Companies Jakks Pacific Inc
Jakks Pacific (JAKK): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $10,522,375FY2023
- $8,300,071FY2024
- $9,958,012FY2025
CEO total pay was $9,958,012 in fiscal 2025, up from $8,300,071 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $1,850,000 · bonus $2,845,619 · stock awards $5,233,075 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
Frequently asked questions
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Berman | $1,850,000 | $2,845,619 | $5,233,075 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,318 | $9,958,012 |
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary | ||||||||
| John Kimble | 608,326 | 870,841 | 1,518,941 | 0 | 0 | -15,949 | 67,535 | 3,049,694 |
| Executive Vice President and 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.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Berman | $9,958,012 | $8,300,071 | $10,522,375 | ↑ +1,657,941 |
| John Kimble | 3,049,694 | 2,398,151 | 2,460,435 | ↑ +651,543 |
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 believes a strong management team is critical to sustained growth and profitability, and uses executive compensation to attract and retain talented individuals. The program ties a significant portion of pay to performance to align interests with shareholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson, Lipis Consulting, Inc, Frederic W. Cook & Co. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kimble | RSU | 63,044 | — | $1,589,731 |
| John Kimble | RSU | 115,108 | — | 1,943,023 |
| Stephen Berman | RSU | 284,160 | — | 7,189,694 |
| Stephen Berman | RSU | 431,892 | — | 7,290,337 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander ShoghiIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | $137,500 | $85,003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $222,503 |
| Lori J. MacPhersonIndependent · Compensation · Cybersecurity | 115,000 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200,003 |
| Neilwantie MahabirIndependent · Audit · Nominating (Chair) | 112,500 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197,503 |
| Jonathan R. LiebmanIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating · Newly elected | 55,000 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,003 |
| Jordan MoelisIndependent · Cybersecurity (Chair) · Newly elected | 52,500 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,503 |
| Carole LevineIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 57,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57,500 |
| Matthew WinklerIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,000 |
| Joshua CascadeIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Stephen G. BermanEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $2 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $635,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $425,015 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,060,015 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Jakks Pacific as a peer
Companies that benchmark against JAKK
2 companies name JAKK as a compensation peer
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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.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakks Pacific Inc | 2025 | Stephen Berman | $1,850,000 | $5,233,075 | $0 | $0 | $9,958,012 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-05 | 4,094,720 | 4,507,999 | 248,783 | 47.6% | Failed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-20 | 4,603,326 | 3,052,675 | 470,010 | 60.13% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-12-06 | 4,857,830 | 3,154,748 | 169,590 | 60.63% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-12-15 | 3,367,562 | 3,128,992 | 162,043 | 51.84% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-12-16 | 3,193,284 | 2,495,107 | 93,526 | 56.14% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-11-18 | 2,512,364 | 1,282,252 | 3,057 | 66.21% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-05 | 47.6%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-20 | 60.13%b |
| 2024 | 2024-12-06 | 60.63%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.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (18 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, Stephen Berman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 17. As printed: 9,958,012. View filing ↗
- Section 01, John Kimble. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,049,694. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alexander Shoghi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 222,503. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Lori J. MacPherson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Neilwantie Mahabir. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 197,503. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jonathan R. Liebman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,003. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jordan Moelis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,503. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Carole Levine. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,500. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Matthew Winkler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 55,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joshua Cascade. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen G. Berman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 47.6% (votes for as printed: 4,094,720). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 60.13% (votes for as printed: 4,603,326). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-12-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 60.63% (votes for as printed: 4,857,830). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 635,000 + equity 425,015 + all other 0 = 1,060,015, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Jakks Pacific Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Jakks Pacific Inc's own proxy. As printed: 9,958,012. View filing ↗