Fiscal year 2025 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.
Each company listed discloses JOUT 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 JOUT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | $924,419 | $207,994 | $1,150,000 | $0 | $458,315 | $0 | $26,400 | $2,767,128 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| David Johnson | 511,052 | 66,756 | 525,000 | 0 | 154,839 | 0 | 15,693 | 1,273,340 |
| 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | $2,767,128 | — | — | — |
| David Johnson | 1,273,340 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | RSU | 2024-12-03 | — | — | 7,922 | — | — |
| David Johnson | PSU | 2024-12-03 | 3,961 | 7,922 | — | 15,844 | 262,495 |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | PSU | 2024-12-03 | 17,354 | 34,707 | — | 69,414 | 1,150,016 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | $0 | $262,495 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | 0 | 1,150,016 | 0 | 100.0% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | RSU | 4,643 | — | $193,892 |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | RSU | 34,707 | — | 1,449,364 |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | RSU | 21,218 | — | 886,064 |
| Helen Johnson-Leipold | RSU | 20,341 | — | 849,440 |
| David Johnson | RSU | 7,922 | — | 330,823 |
| David Johnson | RSU | 4,843 | — | 202,244 |
| David Johnson | RSU | 2,470 | — | 103,147 |
Johnson Outdoors believes it is important to provide a compensation package that is competitive, promotes increased shareholder value and contains performance-based features that are aligned with strategic objectives for the organization.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-02-26 | 19,068,910 | 240,926 | 98,994 | 98.75% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-02-27 | 18,910,380 | 200,663 | 20,117 | 98.95% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-02-28 | 19,993,908 | 89,331 | 6,715 | 99.56% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-03-01 | 19,348,389 | 215,404 | 36,989 | 98.9% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-02-24 | 19,580,058 | 104,237 | 8,781 | 99.47% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-02-25 | 19,378,996 | 101,272 | 8,234 | 99.48% | 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 | 2026-02-26 | 98.75%a |
| 2025 | 2025-02-27 | 98.95%b |
| 2024 | 2024-02-28 | 99.56%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not count toward the determination of whether this proposal is approved and will have no impact on the vote.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not count toward the determination of whether this proposal is approved and will have no impact on the vote.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not count toward the determination of whether this proposal is approved and will have no impact on the vote.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 63 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $43,588 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Fahey JrIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Executive · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $127,500 | $109,992 | $0 | — | $0 | $237,492 |
| Edward F. LangIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance | 90,000 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 199,992 |
| Katherine Button BellIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 80,000 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 189,992 |
| Richard (“Casey”) SheahanIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 77,500 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 187,492 |
| Edward StevensIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance | 75,000 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 184,992 |
| Jeffery M. StutzIndependent · Audit | 70,000 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 179,992 |
| Liliann Annie ZipfelIndependent · Compensation | 67,500 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 177,492 |
| Paul G. AlexanderIndependent · Nominating/Governance | 65,000 | 109,992 | 0 | — | 0 | 174,992 |
| Helen P. Johnson-LeipoldEmployee director · Board Chair · Executive | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $110,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $0 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | Effective June 3, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted Stock Ownership Guidelines for certain Company executives and all of the non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors, which are effective beginning on the five-year anniversary of the adoption date. |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $652,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $879,936 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,532,436 |
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 | Johnson Outdoors | 2025 | Helen Johnson-Leipold | $924,419 | $1,150,000 | $0 | $458,315 | $2,767,128 |
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.
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, Helen Johnson-Leipold | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,767,128. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 251468–251478 |
| 2 | Section 01, David Johnson | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,273,340. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c22 · span 263542–263552 |
| 3 | Section 03, David Johnson RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 885645–885650 |
| 4 | Section 03, David Johnson PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 886174–886181 |
| 5 | Section 03, Helen Johnson-Leipold PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 63 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, John M. Fahey Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 237,492. Filing ↗machine: span 1016061–1016069 |
| 8 | Section 08, Edward F. Lang | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 199,992. Filing ↗machine: span 1017998–1018006 |
| 9 | Section 08, Katherine Button Bell | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 189,992. Filing ↗machine: span 1022172–1022180 |
| 10 | Section 08, Richard (“Casey”) Sheahan | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 187,492. Filing ↗machine: span 1020228–1020236 |
| 11 | Section 08, Edward Stevens | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,992. Filing ↗machine: span 1024379–1024387 |
| 12 | Section 08, Jeffery M. Stutz | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 179,992. Filing ↗machine: span 1026318–1026326 |
| 13 | Section 08, Liliann Annie Zipfel | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 177,492. Filing ↗machine: span 1030375–1030383 |
| 14 | Section 08, Paul G. Alexander | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 174,992. Filing ↗machine: span 1028528–1028536 |
| 15 | Section 08, Helen P. Johnson-Leipold | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-02-27 | 0001140361-26-007056 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.75% (votes for as printed: 19,068,910). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-02-28 | 0001140361-25-006438 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.95% (votes for as printed: 18,910,380). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-02-29 | 0001140361-24-010284 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.56% (votes for as printed: 19,993,908). Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 20 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 652,500 + equity 879,936 + all other 0 = 1,532,436, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,532,436 |
| 21 | Johnson Outdoors (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-09 | 0001140361-26-000787 | CEO total compensation as printed in Johnson Outdoors's own proxy. As printed: 2,767,128. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 251468–251478 |