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Newsmax (NMAX): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $913,539FY2024
- $894,101FY2025
CEO total pay was $894,101 in fiscal 2025, down from $913,539 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $400,750 · bonus $145,385 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
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Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryle Burnham | $358,250 | $73,684 | $0 | $613,672 | $0 | $0 | $31,219 | $1,076,825 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Christopher Ruddy | 400,750 | 145,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 347,966 | 894,101 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Andrew Brown | 182,692 | 0 | 0 | 92,051 | 0 | 0 | 9,135 | 283,878 |
| Chief Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryle Burnham | $1,076,825 | $489,453 | — | ↑ +587,372 |
| Christopher Ruddy | 894,101 | 913,539 | — | ↓ −19,438 |
| Andrew Brown | 283,878 | 209,103 | — | ↑ +74,775 |
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
For the 2025 fiscal year, our compensation program consisted primarily of the following elements: base salary, annual incentives, long-term incentives and benefit and perquisite programs.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Brown | RSU | 5,547 | — | $4 |
| Darryle Burnham | RSU | 22,190 | — | 16 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy G. BrinkerIndependent | $57,083 | $0 | $414,229 | $0 | $0 | $471,312 |
| R. Alexander AcostaIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) | 64,694 | 0 | 168,760 | 0 | 0 | 233,454 |
| Alex AcostaIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) | 64,694 | 0 | 168,760 | 0 | 0 | 233,454 |
| Christopher N. CoxIndependent | 57,083 | 0 | 107,393 | 0 | 0 | 164,476 |
| Paula J. DobrianskyIndependent · Audit | 46,063 | 0 | 107,568 | 0 | 0 | 153,631 |
| David GandlerIndependent | 27,106 | 0 | 107,084 | 0 | 0 | 134,190 |
| Christopher RuddyEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David A.R. EvansIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $175,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $316,723 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $316,723 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Newsmax as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NMAX
No companies currently name NMAX as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
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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 | Newsmax Inc. | 2025 | Christopher Ruddy | $400,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $894,101 |
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
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (14 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, Darryle Burnham. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 1,076,825. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Christopher Ruddy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 894,101. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Andrew Brown. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 283,878. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nancy G. Brinker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 471,312. View filing ↗
- Section 08, R. Alexander Acosta. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,454. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alex Acosta. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,454. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Christopher N. Cox. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 164,476. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Paula J. Dobriansky. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 153,631. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Gandler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 134,190. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Christopher Ruddy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David A.R. Evans. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. 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 316,723 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 316,723, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Newsmax Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Newsmax Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 894,101. View filing ↗