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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-08-19

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$5,928,963
Marcus Lemonis total, FY2025
83rd
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
96.3%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against BBBY
No companies currently name BBBY as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Marcus Lemonis$0$0$5,928,963$0$0$0$0$5,928,963
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
David Nielsen176,5391,249,9981,119,4422,545,979
Former President
Adrianne Lee680,7691,299,991445,50528,0572,454,322
President and Chief Financial Officer
Alexander Thomas345,192599,99121,403966,587
Former Chief Operating Officer
Leah Putnam315,962400,000137,89421,937875,793
Chief Accounting Officer
Rick Lockton76,923703,617110780,649
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Digital, Product and Technology 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 FY20242025
Marcus Lemonis$5,928,963$7,590,000−1,661,037
David Nielsen2,545,9794,558,0642,026,272−2,012,085
Adrianne Lee2,454,3223,214,3772,018,023−760,055
Alexander Thomas966,587
Leah Putnam875,793
Rick Lockton780,649

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Marcus Lemonis2024-05-2156,818$750,000
Marcus Lemonis2024-05-2156,8181,000,000
03b

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.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Adrianne LeeRSU56,818$310,226
Adrianne LeePSU56,818310,226
Alexander ThomasPSU20,661112,809
Adrianne LeeRSU18,518101,108
Adrianne LeePSU18,518101,108
Alexander ThomasPSU18,518101,108
Leah PutnamRSU1,1866,476
Alexander ThomasRSU18,518101,108
Alexander ThomasRSU20,661112,809
Alexander ThomasRSU5,00027,300
Alexander ThomasRSU1,1866,476
Rick LocktonRSU116,686637,106
Marcus LemonisRSU400,0002,184,000
Marcus LemonisPSU314,8151,718,890
Marcus LemonisPSU185,1851,011,110
Marcus LemonisRSU100,000546,000
Adrianne LeeRSU90,000491,400
Rick LocktonPSU58,343318,553
Alexander ThomasRSU45,000245,700
Leah PutnamPSU26,620145,345
David NielsenPSU21,522117,510
Adrianne LeeRSU20,965114,469
Leah PutnamRSU18,750102,375
Leah PutnamRSU17,43395,184
Adrianne LeeRSU10,00054,600
Leah PutnamRSU5,78731,597
Leah PutnamRSU2,08411,379
Alexander ThomasRSU1,7789,708
Leah PutnamRSU1,0005,460
Leah PutnamRSU1,5008,190
Alexander ThomasRSU1,0005,460
Leah PutnamPSU5,81131,728
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation programs seek to attract and retain highly competent executive management who will build long-term economic value for the Company. Our general compensation philosophy for our executives is that our executives cash compensation should generally be at levels that are aligned with market and sufficient to retain the services of the executives, and that our executives short- and long-term incentive opportunities are sized and designed to closely align compensation with Company performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1430,810,6231,185,181178,19496.3%Passed
20252025-05-1514,762,9766,659,358176,45468.91%Passed
20242024-05-2120,689,0402,406,89063,42689.58%Passed
20232023-05-1823,000,0541,521,74259,43793.79%Passed
20202020-05-1212,327,1302,629,838133,10282.42%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
20262026-05-1496.3%a
20252025-05-1568.91%b
20242024-05-2189.58%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the determination of whether this proposal has received the vote of a majority of the votes cast.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the determination of whether this proposal has received the vote of a majority of the shares of our stock present or represented by proxy and voting.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the determination of whether this proposal has received the vote of a majority of the shares of our stock present or represented by proxy and voting at the meeting.”.

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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
William B. Nettles JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Investment$100,000$165,000$0$0$265,000
Debra G. PerelmanIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Investment (Chair) · Newly elected59,831194,79200254,623
Barclay F. CorbusIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Investment · Technology75,000165,00000240,000
Joseph J. Tabacco JrIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)75,000165,00000240,000
Joanna C. BurkeyIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Technology (Chair)75,000165,00000240,000
Dr. Robert J. ShapiroIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Investment75,000165,00000240,000
Marcus A. LemonisEmployee director · Board Chair00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$165,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)
Stock ownership guideline3x annual cash compensation for service on Board
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$459,831
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,019,792
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,479,623

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

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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.

ANGI Angi Inc.NUS Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.CARS Cars.com Inc.FNKO Funko, Inc.JILL J.Jill, Inc.SNBR Sleep Number CorporationSFIX Stitch Fix, Inc.LZB La-Z-Boy Incorporated The RealReal, Inc. Big Lots, Inc.USNA USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Bed Bath & Beyond 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.

Angi Inc. (ANGI)28 Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT) Cars.com Inc. (CARS)29 Funko, Inc. (FNKO) J.Jill, Inc. (JILL) Sleep Number Corporation (SNBR)30 Stitch Fix, Inc. (SFIX)31 La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA)32

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 Bed Bath & Beyond.

