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Marinemax (HZO): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,270,195CEO W. Brett McGill · source
Say-on-pay support90.01%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers36th pct.Of 13 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio95:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,006,138FY2023
  • $6,451,890FY2024
  • $6,270,195FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,270,195 in fiscal 2025, down from $6,451,890 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,025,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,510,002 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Marinemax in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, W. Brett McGill (Chief Executive Officer and President) was the highest-paid executive at Marinemax in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,270,195.
How does Marinemax's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, W. Brett McGill's total compensation ranked at the 36th percentile of Marinemax's disclosed peer group.
What is Marinemax's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Marinemax's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 95:1.
How did shareholders vote on Marinemax's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 90.01% of shareholders supported Marinemax's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Marinemax spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Marinemax reported total board compensation of $1,815,313 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
W. Brett McGill$1,025,000$0$4,510,002$0$727,680$0$7,513$6,270,195
Chief Executive Officer and President
Kyle Langbehn632,50001,518,0110359,22509,4092,519,145
Executive Vice President and President of Retail Operations
Michael McLamb585,0000994,4800332,248010,5001,922,228
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary
Charles Cashman520,00001,092,0000221,49908,5701,842,069
Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Shawn Berg460,0000460,0090156,75308,4511,085,213
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
W. Brett McGill$6,270,195$6,451,890$6,006,138↓ −181,695
Kyle Langbehn2,519,1452,052,3911,931,802↑ +466,754
Michael McLamb1,922,2282,053,4621,955,477↓ −131,234
Charles Cashman1,842,0691,902,2861,773,890↓ −60,217
Shawn Berg1,085,2131,122,721—↓ −37,508

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

MarineMax's compensation philosophy is designed to align executive compensation outcomes with corporate performance and shareholder outcomes, with the majority of compensation being variable incentive compensation that fluctuates based on company performance and stock price. The company aims to pay competitive base salaries to attract, motivate, and retain highly qualified executives while using stock-based awards to align financial interests with long-term shareholder value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensation Advisory Partners
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Michael McLambPRSU2024-11-14—19,745—34,554$596,694
Charles CashmanPRSU2024-11-14——14,454—436,800
Kyle LangbehnPRSU2024-11-14—30,139—52,743910,801
Kyle LangbehnPRSU2024-11-14——20,093—607,210
Shawn BergPRSU2024-11-14——6,089—184,010
Shawn BergPRSU2024-11-14—9,133—15,983275,999
Charles CashmanPRSU2024-11-14—21,681—37,942655,200
W. Brett McGillPRSU2024-11-14——59,696—1,804,013
W. Brett McGillPRSU2024-11-14—89,543—156,7002,705,989
Michael McLambPRSU2024-11-14——13,163—397,786

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.

% 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

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Shawn BergRSU1,781—$45,113
Kyle LangbehnRSU3,384—85,717
Michael McLambRSU4,045—102,460
Kyle LangbehnRSU4,045—102,460
Kyle LangbehnRSU4,060—102,840
Charles CashmanRSU4,484—113,580
Shawn BergRSU7,011—177,589
Michael McLambRSU8,033—203,476
Michael McLambRSU9,637—244,105
Charles CashmanRSU11,167—282,860
Charles CashmanRSU13,397—339,346
Michael McLambRSU15,925—403,380
Kyle LangbehnRSU15,925—403,380
Charles CashmanRSU17,656—447,226
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Rebecca WhiteIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation Committee · Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)$245,000$140,009$0——$385,009
Bonnie BiumiIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee103,000140,0090——243,009
George E. BorstIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair)100,000140,0090——240,009
Clint MooreNot standing for re-election · Departed during FY97,500140,0090——237,509
Evelyn V. FollitNot standing for re-election · Departed during FY85,500140,0090——225,509
Mercedes RomeroIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee83,000140,0090——223,009
Adam M. JohnsonIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY80,000140,0090——220,009
Daniel SchiappaIndependent · Audit Committee · Newly elected20,625064,927——85,552
Odilon AlmeidaIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee · Newly elected20,625064,927——85,552
William Brett McGillEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$140,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 17,500 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$835,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$980,063
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,815,313

