Capital Southwest (CSWC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael S. Sarner, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.8M in 2026, up 11% from $3.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 15:1, on median employee pay of $255,447.

Filed
May 27, 2026
Annual meeting
July 22, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.8M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
15:1median $255,447
CEO pay in equity
45%$1.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
77%of votes cast
CEO compensation actually paid
$3,787,769Fiscal 2026 pay-versus-performance table
Average non-CEO NEO total
$2,615,916Summary Compensation Table average
CEO restricted stock grant
$1,708,000Granted June 9, 2025
CEO vested stock value
$1,157,821Value realized in fiscal 2026

How Sarner was paid

$3.8M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Bonus29%Stock awards45%All other compensation12%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael S. SarnerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,791,870
Chris T. RehbergerChief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer$2,171,064
Joshua S. WeinsteinChief Investment Officer$3,060,767

What changed and why

  • $3.8M$3,791,870 CEO total compensation increased from $3,424,639 in fiscal 2025.
  • $1.7M$1,708,000 CEO restricted stock award was granted on June 9, 2025.
  • $1.2M$1,157,821 CEO value was realized from restricted stock vesting during fiscal 2026.
  • 1940 Act restrictions prevent formulaic financial performance goals for incentive compensation and equity awards.
  • 77.3%77.3% of votes cast supported fiscal 2025 executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Four-year graded vesting applies to fiscal 2026 restricted stock awards, subject to continued employment.

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.