Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stuart A. Rothstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, up 46% from $743,724 the year before.

Filed
May 29, 2026
Annual meeting
July 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$1.1M+46% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
100%$1.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CFO total compensation
$956,5392025 compensation expense
CFO stock awards
$345,464Grant-date fair value
CEO RSUs granted
109,452Granted December 30, 2025
CEO compensation actually paid
$1,378,103Pay-versus-performance table
CEO unvested RSUs
196,355At fiscal year-end

How Rothstein was paid

$1.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Stock awards100%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stuart A. RothsteinPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,085,764
Anastasia MironovaChief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary$956,539

What changed and why

  • $1.1M$1,085,764 was the CEO's 2025 total, compared with $743,724 in 2024.
  • $957K$956,539 was the CFO's 2025 total compensation expense, including $345,464 in stock awards.
  • 94.8%94.8% of votes cast approved named executive officer compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • $1.1M109,452 CEO restricted stock units were granted on December 30, 2025, with a $1,085,764 grant-date value.
  • 2025 restricted stock unit awards vest in installments on December 31 of 2026, 2027 and 2028.
  • The Compensation Committee does not use compensation actually paid to determine executive compensation.

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.