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Floor & Decor (FND): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,445,144CEO Bradley Paulsen · source
Say-on-pay support96.73%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers25th pct.Of 13 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio300:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,445,144FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,445,144 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.

FY2025: salary $612,308 · bonus $1,600,000 · stock awards $3,700,000 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Thomas Taylor (Executive Chair, former Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $10,667,062.
How does Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Bradley Paulsen's total compensation ranked at the 25th percentile of Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 300:1.
How did shareholders vote on Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.73% of shareholders supported Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.

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
Thomas Taylor$1,092,308$0$7,700,188$0$1,178,737$0$695,829$10,667,062
Executive Chair, former Chief Executive Officer
Bradley Paulsen612,3081,600,0003,700,0000528,60504,2316,445,144
Chief Executive Officer, former President
David Christopherson557,36601,650,0120360,88009,0702,577,328
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Bryan Langley502,11501,500,0120325,10708,3832,335,617
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ersan Sayman440,50001,200,0100285,21301,0081,926,731
Executive Vice President, Merchandising

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
Thomas Taylor$10,667,062$8,421,072$15,516,834↑ +2,245,990
Bradley Paulsen6,445,144———
David Christopherson2,577,3282,028,8544,177,305↑ +548,474
Bryan Langley2,335,6171,582,5561,900,922↑ +753,061
Ersan Sayman1,926,7311,543,246—↑ +383,485

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 objectives of our executive pay program are to: attract and retain an exceptional executive team needed to outperform our peers and execute our strategy; drive our short- and long-term growth objectives; align the interests of our executive team with those of our stockholders; and align our organization's pay programs with metrics that we generally view as being important drivers of our performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)125%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantKorn Ferry
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Thomas TaylorRSU2025-02-24——39,476—$3,850,094
Bradley PaulsenPSU2025-05-052,50025,000—50,0001,850,000
Bryan LangleyRSU2025-02-24——7,690—750,006
David ChristophersonRSU2025-02-24——8,459—825,006
Ersan SaymanRSU2025-02-24——6,152—600,005
Ersan SaymanPSU2025-02-246156,152—12,304600,005
Thomas TaylorPSU2025-02-243,94839,476—78,9523,850,094
David ChristophersonPSU2025-02-248468,459—16,918825,006
Bryan LangleyPSU2025-02-247697,690—15,380750,006
Bradley PaulsenRSU2025-05-05——25,000—1,850,000

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Thomas Taylor$3,850,094$3,850,094$050.0%
Bradley Paulsen1,850,0001,850,000050.0%
Bryan Langley750,006750,006050.0%
David Christopherson825,006825,006050.0%
Ersan Sayman600,005600,005050.0%

% 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
Ersan SaymanRSU738—$46,649
Bryan LangleyRSU923—58,343
Bryan LangleyPSU1,051—66,434
Ersan SaymanPSU1,107—69,942
David ChristophersonRSU1,292—81,667
Bryan LangleyPSU1,384—87,451
Ersan SaymanRSU1,826—115,421
David ChristophersonPSU1,937—122,406
Ersan SaymanPSU2,102—132,867
Bryan LangleyRSU2,157—136,344
Ersan SaymanRSU2,301—145,446
Bryan LangleyRSU2,454—155,117
Bryan LangleyPSU2,490—157,361
Bryan LangleyPSU2,588—163,556
Bryan LangleyRSU2,739—173,132
Ersan SaymanPSU2,760—174,460
David ChristophersonPSU3,153—199,301
David ChristophersonRSU3,163—199,933
David ChristophersonPSU3,795—239,882
Ersan SaymanPSU4,979—314,723
Ersan SaymanRSU5,477—346,201
Ersan SaymanRSU6,152—388,868
Thomas TaylorRSU6,842—432,483
David ChristophersonPSU7,469—472,084
Bryan LangleyRSU7,690—486,085
Ersan SaymanRSU7,793—492,596
David ChristophersonRSU8,215—519,270
David ChristophersonRSU8,459—534,693
Bryan LangleyPSU9,741—615,729
Thomas TaylorPSU10,263—648,693
Thomas TaylorPSU10,510—664,305
David ChristophersonRSU10,715—677,295
Thomas TaylorRSU15,235—963,004
Thomas TaylorPSU18,281—1,155,510
Thomas TaylorRSU24,464—1,546,369
Thomas TaylorPSU24,895—1,573,613
Bradley PaulsenRSU25,000—1,580,250
Bradley PaulsenPSU31,667—2,001,671
Thomas TaylorRSU39,476—2,495,278
Thomas TaylorRSU50,003—3,160,690
Director compensation

