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Universal Logistics (ULH): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$1,193,811CEO Tim Phillips · source
Say-on-pay support99.32%Latest vote · source
CEO pay ratio26:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,232,090FY2023
  • $1,236,098FY2024
  • $1,193,811FY2025

CEO total pay was $1,193,811 in fiscal 2025, down from $1,236,098 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $700,180 · bonus $318,500 · stock awards $175,020 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Tim Phillips (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,193,811.
What is Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 26:1.
How did shareholders vote on Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.32% of shareholders supported Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc reported total board compensation of $476,653 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
Tim Phillips$700,180$318,500$175,020$0$0$0$111$1,193,811
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jude Beres548,314210,000223,599000111982,024
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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
Tim Phillips$1,193,811$1,236,098$1,232,090↓ −42,287
Jude Beres982,0241,057,100982,393↓ −75,076

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

The primary objective of the Company's executive compensation program is to support the creation of long-term value for stockholders. The program is designed to attract, motivate, reward, and retain the executive leadership necessary to achieve the Company's strategic and operational objectives, while maintaining a disciplined and efficient approach to the use of corporate resources.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCannot be determined from provided text
Clawback policyCannot be determined from provided text
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jude BeresOTHER—————$223,599
Tim PhillipsOTHER—————175,020

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
Jude BeresRSU15,658—$237,845
Tim PhillipsRSU54,323—825,166
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Grant E. BelangerIndependent · Audit (Chair) · ESG Representative$58,346$14,987—$0$0$73,333
Richard P. UrbanIndependent · Audit48,3349,999—0058,333
Marcus D. HudsonIndependent · Audit52,5000—0052,500
H.E. Scott WolfeIndependent50,0000—0050,000
Clarence W. GoodenIndependent50,0000—0050,000
Matthew J. MorounNot independent35,01314,987—0050,000
Michael A. ReganIndependent42,0017,999—0050,000
Frederick P. CalderoneNot independent50,0000—0050,000
Daniel J. DeaneIndependent · Departed during FY27,5000—0027,500
Tim PhillipsEmployee director · Compensation · Executive000000
Matthew T. MorounIndependent—14,987—00—

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 100,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$413,694
Equity awards (grant-date value)$62,959
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$476,653

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

Peer group, and who names Universal Logistics as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ULH

5 companies name ULH as a compensation peer

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

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
1Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc2025Tim Phillips$700,180$175,020$0$0$1,193,811

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-04-2925,683,675176,54243,85999.32%Passed
20232023-04-2625,040,757172,65512,11299.32%Passed
20202020-04-3025,690,700587,91215,95397.76%Passed
20172017-04-2725,686,8022,194,65722,60492.13%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
20262026-04-2999.32%a
20232023-04-2699.32%b
20202020-04-3097.76%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be treated as votes cast and, accordingly, will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Accordingly, abstentions and broker non-votes will not count either in favor of or against the proposal.”.

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)26 : 1
CEO total compensation$1,193,811
Median employee compensation$45,990
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, Tim Phillips. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 25. As printed: 1,193,811. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jude Beres. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 982,024. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jude Beres OTHER. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Tim Phillips OTHER. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 26 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Grant E. Belanger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,333. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Richard P. Urban. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 58,333. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Marcus D. Hudson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 52,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, H.E. Scott Wolfe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Clarence W. Gooden. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Matthew J. Moroun. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Michael A. Regan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Frederick P. Calderone. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel J. Deane. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 27,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Tim Phillips. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Matthew T. Moroun. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-01. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.32% (votes for as printed: 25,683,675). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-04-27. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.32% (votes for as printed: 25,040,757). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-04-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.76%. 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 413,694 + equity 62,959 + all other 0 = 476,653, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 1,193,811. View filing ↗
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