National Beverage (FIZZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nick A. Caporella, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.8M in fiscal 2026, down 2% from $12M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 175:1, on median employee pay of $67,606.

Filed
August 28, 2026
Annual meeting
October 2, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$11.8M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
175:1median $67,606
President salary and bonus
$1,900,000Combined table column
President SEC total
$1,929,382Fiscal 2026
Non-PEO compensation actually paid
$1,347,102Average amount
Net income
$183,648 thousandPay-versus-performance table
Net sales
$1,180,552 thousandPay-versus-performance table

How Caporella was paid

$11.8M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

All other compensation100%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nick A. CaporellaChairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer$11,805,522
Joseph G. CaporellaPresident$1,929,382
George R. BrackenExecutive Vice President - Finance$1,043,943

What changed and why

  • $11.8M$11,805,522 was the CEO's 2026 compensation, compared with $12,013,539 in 2025.
  • $67,606175:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on $67,606 median pay.
  • $1.9M$1,900,000 was the President's combined 2026 salary and bonus; SEC total compensation was $1,929,382.
  • No equity or non-equity incentive plan awards were granted to executive officers in Fiscal 2026.
  • $59,250$59,250 and $47,400 were the reported option expenses for Joseph G. Caporella and George R. Bracken.
  • $183,648K$183,648 thousand was net income and $1,180,552 thousand was net sales in 2026.

Other National Beverage proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Nick A. Caporella paid $12M (+1% on the year), pay ratio 174:1.

    Filed Aug 26, 2025

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.