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BigBear.ai (BBAI): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,597,191CEO Kevin McAleenan · source
Say-on-pay support90.05%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers29th pct.Of 7 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio34:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,607,860FY2024
  • $6,597,191FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,597,191 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,607,860 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $487,431 · bonus $0 · stock awards $3,805,346 · option awards $2,275,168

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Executives and directors

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Kevin McAleenan$487,431$0$3,805,346$2,275,168$0$0$29,246$6,597,191
Chief Executive Officer
Sean Ricker371,17602,729,29300020,4653,120,934
Chief Financial Officer
Julie Peffer620,5770643,216000223,2321,487,025
Former Chief Financial Officer
Amanda Long541,66700000755,4351,297,102
Former Chief Executive Officer
Carolyn Blankenship427,1090669,13900020,9741,117,222
General Counsel and Secretary

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
Kevin McAleenan$6,597,191$1,607,860—↑ +4,989,331
Sean Ricker3,120,934———
Julie Peffer1,487,025———
Amanda Long1,297,1022,133,1921,938,141↓ −836,090
Carolyn Blankenship1,117,222———

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 executive compensation program is designed to align executives with stockholders' objectives through equity and performance-based compensation, attract top talent, and retain employees in a competitive market. It emphasizes variable pay over fixed pay, with a significant portion of pay outcomes tied to financial results and stock performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)125%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantWillis Towers Watson
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kevin McAleenanRSU2025-04-01——349,650—$1,031,468
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU2025-01-27——30,145—110,934
Sean RickerRSU2025-10-14——200,000—1,782,000
Sean RickerRSU2025-01-27——24,938—91,772
Sean RickerPSU2025-05-2240,26680,532—120,798299,578
Kevin McAleenanRSU2025-01-15——1,300,072—4,132,076
Kevin McAleenanRSU2025-01-27——24,785—91,209
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU2025-04-01——151,442—446,754
Carolyn BlankenshipPSU2025-05-2229,10858,216—87,324216,563
Julie PefferRSU2025-04-01——146,853—433,216
Sean RickerRSU2025-04-01——125,284—369,588
Julie PefferRSU2025-01-27——61,386—225,900
Kevin McAleenanPSU2025-05-2284,005168,011—252,017625,000
Julie PefferPSU2025-05-2256,510112,904—169,356420,000
Sean RickerRSU2025-06-06——39,788—150,000

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kevin McAleenan$5,254,753$625,000$010.6%
Carolyn Blankenship557,688216,563028.0%
Sean Ricker2,393,360299,578011.1%
Julie Peffer659,116420,000038.9%

% 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
Sean RickerRSU9,171—$49,525
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU11,888—64,198
Sean RickerOption25,0009.99—
Sean RickerOption34,6081.84—
Sean RickerRSU39,788—214,855
Carolyn BlankenshipOption44,8631.84—
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU58,216—314,366
Sean RickerRSU80,532—416,070
Kevin McAleenanRSU89,285—482,142
Kevin McAleenanRSU93,058—502,512
Sean RickerRSU93,635—505,631
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU113,186—611,206
Sean RickerRSU125,284—676,534
Carolyn BlankenshipRSU151,442—817,787
Kevin McAleenanRSU168,011—907,259
Sean RickerRSU200,000—1,080,000
Kevin McAleenanRSU349,650—1,888,110
Kevin McAleenanRSU628,931—3,396,227
Kevin McAleenanOption671,1413.18—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Peter CannitoIndependent · Board Chair · Nominating and Corporate Governance$114,774$129,998——$0$244,772
Paul FulchinoIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance100,341129,998———230,339
Sean BattleIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance100,000129,998——0229,998
Dorothy D. HayesIndependent · Audit (Chair)100,000129,998——0229,998
Kirk KonertIndependent · Compensation98,164129,998——0228,162
Pamela BradenIndependent · Audit95,646129,998——0225,644
Jeffrey HartIndependent · Departed during FY72,492129,998——0202,490
Anthony EvangelistaIndependent · Audit · Compensation40,34590,099——0130,444
Kevin McAleenanEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$90,000
Annual equity retainer$130,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$721,762
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,000,085
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,721,847

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

Peer group, and who names BigBear.ai as a peer

Companies that benchmark against BBAI

1 company names BBAI as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses BBAI 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 BBAI in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc..

