Dutch Bros (BROS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christine Barone, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $6.7M in 2025, up 34% from $5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 333:1, on median employee pay of $20,025.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$6.7M+34% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
333:1median $20,025
CEO pay in equity
59%$3.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
100%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Compensation
$6,668,231Reported in Summary Compensation Table
CEO Pay Ratio
333:1Ratio to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$20,025Shift Lead Broista
Say-on-Pay Support
99.5%Previous year support

How Barone was paid

$6.7M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards59%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Travis BoersmaCo-Founder and Executive Chairman$1,800,385
Christine BaroneChief Executive Officer and President$6,668,231
Joshua GuenserChief Financial Officer$3,030,711
Victoria TullettChief Legal Officer$1,670,243
Tana DavilaChief Marketing Officer$2,155,212
Sumi GhoshFormer President of Operations$1,903,236

What changed and why

  • $6.7MChristine Barone received total compensation of $6,668,231 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • The executive compensation program uses a combination of base salary, annual cash bonuses, and long-term equity incentives.
  • Long-term equity incentives consist of both time-based RSUs and performance-based PSUs.
  • 99.5%The 2025 say-on-pay proposal received 99.5 percent support from stockholders.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 333 to 1.

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.