10b

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
1Stitch Fix, Inc.2025Matt Baer$850,000$7,821,663$0$1,443,369$10,129,032
2Sleep Number Corporation2025Linda Findley853,8464,104,519006,233,574
3Bed Bath & Beyond2025Marcus Lemonis05,928,963005,928,963
4Angi Inc.2025Jeffrey Kip650,00004,995,00005,655,000
5Cars.com Inc.2025Tobias Hartmann20,5485,000,005005,020,553
6USANA Health Sciences, Inc.2025Jim Brown821,2313,147,0200339,1684,339,625
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.not in coverage universe
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.not in coverage universe
Funko, Inc.not in coverage universe
J.Jill, Inc.not in coverage universe
La-Z-Boy Incorporatednot 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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Bed Bath & Beyond84.9%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoFW Cook
Angi Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoCompensia, Inc.
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Cars.com Inc.80.4%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoKorn Ferry (Jan–Jul 2025); Compensia Inc. (Aug 2025 onward)
Funko, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
J.Jill, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
La-Z-Boy Incorporatednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sleep Number Corporationnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook)
Stitch Fix, Inc.169.8%not disclosedNoCompensia, Inc. and Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.14.6% of base salary for most NEOs; 41.3% for Jim Brown (CEO); 15% for Brent Neidig (whose bonus excluded the Hiya segment)%not disclosedYes — Positive absolute Total Shareholder Return (TSR)CODA

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.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Marcus LemonisDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 78. As printed: 5,928,963. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 1236937–1236946
2Section 01, David NielsenDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 71. As printed: 2,545,979. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c25 · span 1267687–1267697
3Section 01, Adrianne LeeDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 71. As printed: 2,454,322. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c25 · span 1248448–1248458
4Section 01, Alexander ThomasDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 71. As printed: 966,587. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c25 · span 1286543–1286550
5Section 01, Leah PutnamDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 71. As printed: 875,793. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c25 · span 1262132–1262139
6Section 01, Rick LocktonDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 71. As printed: 780,649. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c25 · span 1281470–1281477
7Section 03, Marcus Lemonis DEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t362 · r4 · c7 · span 1424057–1424064
8Section 03, Marcus Lemonis DEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t362 · r5 · c7 · span 1429121–1429130
9Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-08-190001140361-26-033649Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
10Section 08, William B. Nettles JrDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,000. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r4 · c13 · span 2080985–2080993
11Section 08, Debra G. PerelmanDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,623. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r5 · c13 · span 2083749–2083757
12Section 08, Barclay F. CorbusDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r3 · c13 · span 2078608–2078616
13Section 08, Joseph J. Tabacco JrDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r7 · c13 · span 2088820–2088828
14Section 08, Joanna C. BurkeyDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r2 · c13 · span 2075844–2075852
15Section 08, Dr. Robert J. ShapiroDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t437 · r6 · c13 · span 2086171–2086179
16Section 08, Marcus A. LemonisDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-190001130713-26-000043Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.3% (votes for as printed: 30,810,623). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-210001130713-25-000045Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 68.91% (votes for as printed: 14,762,976). Filing ↗
19Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-240001130713-24-000037Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.58% (votes for as printed: 20,689,040). Filing ↗
20Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
21Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 459,831 + equity 1,019,792 + all other 0 = 1,479,623, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,479,623
22Stitch Fix, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-310001628280-25-047825CEO total compensation as printed in Stitch Fix, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,129,032. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 432212–432222
23Sleep Number Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-080000827187-26-000031CEO total compensation as printed in Sleep Number Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,233,574. Filing ↗machine: t91 · r2 · c2 · span 1404923–1404930
24Bed Bath & Beyond (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001140361-26-011489CEO total compensation as printed in Bed Bath & Beyond's own proxy. As printed: 5,928,963. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 1236937–1236946
25Angi Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001104659-26-050416CEO total compensation as printed in Angi Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,655,000. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 509690–509699
26Cars.com Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001140361-26-015383CEO total compensation as printed in Cars.com Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,020,553. Filing ↗machine: t136 · r12 · c13 · span 937383–937392
27USANA Health Sciences, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026CEO total compensation as printed in USANA Health Sciences, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,339,625. Filing ↗machine: span 527796–527806
28Section 10a, Angi Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-050416Angi Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Bed Bath & Beyond. Filing ↗
29Section 10a, Cars.com Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-015383Cars.com Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Bed Bath & Beyond. Filing ↗
30Section 10a, Sleep Number Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0000827187-25-000044Sleep Number Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Bed Bath & Beyond. Filing ↗
31Section 10a, Stitch Fix, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001628280-25-047825Stitch Fix, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Bed Bath & Beyond. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0000896264-26-000026USANA Health Sciences, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Bed Bath & Beyond. Filing ↗