Equity Bancshares (EQBK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brad S. Elliott, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $3.1M in 2025, up 4% from $3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 62:1, on median employee pay of $49,763.

Filed
March 12, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.1M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
62:1median $49,763
CEO pay in equity
31%$944,656 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
65%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$3,073,975Fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
62:1Compared to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$49,763Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
65.4%Prior year support

How Elliott 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.

Salary28%Stock awards22%Option awards9%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation14%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brad S. ElliottChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$3,073,975
Chris M. NavratilExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,010,891
Julie A. HuberExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$1,008,704
Gregory H. KossoverExecutive Vice President and Director$1,029,519
Richard A. SemsChief Executive Officer, Equity Bank$1,828,773

What changed and why

  • $3.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation rose to $3,073,975 from $2,958,274 in the prior year.
  • Named executive officers received compensation through base salary, performance-based annual cash incentives, and long-term equity awards.
  • Long-term equity incentives included Restricted Stock Units with three-year ratable vesting and Performance Share Units with three-year cliff vesting.
  • 65.4%Say-on-pay advisory proposal at the 2025 annual meeting received approximately 65.4% support from voting stockholders.
  • Change-in-control arrangements require a double trigger including both a change in control and qualifying termination.

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.