Mission Produce (AVO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen J. Barnard, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.1M in 2025, down 13% from $3.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 530:1, on median employee pay of $5,759.

Filed
February 24, 2026
Annual meeting
April 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.1M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
530:1median $5,759
CEO pay in equity
38%$1.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
79%of votes cast
Fiscal 2025 Revenues
$1.39B13% increase over fiscal 2024
Adjusted EBITDA
$110.8M3% increase over prior year
Cash Flow from Operations
$88.6MCompared to $93.4M in fiscal 2024
Say-on-Pay Support
79.14%Votes cast in favor

How Barnard was paid

$3.1M 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.

Salary27%Stock awards38%Non-equity incentive33%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen J. BarnardChief Executive Officer$3,050,746
John M. PawlowskiPresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,399,951
Bryan E. GilesChief Financial Officer$1,688,364
Joanne C. WuGeneral Counsel and Secretary$1,437,476
Juan A. WiesnerFormer President of Central and South America$670,352

What changed and why

  • $3.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation decreased to $3,050,746 in fiscal 2025 from $3,500,819 in fiscal 2024.
  • $1.39BRevenues reached a record $1.39 billion, representing a 13% increase compared to fiscal 2024.
  • $110.8MAdjusted EBITDA increased 3% to $110.8 million driven by higher gross profit.
  • 110.76%The company achieved 110.76% of target performance for Adjusted EBITDA under the annual cash incentive plan.
  • 79.14%Approximately 79.14% of votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay vote.

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.