CEO Nick Caporella was paid $11,805,522 in fiscal year 2026, ↓ down 1.7% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001437749-26-029176 ↗): 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.
$11,805,522 ↓ Nick Caporella total, FY2026 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | 175:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Caporella | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,805,522 | $11,805,522 |
| Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| George Bracken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,043,943 | 1,043,943 |
| Executive Vice President - Finance | ||||||||
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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Caporella | $11,805,522 | $12,013,539 | $11,916,941 | ↓ −208,017 |
| George Bracken | 1,043,943 | 1,008,383 | 959,099 | ↑ +35,560 |
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 FIZZ 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 FIZZ in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn J. Waldman | Independent Director | $55,500 |
| Joseph G. Caporella | Director | — |
| Samuel C. Hathorn Jr | Independent Director | $96,000 |
| Stanley M. Sheridan | Independent Director | $79,500 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caporella | RSU | 13,680 | — | $10,320 |
| George Bracken | RSU | 6,840 | — | 5,160 |
| Caporella | RSU | 6,000 | — | 0 |
The objectives are to attract, motivate, develop, and retain top-quality executives who increase long-term shareholder value and to deliver competitive total compensation packages based on the achievement of both Company and individual performance goals. The program includes base salary, annual cash bonuses, share-based compensation, and benefits, with a portion allocated to incentives linked to performance.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | In 2023, the Company adopted a clawback policy that complies with the requirements under the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. If a restatement of the Company's financial statements is required, incentive-based compensation tied to a financial reporting measure that an executive received during the three prior completed fiscal years will be recalculated and erroneously paid amounts must be repaid. |
| Anti-hedging | Directors, officers, and other employees are prohibited from engaging in hedging or monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward sales contracts. |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 175 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $67,606 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel C. Hathorn JrIndependent | $96,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $96,000 |
| Stanley M. SheridanIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation and Stock Option (Chair) · Nominating | 79,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 79,500 |
| Glenn J. WaldmanIndependent · Audit · Compensation and Stock Option | 55,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 55,500 |
| Nick A. CaporellaEmployee director · Board Chair · Nominating (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joseph G. CaporellaEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,500 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 1,000 / 500 / 500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $231,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $231,000 |
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.
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 | National Beverage | 2026 | Nick Caporella | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,805,522 |
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.
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, Nick Caporella | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 11,805,522. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, George Bracken | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,043,943. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 175 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 345154–345157 |
| 4 | Section 08, Samuel C. Hathorn Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 96,000. Filing ↗machine: span 332650–332656 |
| 5 | Section 08, Stanley M. Sheridan | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 79,500. Filing ↗machine: span 334724–334730 |
| 6 | Section 08, Glenn J. Waldman | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 55,500. Filing ↗machine: span 336795–336801 |
| 7 | Section 08, Nick A. Caporella | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Joseph G. Caporella | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | 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) |
| 10 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 231,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 231,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 231,000 |
| 11 | National Beverage (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001437749-26-029176 | CEO total compensation as printed in National Beverage's own proxy. As printed: 11,805,522. Filing ↗ |
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