First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Frank B. Holding, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.2M in 2025, down 7% from $11M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 81:1, on median employee pay of $125,819.

Filed
March 23, 2026
Annual meeting
May 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.2M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
81:1median $125,819
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,040,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$8,696,250Includes LTIP and MPP awards
Total NEO Compensation
$31,530,322Combined total for 5 named executives
Median Employee Pay
$125,819Calculated using new median associate
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
81:1Based on 2025 total compensation

How Jr. was paid

$10.2M 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.

Salary10%Non-equity incentive85%Pension and deferred comp5%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Frank B. Holding, Jr.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$10,247,600
Craig L. NixChief Financial Officer$5,241,084
Hope H. BryantVice Chairwoman$6,330,988
Peter M. BristowPresident$6,291,650
Lorie K. RuppChief Risk Officer$3,419,000

What changed and why

  • $10.2MFrank B. Holding, Jr. received a total compensation of $10,247,600 for fiscal 2025, reflecting a decrease from the prior year.
  • Non-equity incentive plan compensation comprised the largest share of executive compensation through long-term incentive and merger performance plans.
  • The ratio of the CEO's annual total compensation to the median associate's compensation was 81:1 for fiscal 2025.
  • 98%Stockholders strongly supported the say-on-pay resolution at the prior annual meeting with over 98% voting in favor.

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.