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
1C3.ai, Inc.2026Thomas Siebel$751,536$11,500,003$11,500,001$0$24,308,723
2Unity Software Inc.2025Matthew Bromberg850,0348,784,6310904,40010,574,243
3SoundHound AI2025Keyvan Mohajer546,3338,780,500009,326,833
4Palantir Technologies, Inc.2025Alexander Karp1,101,6370008,623,000
5Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.2025John Kedzierski540,0016,054,7500796,5007,467,859
6BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.2025Kevin McAleenan487,4313,805,3462,275,16806,597,191
7Redwire Corporation2025Peter Cannito574,5003,656,3330189,5854,432,562
8Aware, Inc.2025Ajay Amlani111,110881,751833,66401,826,746

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
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.62%not disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Aware, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
C3.ai, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.not disclosedMSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedFrederick W. Cook & Co., Inc. and Mercer (US) Inc.
Palantir Technologies, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedSemler Brossy
Redwire Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWTW
SoundHound AInot disclosedRSU 100not disclosedCompensia
Unity Software Inc.106%RSU 75 · PSU 25NoSemler 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
20262026-06-0986,606,1579,573,6492,797,42090.05%Passed
20252025-12-01—————

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
20262026-06-0990.05%a
20252025-12-01—b

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the approval of this item of business.”.

b. 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)34 : 1
CEO total compensation$6,597,191
Median employee compensation$195,680
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Dorothy D. HayesDirector2026-05-08D15,000$4$61,575CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean RickerChief Financial Officer2026-05-22D10,000443,300CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean RickerChief Financial Officer2026-06-06D9,759440,988CommonForm 4 ↗
PANGIAM ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLCDirector2026-06-14A36,07000Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Peter CannitoDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Pamela BradenDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Anthony EvangelistaDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean BattleDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul FulchinoDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Dorothy D. HayesDirector2026-06-14A36,07000CommonForm 4 ↗
Kevin McAleenanDirector2026-06-30D23,562484,823CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn BlankenshipGeneral Counsel and Secretary2026-06-30D9,019432,468CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean RickerChief Financial Officer2026-06-30D10,069436,248CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean Alexander GaineyDirector2026-08-13A32,77600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kevin McAleenanDirector2026-09-30D21,523357,036CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn BlankenshipGeneral Counsel and Secretary2026-09-30D9,020323,903CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean RickerChief Financial Officer2026-09-30D6,991318,526CommonForm 4 ↗
Sean RickerChief Financial Officer2026-10-14D34,050281,380CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (66 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, Kevin McAleenan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 45. As printed: 6,597,191. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Sean Ricker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 45. As printed: 3,120,934. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Julie Peffer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 45. As printed: 1,487,025. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Amanda Long. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 45. As printed: 1,297,102. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Carolyn Blankenship. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 45. As printed: 1,117,222. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin McAleenan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carolyn Blankenship RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sean Ricker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sean Ricker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sean Ricker PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin McAleenan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin McAleenan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carolyn Blankenship RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carolyn Blankenship PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julie Peffer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sean Ricker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julie Peffer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin McAleenan PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julie Peffer PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Sean Ricker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 34 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Peter Cannito. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,772. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul Fulchino. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,339. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sean Battle. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 229,998. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Dorothy D. Hayes. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 229,998. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kirk Konert. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 228,162. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Pamela Braden. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,644. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey Hart. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 202,490. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Anthony Evangelista. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,444. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kevin McAleenan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Dorothy D. Hayes 2026-05-08. Form 4, filed 2026-05-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Ricker 2026-05-22. Form 4, filed 2026-05-26. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Ricker 2026-06-06. Form 4, filed 2026-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, PANGIAM ULTIMATE HOLDINGS, LLC 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Peter Cannito 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Pamela Braden 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Anthony Evangelista 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Battle 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Paul Fulchino 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Dorothy D. Hayes 2026-06-14. Form 4, filed 2026-06-15. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Kevin McAleenan 2026-06-30. Form 4, filed 2026-07-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn Blankenship 2026-06-30. Form 4, filed 2026-07-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Ricker 2026-06-30. Form 4, filed 2026-07-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Alexander Gainey 2026-08-13. Form 4, filed 2026-08-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Kevin McAleenan 2026-09-30. Form 4, filed 2026-09-30. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn Blankenship 2026-09-30. Form 4, filed 2026-09-30. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Ricker 2026-09-30. Form 4, filed 2026-09-30. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sean Ricker 2026-10-14. Form 4, filed 2026-10-14. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.05% (votes for as printed: 86,606,157). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-12-01. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. 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 721,762 + equity 1,000,085 + all other 0 = 1,721,847, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • C3.ai, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in C3.ai, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,308,723. View filing ↗
  • Unity Software Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Unity Software Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,574,243. View filing ↗
  • SoundHound AI, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in SoundHound AI's own proxy. As printed: 9,326,833. View filing ↗
  • Palantir Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Palantir Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,623,000. View filing ↗
  • Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,467,859. View filing ↗
  • BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,597,191. View filing ↗
  • Redwire Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Redwire Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,432,562. View filing ↗
  • Aware, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Aware, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,826,746. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, C3.ai, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. C3.ai, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Palantir Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Palantir Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, SoundHound AI reciprocity. DEF 14A. SoundHound AI's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Unity Software Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Unity Software Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
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