John Holmes compensation by year
AAR Summary Compensation Table · all 11 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $456,250 | $463,500 | $564,600 | $750,000 | $801,101 | $780,655 | $925,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,082,000 | $1,115,000 |
| Bonus | $117,551 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| Stock awards | $375,000 | $2,528,000 | $1,022,540 | $1,125,306 | $1,300,212 | $0 | $8,302,428 | $2,737,486 | $3,272,152 | $4,031,923 | $4,637,894 |
| Option awards | $375,000 | $487,500 | $889,920 | $1,125,041 | $1,300,118 | $1,842,024 | $326,652 | $912,550 | $818,019 | $1,007,900 | $1,159,310 |
| Non-equity incentive | $517,949 | $788,381 | $1,044,510 | $0 | $1,113,750 | $1,413,000 | $1,554,000 | $1,370,000 | $2,242,800 | $1,324,368 | $2,408,400 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $633 | $662 | $692 | $723 | $756 | $790 | $827 | $864 | $222 | — | $0 |
| All other | $96,707 | $195,321 | $208,550 | $344,077 | $220,970 | $86,957 | $1,218,436 | $688,239 | $482,257 | $699,933 | $547,359 |
| Total | $1,939,090 | $4,463,364 | $3,730,812 | $3,345,147 | $4,736,907 | $4,123,426 | $12,327,343 | $6,709,139 | $7,865,450 | $8,146,124 | $9,867,963 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AAR CORP DEF 14A filed August 4, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-031078, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the AAR CORP filed document, accession 0001140361-26-031078. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed August 4, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 131,015 | $14,754,909 | — |
| RSU | 43,675 | $4,918,679 | — |
| Option | 40,380 | — | $79.45 |
| Option | 10,774 | — | $58.27 |
| Option | 26,340 | — | $67.02 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in AAR CORP's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2026 proxy (filed August 4, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Sale | — | 35,000 | $97.41 | 406,362 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
AAR’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Holmes · this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $9,867,963 |
| Christopher Jessup | Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | $3,212,128 |
| Jessica Garascia | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | $2,300,985 |
| Sarah Flanagan | Vice President, Financial Operations and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $2,057,964 |
| Sean Gillen | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,869,369 |
| Eric Pachapa | Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | $1,709,981 |
| Dylan Wolin | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,518,033 |
Board service
AAR board · FY2023–FY2026How this board is paid
Company policy: AAR pays directors a $95,000 cash retainer and $135,000 in Restricted Stock. As stated in AAR's FY2026 proxy.
Committees
Executive (Chair)
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