis LandauIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 71,472 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 131,466 |
| John U. MoorheadIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 70,000 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 129,994 |
| Monique SanchezIndependent | 67,500 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 127,494 |
| Beverley LepineIndependent | 52,917 | 59,994 | 0 | — | 0 | 112,911 |
| Juan SartoriIndependent · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 17,667 | 0 | 68,000 | — | 0 | 85,667 |
| Carol MeltzerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gregory N. RobertsEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $60,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $552,056 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $479,952 |
| All other compensation | $240,000 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,272,008 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Gold.com as a peer
Companies that benchmark against GOLD
1 company names GOLD as a compensation peer
The list of companies that name GOLD as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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 | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | 2025 | Bryant Riley | $639,292 | $0 | — | $15,298,388 | $16,123,180 |
| 2 | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Rick Wessel | 1,452,946 | 9,706,654 | 0 | 4,358,838 | 15,658,761 |
| 3 | Enova International, Inc. | 2025 | David Fisher | 1,030,385 | 4,121,406 | 3,969,397 | 1,519,815 | 11,703,176 |
| 4 | BGC Group, Inc. | 2025 | John Abularrage | 750,000 | 1,416,057 | 0 | 6,400,000 | 11,066,057 |
| 5 | Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | 2025 | Robert Lowenthal | 500,000 | 1,037,400 | 0 | 8,000,000 | 9,546,400 |
| 6 | Stitch Fix, Inc. | 2026 | Matt Baer | 965,385 | 5,879,502 | 0 | 1,701,250 | 8,560,536 |
| 7 | Carvana Co. | 2025 | Ernest C. Garcia, III | 961,674 | 7,419,121 | 0 | 0 | 8,382,555 |
| 8 | GreenDot Corporation | 2024 | George Gresham | 818,270 | 6,687,635 | 0 | 619,001 | 8,132,670 |
| 9 | PC Connection, Inc. | 2025 | Timothy McGrath | 1,265,000 | 5,037,600 | — | 1,189,100 | 7,502,050 |
| 10 | Ezcorp, Inc. | 2025 | Lachlan Given | 750,000 | 3,472,920 | 0 | 1,530,000 | 5,885,735 |
| 11 | Liquidity Services, Inc. | 2025 | William P. Angrick, III | 470,000 | 2,726,282 | 1,183,455 | 726,150 | 5,121,971 |
| 12 | StoneX Group Inc. | 2025 | Philip Smith | 512,749 | 1,961,475 | 0 | 2,516,768 | 5,004,047 |
| 13 | The Lovesac Company | 2026 | Shawn Nelson | 598,000 | 1,995,776 | 0 | 1,085,000 | 4,955,340 |
| 14 | Regional Management Corp. | 2025 | Robert Beck | 680,000 | 2,999,995 | 0 | 1,021,020 | 4,824,409 |
| 15 | World Acceptance Corporation | 2026 | J. Tobin Turner | 364,662 | 2,564,635 | 0 | 0 | 2,961,396 |
| 16 | Gold.com | 2026 | Gregory Roberts | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 595,222 | 2,087,219 |
| — | Beyond, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | IG Group Holdings plc | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold.com | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| B. Riley Financial, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Beyond, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| BGC Group, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Korn Ferry |
| Carvana Co. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Korn Ferry |
| Enova International, Inc. | 142% | not disclosed | not disclosed | WTW |
| Ezcorp, Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 80 · RSU 20 | not disclosed | Mercer (US) Inc. |
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 300% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Three-year TSR vs. compensation peer group | Pay Governance |
| GreenDot Corporation | 50.4% | PRSU 75 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative TSR vs. S&P 1500 Financials Index | Mercer |
| IG Group Holdings plc | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Liquidity Services, Inc. | 103% | RSU 35 · PRSU 35 · Option 15 · Performance Option 15 | No | Aon plc |
| Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 100 | not disclosed | Pay Governance LLC |
| PC Connection, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| Regional Management Corp. | 100.1% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — relative TSR | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) |
| Stitch Fix, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 115.46% | not disclosed | No | not disclosed |
| The Lovesac Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| World Acceptance Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | No | not disclosed |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-12 | 11,245,184 | 3,466,773 | 36,665 | 76.44% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-11-13 | 9,848,018 | 2,794,388 | 145,112 | 77.9% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-11-15 | 14,776,194 | 208,613 | 22,149 | 98.61% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-10-27 | 14,088,070 | 393,826 | 54,576 | 97.28% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-10-28 | 6,920,519 | 79,337 | 104,418 | 98.87% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-10-29 | 4,590,505 | 19,574 | 13,135 | 99.58% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-12 | 76.44%a |
| 2024 | 2024-11-13 | 77.9%b |
| 2023 | 2023-11-15 | 98.61%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “2, the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers ("NEOs"), must receive "For" votes from the holders of a majority of shares either present in person or represented by proxy and voting on this matter at the Annual Meeting. || Abstentions: "Abstain" votes and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “2, the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers ("NEOs"), must receive "For" votes from the holders of a majority of shares either present in person or represented by proxy and voting on this matter at the Annual Meeting. || Abstentions: "Abstain" votes and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “2, the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers ("NEOs"), must receive "For" votes from the holders of a majority of shares either present in person or represented by proxy and voting on this matter at the Annual Meeting. || Abstentions: "Abstain" votes and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.
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.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 28.9 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $2,087,219 |
| Median employee compensation | $72,335 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (40 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, Gregory Roberts. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 2,087,219. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Thor Gjerdrum. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,584,333. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Cary Dickson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 820,362. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Carol Meltzer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 794,623. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Brian Aquilino. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 611,202. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Carol Meltzer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 28.9 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael R. Wittmeyer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jeffrey D. Benjamin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 239,988. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jess M. Ravich. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 139,994. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kendall Saville. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 132,494. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ellis Landau. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 131,466. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John U. Moorhead. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 129,994. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Monique Sanchez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,494. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Beverley Lepine. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,911. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Juan Sartori. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,667. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Carol Meltzer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gregory N. Roberts. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-11-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 76.44% (votes for as printed: 11,245,184). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-11-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 77.9% (votes for as printed: 9,848,018). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-11-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.61% (votes for as printed: 14,776,194). 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 552,056 + equity 479,952 + all other 240,000 = 1,272,008, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- B. Riley Financial, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in B. Riley Financial, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,123,180. View filing ↗
- FirstCash Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in FirstCash Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,658,761. View filing ↗
- Enova International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Enova International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,703,176. View filing ↗
- BGC Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-08. CEO total compensation as printed in BGC Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,066,057. View filing ↗
- Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,546,400. View filing ↗
- Stitch Fix, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-11-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Stitch Fix, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,560,536. View filing ↗
- Carvana Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Carvana Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,382,555. View filing ↗
- GreenDot Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-11. CEO total compensation as printed in GreenDot Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,132,670. View filing ↗
- PC Connection, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in PC Connection, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,502,050. View filing ↗
- Ezcorp, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. 10-K, filed 2025-11-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Ezcorp, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,885,735. View filing ↗
- Liquidity Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Liquidity Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,121,971. View filing ↗
- StoneX Group Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-26. CEO total compensation as printed in StoneX Group Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,004,047. View filing ↗
- The Lovesac Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in The Lovesac Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,955,340. View filing ↗
- Regional Management Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Regional Management Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,824,409. View filing ↗
- World Acceptance Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-22. CEO total compensation as printed in World Acceptance Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 2,961,396. View filing ↗
- Gold.com (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Gold.com's own proxy. As printed: 2,087,219. View filing ↗