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Marinemax as a peer

Companies that benchmark against HZO

4 companies name HZO as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name HZO as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Brunswick Corporation2025David Foulkes$1,250,577$9,750,026$0$1,876,000$13,020,607
2Polaris2025Michael Speetzen1,216,5623,292,7843,661,0112,719,74711,144,637
3LCI Industries2025Jason Lippert1,195,0006,221,62102,345,83810,093,861
4M/I Homes, Inc.2025Robert Schottenstein1,100,0004,945,34303,506,2509,914,773
5Winnebago Industries, Inc.2026Michael Happe1,185,0005,185,003914,9971,335,7508,661,661
6Cavco Industries, Inc.2026Bill Boor1,100,0004,729,90702,120,9157,958,712
7H&E Equipment Services, Inc.2023Bradley W. Barber907,6923,599,9240—6,295,836
8Marinemax2025W. Brett McGill1,025,0004,510,0020727,6806,270,195
9Kforce Inc.2025Joseph Liberatore925,0003,217,50401,029,0635,415,821
10Malibu Boats, Inc.2026Steven Menneto920,0002,610,91401,012,0004,557,820
11OneWater Marine2025Anthony Aisquith800,0002,520,04001,180,0004,545,986
12Vail Resorts, Inc.2025Robert Katz1,123,5881,405,6931,405,69303,952,230
—Big 5 Sporting Goods——————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

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Marinemaxnot disclosedPBRSU 60 · TBRSU 40not disclosedCompensation Advisory Partners
Big 5 Sporting Goodsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Brunswick Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Cavco Industries, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoPearl Meyer Partners, LLC
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Kforce Inc.89%RSU 100Yes — Three-year TSR performance relative to Performance Peer GroupPay Governance LLC
LCI Industriesnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson
M/I Homes, Inc.94%not disclosedNoWTW
Malibu Boats, Inc.100%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRExequity
OneWater Marinenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
Polarisnot disclosedOption 50 · RSU 50not disclosedAon
Vail Resorts, Inc.92%RSU 50 · Options 50not disclosedAon
Winnebago Industries, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 35 · Option 15not disclosedSemler Brossy

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-03-0313,838,1071,536,1922,838,38690.01%Passed
20252025-02-2117,832,246169,434123,47299.06%Passed
20242024-02-2216,282,227188,240774,01898.86%Passed
20232023-02-2317,029,248585,53445,59796.68%Passed
20222022-02-2417,378,173375,29937,28097.89%Passed
20212021-02-2518,244,309467,17112,21597.5%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 yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-03-0390.01%a
20252025-02-2199.06%b
20242024-02-2298.86%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because, under our Bylaws, abstentions and broker non-votes do not represent votes cast "for" or "against" a proposal, broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the proposal to elect directors, the say-on-pay proposal, or the proposal to approve an amendment to our 2021 Stock-Based Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 415,000, as each such proposal is determined by reference to the votes actually cast by the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because, under our Bylaws, abstentions and broker non-votes do not represent votes cast "for" or "against" a proposal, broker non-votes and abstentions will have no effect on the proposal to elect directors, the say-on-pay proposal, the proposal to approve an amendment to our 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 500,000 shares and extend the term of the plan to 2035, or the proposal to approve an amendment to our 2021 Stock-Based Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by 495,000, as each such proposal is determined by reference to the votes actually cast by the shares present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote.”.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

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)95 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (43 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, W. Brett McGill. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 24. As printed: 6,270,195. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kyle Langbehn. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 2,519,145. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Michael McLamb. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,922,228. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Charles Cashman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,842,069. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Shawn Berg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,085,213. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael McLamb PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Charles Cashman PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kyle Langbehn PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kyle Langbehn PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Shawn Berg PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Shawn Berg PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Charles Cashman PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, W. Brett McGill PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, W. Brett McGill PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael McLamb PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 95 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Rebecca White. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 385,009. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Bonnie Biumi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 243,009. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, George E. Borst. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,009. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Clint Moore. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 237,509. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Evelyn V. Follit. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,509. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mercedes Romero. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 223,009. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Adam M. Johnson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 220,009. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel Schiappa. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,552. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Odilon Almeida. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,552. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William Brett McGill. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-03-03. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.01% (votes for as printed: 13,838,107). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-02-24. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.06% (votes for as printed: 17,832,246). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-02-28. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.86% (votes for as printed: 16,282,227). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 835,250 + equity 980,063 + all other 0 = 1,815,313, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Brunswick Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Brunswick Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 13,020,607. View filing ↗
  • Polaris, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Polaris's own proxy. As printed: 11,144,637. View filing ↗
  • LCI Industries, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in LCI Industries's own proxy. As printed: 10,093,861. View filing ↗
  • M/I Homes, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in M/I Homes, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,914,773. View filing ↗
  • Winnebago Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-11-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Winnebago Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,661,661. View filing ↗
  • Cavco Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Cavco Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,958,712. View filing ↗
  • H&E Equipment Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in H&E Equipment Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,295,836. View filing ↗
  • Marinemax (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Marinemax's own proxy. As printed: 6,270,195. View filing ↗
  • Kforce Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Kforce Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,415,821. View filing ↗
  • Malibu Boats, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Malibu Boats, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,557,820. View filing ↗
  • OneWater Marine, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-09. CEO total compensation as printed in OneWater Marine's own proxy. As printed: 4,545,986. View filing ↗
  • Vail Resorts, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-10-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Vail Resorts, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,952,230. View filing ↗
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