No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$80,000
Annual equity retainer$140,092
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$400,000
Peer group, and who names Floor & Decor as a peer

Companies that benchmark against FND

8 companies name FND as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses FND 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 FND 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 Floor & Decor 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 Floor & Decor 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
1Somnigroup International, Inc.2025Scott Thompson$1,203,000$8,000,028$24,896,663$1,542,848$45,872,369
2Williams-Sonoma, Inc.2025Laura Alber1,600,00018,999,797012,500,00033,297,422
3Lululemon Athletica Inc.2025Calvin McDonald1,393,2697,800,00113,800,030994,79424,023,294
4Etsy, Inc.2025Josh Silverman690,13715,814,539737,591729,12018,072,322
5Ulta Beauty, Inc.2025Kecia Steelman1,350,0034,792,8774,792,5564,383,97215,403,663
6Deckers Outdoor Corporation2026Stefano Caroti1,236,5386,999,94703,607,91511,904,992
7Five Below, Inc.2025Winnie Park1,100,0006,792,21502,750,00010,814,084
8Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.2026John Hazen894,2314,100,16001,634,2116,661,922
9Pool Corporation2025Peter Arvan900,0004,624,9420912,4236,514,002
10Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.2025Bradley Paulsen612,3083,700,0000528,6056,445,144
11SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.2025Doug Black970,6734,199,8640984,9306,177,856
12Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.2025Eric van der Valk771,2501,600,0281,599,9991,025,8185,036,744
13Fastenal Company2025Daniel Florness750,0000861,3872,569,0004,183,328

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
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.86.3%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoKorn Ferry
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedKorn Ferry
Deckers Outdoor Corporation173%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Etsy, Inc.87%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRCompensia, Inc.
Fastenal Company342%Options 100not disclosednot disclosed
Five Below, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40NoMeridian
Lululemon Athletica Inc.35.7%PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20NoWTW (Willis Towers Watson)
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer
Pool Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedFW Cook
Somnigroup International, Inc.not disclosedPRSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Ulta Beauty, Inc.not disclosedOption 50 · RSU 50not disclosedPay Governance LLC
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.157.9%PSU 63 · RSU 37NoPay Governance LLC

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
20262026-05-0695,940,7793,244,723103,56496.73%Passed
20252025-05-0795,324,1463,463,22067,19496.49%Passed
20242024-05-0883,712,41911,019,585727,26788.37%Passed
20232023-05-1093,345,933917,91918,58099.03%Passed
20222022-05-1193,557,6521,973,08939,53297.93%Passed
20212021-05-1292,826,3651,107,24086,08798.82%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
20262026-05-0696.73%a
20252025-05-0796.49%b
20242024-05-0888.37%c

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

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker "non-votes" are not counted as votes cast either "FOR" or "AGAINST" a given proposal, but are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum.”.

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)300 : 1
CEO total compensation$10,667,062
Median employee compensation$35,586
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (45 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, Thomas Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 10,667,062. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Bradley Paulsen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 6,445,144. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, David Christopherson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 2,577,328. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Bryan Langley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 2,335,617. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Ersan Sayman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 35. As printed: 1,926,731. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Taylor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bradley Paulsen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bryan Langley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Christopherson RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ersan Sayman RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ersan Sayman PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Taylor PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Christopherson PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bryan Langley PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Bradley Paulsen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table for Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 300 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.73% (votes for as printed: 95,940,779). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.49% (votes for as printed: 95,324,146). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.37% (votes for as printed: 83,712,419). 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).
  • Somnigroup International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Somnigroup International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 45,872,369. View filing ↗
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 33,297,422. View filing ↗
  • Lululemon Athletica Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,023,294. View filing ↗
  • Etsy, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Etsy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 18,072,322. View filing ↗
  • Ulta Beauty, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,403,663. View filing ↗
  • Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Deckers Outdoor Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 11,904,992. View filing ↗
  • Five Below, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Five Below, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,814,084. View filing ↗
  • Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,661,922. View filing ↗
  • Pool Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Pool Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,514,002. View filing ↗
  • Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,445,144. View filing ↗
  • SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,177,856. View filing ↗
  • Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,036,744. View filing ↗
  • Fastenal Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Fastenal Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,183,328. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Somnigroup International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Somnigroup International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Pool Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Pool Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Five Below, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Five Below, Inc. names Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Fastenal Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. Fastenal Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Etsy, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Etsy, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Deckers Outdoor Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Deckers Outdoor Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ulta Beauty, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
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