Clarus (CLAR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Warren B. Kanders, Executive Chairman, was paid $1.9M in 2025, down 39% from $3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 27:1, on median employee pay of $69,041.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$1.9M-39% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
27:1median $69,041
Pay Ratio
27:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$69,041Annual total compensation
CEO Salary
$606,923Base salary for 2025
CEO Bonus
$330,000Bonus earned for 2025
Total NEO Pay
$2,522,228Combined total for both NEOs

How Kanders was paid

$1.9M 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.

Salary32%Bonus18%Option awards46%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Warren B. KandersExecutive Chairman$1,870,105
Michael J. YatesChief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer$652,123

What changed and why

  • $3MCEO total compensation decreased from $3,042,662 in 2024 to $1,870,105 in 2025.
  • $607KWarren B. Kanders received a salary of $606,923 and a bonus of $330,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • $853KThe company granted option awards valued at $853,000 to the CEO in fiscal 2025.
  • The ratio of the CEO to median employee pay was 27 to 1.
  • $69,041The median employee annual total compensation for fiscal 2025 was $69,041.

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.