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GUESS (GES): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$9,359,280CEO Carlos Alberini · source
Say-on-pay support87.47%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers29th pct.Of 16 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $5,094,130FY2023
  • $8,154,475FY2024
  • $9,359,280FY2025

CEO total pay was $9,359,280 in fiscal 2025, up from $8,154,475 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,200,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $8,036,011 · option awards $0

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Paul Marciano$1,200,000$0$14,500,027$0$4,000,000$0$450,628$20,150,655
Chief Creative Officer
Carlos Alberini1,200,00008,036,011000123,2699,359,280
Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Secor440,19275,000746,01400049,6841,310,890
Interim Chief Financial Officer (7)
Fabrice Benarouche390,000150,000234,00500048,462822,467
Senior Vice President, Finance and IR, and Chief Accounting Officer (8)
Markus Neubrand362,5320000045,357407,889
Former Chief Financial Officer (9)

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
Paul Marciano$20,150,655$12,192,236$9,086,634↑ +7,958,419
Carlos Alberini9,359,2808,154,4755,094,130↑ +1,204,805
Dennis Secor1,310,8901,345,8981,149,983↓ −35,008
Fabrice Benarouche822,4671,194,890—↓ −372,423
Markus Neubrand407,8891,022,798—↓ −614,909

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 Company's executive compensation programs are intended to achieve three fundamental objectives: (1) attract, motivate and retain qualified executives; (2) hold executives accountable for performance; and (3) align executives’ interests with those of our shareholders. The program is guided by the philosophies of providing competitive compensation, tying a substantial portion of pay to performance, and ensuring a substantial portion of compensation is in the form of equity awards that vest over a multi-year period.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingfalse
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Carlos AlberiniRSU2024-12-19——300,000—$4,236,000
Fabrice BenarouchePSU2024-10-082,79611,182—16,773234,005
Dennis SecorRSU2024-10-08——19,594—376,009
Dennis SecorRSU2024-04-01——11,078—370,005
Paul MarcianoPSU2024-10-08—234,498——4,500,017
Paul MarcianoRSU2024-12-19——708,216—10,000,010
Carlos AlberiniPSU2024-10-0845,396181,585—272,3783,800,011

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Carlos Alberini$4,236,000$3,800,011$047.3%
Fabrice Benarouche0234,0050100.0%
Dennis Secor746,014000.0%
Paul Marciano10,000,0104,500,017031.0%

% 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
Fabrice BenarouchePSU2,796—$36,096
Fabrice BenaroucheRSU3,226—41,648
Fabrice BenaroucheRSU3,750—48,413
Fabrice BenarouchePSU6,486—83,734
Fabrice BenaroucheRSU7,500—96,825
Dennis SecorRSU11,078—143,017
Dennis SecorRSU19,594—252,959
Carlos AlberiniRSU27,578—356,032
Carlos AlberiniPSU45,396—586,066
Paul MarcianoRSU78,166—1,009,123
Paul MarcianoRSU82,736—1,068,122
Carlos AlberiniPSU127,489—1,645,883
Carlos AlberiniPSU300,000—3,873,000
Carlos AlberiniRSU300,000—3,873,000
Paul MarcianoRSU708,216—9,143,069
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Alex YemenidjianIndependent · Board Chair · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair)$267,629$274,863——$0$542,492
Anthony ChidoniIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee150,903179,916——0330,819
Thomas J. Barrack JrIndependent · Departed during FY119,625179,916——0299,541
Deborah WeinswigIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair)60,500179,916——0240,416
Elsa MichaelIndependent · Nominating and Governance Committee32,654179,993——0212,647
Christopher LewisIndependent · Nominating and Governance Committee · Newly elected064,373——064,373
Cynthia LivingstonIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY25,8980——025,898
Paul MarcianoEmployee director—————0
Carlos AlberiniEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$35,000
Annual equity retainer$180,000
Per board meeting fee$1,500
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 17,500 / 12,500
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$657,209
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,058,977
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,716,186

