CEO Zachary Parker was paid $2,122,468 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 12.9% from fiscal year 2024, the 15th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0000785557-26-000006 ↗): 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.
$2,122,468 ↓ Zachary Parker total, FY2025 | 15th CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 82.5% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Parker | $750,000 | $0 | $1,079,282 | $0 | $270,266 | $0 | $22,920 | $2,122,468 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kathryn JohnBull | 525,000 | 0 | 302,198 | 0 | 198,646 | 0 | 23,019 | 1,048,863 |
| Chief Financial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Parker | $2,122,468 | $2,437,099 | — | ↓ −314,631 |
| Kathryn JohnBull | 1,048,863 | 1,147,134 | — | ↓ −98,271 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses DLHC 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 DLHC in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn JohnBull | PRSU | 2024-12-20 | — | 34,224 | — | — | — |
| Zachary Parker | PRSU | 2024-12-20 | — | 122,229 | — | — | — |
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.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn JohnBull | RSU | 34,224 | — | $193,366 |
| Kathryn JohnBull | PSU | 14,265 | — | 80,600 |
| Zachary Parker | RSU | 58,176 | — | 328,694 |
| Zachary Parker | RSU | 122,229 | — | 690,594 |
| Zachary Parker | PSU | 97,783 | — | 552,475 |
| Zachary Parker | PSU | 46,540 | — | 262,955 |
| Kathryn JohnBull | PSU | 27,379 | — | 154,692 |
| Kathryn JohnBull | RSU | 17,831 | — | 100,745 |
The Company's executive compensation program is designed to align the interests of executives and senior management with the long-term interests of shareholders by providing competitive total compensation opportunities. It ties compensation to performance by ensuring that total compensation levels vary based on short-term financial performance and growth in shareholder value over time, while focusing executives on the achievement of defined objectives and rewarding them according to their relative contributions to strategic goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Korn Ferry International |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-03-12 | 7,237,748 | 1,535,776 | 2,582 | 82.5% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-03-13 | 8,268,874 | 1,398,349 | 528,459 | 85.54% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-03-14 | 9,959,575 | 38,775 | 15,083 | 99.61% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-03-09 | 9,848,102 | 486,481 | 6,444 | 95.29% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-03-10 | 9,230,439 | 226,145 | 10,872 | 97.61% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-03-18 | 8,513,390 | 192,859 | 23,794 | 97.78% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-03-12 | 82.5%a |
| 2025 | 2025-03-13 | 85.54%b |
| 2024 | 2024-03-14 | 99.61%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for this proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for this proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for this 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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick G. WassermanIndependent · Board Chair · Audit | $88,500 | $118,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $206,500 |
| Stephen J. ZelkowiczIndependent · Audit · Management Resources and Compensation | 82,500 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182,500 |
| Judith L. BjornaasIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 80,500 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180,500 |
| Elder GrangerIndependent · Management Resources and Compensation | 80,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180,000 |
| Austin J. Yerks IIIIndependent · Management Resources and Compensation | 77,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177,000 |
| Frances M. MurphyIndependent · Management Resources and Compensation | 75,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175,000 |
| Zachary C. ParkerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $100,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 18,000 / 15,000 / 12,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $483,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $618,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,101,500 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies DLH Holdings 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 DLH Holdings.
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 | Fair Isaac Corp. | 2025 | William Lansing | $750,000 | $34,091,860 | $0 | $1,100,000 | $36,045,267 |
| 2 | RCM Technologies Inc. | 2023 | Lee Rivas | 900,000 | 12,240,021 | 0 | 1,015,200 | 14,159,376 |
| 3 | Mastech Digital, Inc. | 2025 | Nirav Patel | 1,000,000 | 0 | 5,197,450 | 616,932 | 8,814,382 |
| 4 | Information Services Group, Inc. | 2025 | Frederick Eppinger | 1,100,000 | 4,399,910 | 0 | 2,206,174 | 7,865,929 |
| 5 | CRA International Inc. | 2025 | Paul Maleh | 900,000 | 2,099,925 | 0 | 1,125,000 | 4,156,568 |
| 6 | Health Catalyst, Inc | 2025 | Daniel Burton | 525,000 | 3,444,040 | 0 | 0 | 3,991,159 |
| 7 | Resources Connection, Inc. | 2026 | Roger Carlile | 475,962 | 3,193,875 | 0 | 0 | 3,669,837 |
| 8 | Willdan Group, Inc. | 2025 | Michael Bieber | 606,241 | 1,827,320 | 0 | 0 | 3,637,831 |
| 9 | MISTRAS Group, Inc. | 2025 | Natalia Shuman | 850,000 | 1,971,413 | 190,482 | 510,000 | 3,610,368 |
| 10 | TruBridge, Inc. | 2024 | Christopher L. Fowler | 618,000 | 1,292,621 | 0 | 451,140 | 2,363,761 |
| 11 | DLH Holdings | 2025 | Zachary Parker | 750,000 | 1,079,282 | 0 | 270,266 | 2,122,468 |
| 12 | American Software, Inc. | 2024 | H. Allan Dow | 741,000 | 0 | 1,095,258 | 0 | 1,855,940 |
| 13 | Healthstream, Inc | 2025 | Robert Frist | 400,500 | 224,977 | 79,550 | 158,100 | 868,037 |
| — | Huron Consulting Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | SentinelOne, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLH Holdings | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | not disclosed | Korn Ferry International |
| American Software, Inc. | 0%% | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| CRA International Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Semler Brossy |
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 147% | PSU 33 · RSU 33 · Other 33 | No | Compensia, Inc. |
| Health Catalyst, Inc | 39% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — TSR Achievement | Aon (Human Capital Solutions practice) |
| Healthstream, Inc | 97.6% | not disclosed | No | not disclosed |
| Huron Consulting Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Information Services Group, Inc. | 114.6% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Mercer (US) LLC |
| Mastech Digital, Inc. | CEO: 123% of target; CFO: 100% of target% | Time-based stock options 50 · Performance-based stock options 50 | No | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| MISTRAS Group, Inc. | 60% | RSU 100 | No | Pay Governance LLC |
| RCM Technologies Inc. | 94% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | No | SullivanCotter |
| Resources Connection, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| SentinelOne, Inc | 96% | RSU 60 · PSU 40 | No | Aon |
| TruBridge, Inc. | 100% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Willdan Group, Inc. | not disclosed | PRSU 55 · RSU 45 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
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.
