Aar (AIR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John M. Holmes, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.9M in fiscal Year 2026, up 21% from $8.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 131:1, on median employee pay of $75,447.

Filed
August 4, 2026
Annual meeting
September 23, 2026
Pay year
fiscal Year 2026
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$9.9M+21% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
131:1median $75,447
CEO pay in equity
59%$5.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$4,637,894Grant-date fair value
CEO option awards
$1,159,310Grant-date fair value
Performance stock metric
70%Adjusted income weighting
ROIC weighting
20%Three-year performance period

How Holmes was paid

$9.9M in total for fiscal Year 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Stock awards47%Option awards12%Non-equity incentive24%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John M. HolmesPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,867,963
Dylan Z. WolinSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,518,033
Jessica A. GarasciaSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary$2,300,985
Christopher A. JessupSenior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$3,212,128
Eric S. PachapaVice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer$1,709,981
Sean M. GillenFormer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,869,369
Sarah L. FlanaganVice President, Financial Operations and Former Interim Financial Officer$2,057,964

What changed and why

  • $9.9M$9,867,963: CEO total compensation increased from $8,146,124 in Fiscal Year 2025.
  • 3%3%: Base salaries increased for continuing named executive officers from Fiscal Year 2025.
  • 100%100%: Fiscal Year 2026 regular long-term incentive compensation was equity-based.
  • 80%80%: Annual cash bonuses were weighted to adjusted diluted earnings per share, with 20% for working capital turns.
  • $300K$300,000: Dylan Wolin received a sign-on bonus after joining on February 23, 2026.
  • 93.9%93.9%: Prior say-on-pay support led the Committee to make no program changes in response.

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About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.