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

Peer group, and who names GUESS as a peer

Companies that benchmark against GES

11 companies name GES as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses GES 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 GES 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 GUESS 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 GUESS 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
1Tapestry, Inc.2026Joanne Crevoiserat$1,440,385$23,906,536$2,750,223$5,800,000$33,986,485
2lululemon athletica inc.2025Calvin McDonald1,393,2697,800,00113,800,030994,79424,023,294
3Ralph Lauren Corporation2026Patrice Louvet1,350,00013,710,17908,100,00023,264,269
4The Gap, Inc.2025Richard Dickson1,400,00010,891,24204,435,63817,185,636
5PVH Corp.2025Stefan Larsson1,450,00012,200,530—2,142,23016,165,385
6Levi Strauss & Co.2025Michelle Gass1,475,0008,129,3183,144,8993,032,96916,145,173
7Abercrombie & Fitch Co.2025Fran Horowitz1,400,00010,456,90301,372,00013,300,257
8American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.2025Jay Schottenstein1,750,0006,650,0112,850,0011,071,87512,662,838
9Capri Holdings Limited2026John Idol1,350,0004,999,99405,400,00011,909,990
10Deckers Outdoor Corp.2026Stefano Caroti1,236,5386,999,94703,607,91511,904,992
11GUESS INC2025Carlos Alberini1,200,0008,036,011009,359,280
12Columbia Sportswear Company2025Timothy Boyle1,080,000001,938,7203,036,220
13Fossil Group, Inc.2025Franco Fogliato1,100,000174,60001,441,4402,729,504
14Express, Inc.2023Stewart Glendinning524,423471,735001,996,868
15The Children's Place, Inc.2025Muhammad Umair650,0001,025,225001,715,000
16Urban Outfitters, Inc.2026Richard A. Hayne1001,000,0001,042,012
—Chico's FAS, 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.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
GUESS INCnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.49%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSR vs. compensation peer groupSemler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · Option 30 · RSU 20not disclosedFW Cook
Capri Holdings Limited200%RSU 100not disclosedWillis Towers Watson (WTW)
Chico's FAS, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Columbia Sportswear Company57%not disclosedYes — three year relative total shareholder return (Relative TSR)FW Cook
Deckers Outdoor Corp.173%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Express, Inc.not disclosedPSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
Fossil Group, Inc.100.8%not disclosedNoKorn Ferry
Levi Strauss & Co.110%PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRSemler Brossy
lululemon athletica inc.35.7%PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20NoWTW (Willis Towers Watson)
PVH Corp.73.87%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — relative TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook)
Ralph Lauren Corporation200%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRKorn Ferry
Tapestry, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
The Children's Place, Inc.not disclosedRSU 40 · Deferred Cash Awards 30 · Performance Cash Awards 30not disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co.
The Gap, Inc.158%PRSU 60 · RSU 40NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Urban Outfitters, Inc.100%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoKorn Ferry Hay Group

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
20252025-06-1035,544,5385,092,53790,94587.47%Passed
20242024-05-3139,297,9157,427,62023,84984.1%Passed
20232023-05-0540,055,4137,334,94447,24284.52%Passed
20222022-04-2235,329,62316,165,14067,31768.61%Passed
20212021-06-2457,542,783241,15724,97299.58%Passed
20202020-06-1252,942,0535,391,04745,03990.76%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
20252025-06-1087.47%a
20242024-05-3184.1%b
20232023-05-0584.52%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. 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.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (54 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, Paul Marciano. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2023-2025”. As printed: 20,150,655. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Carlos Alberini. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2023-2025”. As printed: 9,359,280. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Dennis Secor. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2023-2025”. As printed: 1,310,890. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Fabrice Benarouche. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2023-2025”. As printed: 822,467. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Markus Neubrand. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE—FISCAL 2023-2025”. As printed: 407,889. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carlos Alberini RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Fabrice Benarouche PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Dennis Secor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Dennis Secor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Marciano PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Paul Marciano RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carlos Alberini PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Alex Yemenidjian. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 542,492. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Anthony Chidoni. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,819. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Thomas J. Barrack Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 299,541. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Deborah Weinswig. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,416. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Elsa Michael. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,647. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Christopher Lewis. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 64,373. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Cynthia Livingston. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 25,898. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul Marciano. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Carlos Alberini. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.47% (votes for as printed: 35,544,538). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-04. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.1% (votes for as printed: 39,297,915). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-05-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.52% (votes for as printed: 40,055,413). 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 657,209 + equity 1,058,977 + all other 0 = 1,716,186, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Tapestry, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Tapestry, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 33,986,485. 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 ↗
  • Ralph Lauren Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Ralph Lauren Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 23,264,269. View filing ↗
  • The Gap, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in The Gap, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 17,185,636. View filing ↗
  • PVH Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-08. CEO total compensation as printed in PVH Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,165,385. View filing ↗
  • Levi Strauss & Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Levi Strauss & Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,145,173. View filing ↗
  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,300,257. View filing ↗
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-15. CEO total compensation as printed in American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,662,838. View filing ↗
  • Capri Holdings Limited, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Capri Holdings Limited's own proxy. As printed: 11,909,990. View filing ↗
  • Deckers Outdoor Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Deckers Outdoor Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,904,992. View filing ↗
  • GUESS INC (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-16. CEO total compensation as printed in GUESS INC's own proxy. As printed: 9,359,280. View filing ↗
  • Columbia Sportswear Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Columbia Sportswear Company's own proxy. As printed: 3,036,220. View filing ↗
  • Fossil Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Fossil Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,729,504. View filing ↗
  • Express, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-12-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Express, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,996,868. View filing ↗
  • The Children's Place, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in The Children's Place, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,715,000. View filing ↗
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,042,012. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, The Gap, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Gap, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, PVH Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. PVH Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Urban Outfitters, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Urban Outfitters, Inc. names GUESS INC in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Deckers Outdoor Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Deckers Outdoor Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Tapestry, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Tapestry, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. names GUESS INC in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ralph Lauren Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ralph Lauren Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Levi Strauss & Co. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Levi Strauss & Co. names GUESS INC in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. names GUESS INC in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Fossil Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Fossil Group, Inc. names GUESS INC in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, The Children's Place, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Children's Place, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include GUESS INC. View filing ↗
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