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.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Zachary Parker | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 41. As printed: 2,122,468. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c49 · span 464636–464645 |
| 2 | Section 01, Kathryn JohnBull | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 41. As printed: 1,048,863. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c49 · span 475038–475047 |
| 3 | Section 03, Kathryn JohnBull PRSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 558908–558914 |
| 4 | Section 03, Zachary Parker PRSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 558133–558140 |
| 5 | Section 08, Frederick G. Wasserman | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 206,500. Filing ↗machine: span 276541–276666 |
| 6 | Section 08, Stephen J. Zelkowicz | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 182,500. Filing ↗machine: span 284528–284653 |
| 7 | Section 08, Judith L. Bjornaas | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,500. Filing ↗machine: span 264567–264692 |
| 8 | Section 08, Elder Granger | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,000. Filing ↗machine: span 268554–268679 |
| 9 | Section 08, Austin J. Yerks III | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 177,000. Filing ↗machine: span 280534–280659 |
| 10 | Section 08, Frances M. Murphy | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 175,000. Filing ↗machine: span 272545–272670 |
| 11 | Section 08, Zachary C. Parker | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-03-17 | 0001628280-26-018861 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 82.5% (votes for as printed: 7,237,748). Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-03-18 | 0000785557-25-000022 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.54% (votes for as printed: 8,268,874). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-03-20 | 0000785557-24-000029 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.61% (votes for as printed: 9,959,575). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 483,500 + equity 618,000 + all other 0 = 1,101,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,101,500 |
| 17 | Fair Isaac Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-27 | 0001193125-26-024403 | CEO total compensation as printed in Fair Isaac Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 36,045,267. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c35 · span 1413656–1413666 |
| 18 | RCM Technologies Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2024-04-12 | 0001628280-24-015923 | CEO total compensation as printed in RCM Technologies Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,159,376. Filing ↗machine: span 758069–758079 |
| 19 | Mastech Digital, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001193125-26-149074 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mastech Digital, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,814,382. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c22 · span 656887–656896 |
| 20 | Information Services Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001104659-26-034511 | CEO total compensation as printed in Information Services Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,865,929. Filing ↗machine: span 772754–772763 |
| 21 | CRA International Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001104659-26-048570 | CEO total compensation as printed in CRA International Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,156,568. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 517291–517300 |
| 22 | Health Catalyst, Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-03 | 0001636422-26-000075 | CEO total compensation as printed in Health Catalyst, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 3,991,159. Filing ↗machine: span 702084–702093 |
| 23 | Resources Connection, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-09-10 | 0001084765-26-000063 | CEO total compensation as printed in Resources Connection, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,669,837. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c30 · span 1153256–1153265 |
| 24 | Willdan Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001104659-26-048621 | CEO total compensation as printed in Willdan Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,637,831. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c16 · span 1375991–1376000 |
| 25 | MISTRAS Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-07 | 0001140361-26-013689 | CEO total compensation as printed in MISTRAS Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,610,368. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 790504–790513 |
| 26 | TruBridge, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-03-26 | 0001193125-25-063302 | CEO total compensation as printed in TruBridge, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,363,761. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | DLH Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-28 | 0000785557-26-000006 | CEO total compensation as printed in DLH Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 2,122,468. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c49 · span 464636–464645 |
| 28 | American Software, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2024-07-08 | 0001140361-24-032568 | CEO total compensation as printed in American Software, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,855,940. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 495040–495049 |
| 29 | Healthstream, Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0001437749-26-012017 | CEO total compensation as printed in Healthstream, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 868,037. Filing ↗machine: span 501227–501234 |
| 30 | Section 10a, Resources Connection, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001084765-26-000063 | Resources Connection, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 10a, Information Services Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-034511 | Information Services Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 10a, RCM Technologies Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-24-015923 | RCM Technologies Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 10a, Willdan Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-048621 | Willdan Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 10a, TruBridge, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-25-063302 | TruBridge, Inc. names DLH Holdings in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 10a, SentinelOne, Inc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001583708-26-000031 | SentinelOne, Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 10a, Health Catalyst, Inc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001636422-26-000075 | Health Catalyst, Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 37 | Section 10a, American Software, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-24-032568 | American Software, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 38 | Section 10a, CRA International Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-048570 | CRA International Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 39 | Section 10a, MISTRAS Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-013689 | MISTRAS Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include DLH Holdings. Filing ↗ |
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