Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

John B. Dicus, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in fiscal 2025, up 31% from $1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 29:1, on median employee pay of $45,587.

Filed
December 18, 2025
Annual meeting
January 27, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.3M+31% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
29:1median $45,587
CEO Target Bonus
$274,320Target under Short Term Performance Plan
CEO Maximum Bonus
$457,200Maximum under Short Term Performance Plan
Net Income
$68.0MFiscal 2025 net income
Basic EPS
$0.52Fiscal 2025 earnings per share

How Dicus was paid

$1.3M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary60%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation9%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John B. DicusChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$1,324,805
Kent G. TownsendExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$625,981
Rick C. JacksonExecutive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer$515,135
Natalie G. HaagExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$474,871
Anthony S. BarryExecutive Vice President and Chief Corporate Services Officer$443,549

What changed and why

  • $1.3MCEO total compensation increased to $1,324,805 in fiscal 2025 compared to $1,014,121 in fiscal 2024.
  • Cash bonuses were awarded under the Short Term Performance Plan based on financial performance.
  • Named executive officers participated in the Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan by deferring portions of their bonuses into phantom stock units.
  • Change in control severance agreements provide protections equivalent to 2.99 times average annual 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.