Kenneth Moelis compensation by year
Moelis Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Bonus | $2,900,000 | $2,700,000 | $3,475,000 | $0 | $4,800,000 | $5,100,000 | $30,000 | $30,500 | $50,000 | $250,000 |
| Stock awards | $4,025,228 | $3,371,625 | $4,907,200 | $4,716,727 | $4,648,523 | $8,829,314 | $18,784,112 | $7,438,446 | $7,160,263 | $34,505,821 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $13,757 | $13,183 | $18,328 | $0 | $25,643 | $29,645 | $9,150 | $9,900 | $10,745 | $12,475 |
| Total | $7,338,985 | $6,484,808 | $8,800,528 | $5,116,727 | $9,874,166 | $14,358,959 | $19,223,262 | $7,878,846 | $7,621,008 | $35,168,297 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Moelis & Co DEF 14A filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-193242, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Moelis & Co filed document, accession 0001193125-26-193242. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 30, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 962,647 | $66,172,338 | — |
| RSU | 529,106 | $36,370,730 | — |
| RSU | 39,205 | $2,694,923 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Moelis & Co's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 30, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 15,180 | — | 4,175,299 |
| 2026-10-30 | Exercise or conversion | — | 8 | — | 209,318 |
The 2 most recent of 2 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Moelis discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability | — | $39,065,653 | — | $39,065,653 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $39,065,653 | — | $39,065,653 |
| Death | — | $39,065,653 | — | $39,065,653 |
| Retirement | — | $9,123,035 | — | $9,123,035 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | — | $39,065,653 | — | $39,065,653 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $39,065,653 | — | $39,065,653 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Moelis & Co's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Moelis’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Navid Mahmoodzadegan | Chief Executive Officer | $42,846,376 |
| Kenneth Moelis · this page | Executive Chairman | $35,168,297 |
| Jeffrey Raich | Executive Vice Chairman | $3,884,333 |
| Katherine Pilcher Ciafone | Chief Operating Officer | $2,784,210 |
| Christopher Callesano | Chief Financial Officer | $1,258,186 |
| Joseph Simon | Former Chief Financial Officer | $862,298 |
Board service
Moelis board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Moelis pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $100,000 in RSUs. As stated in Moelis's FY2025 proxy.
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