Generac Holdings (GNRC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Aaron Jagdfeld, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.8M in 2025, down 5% from $9.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 122:1, on median employee pay of $72,040.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.8M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
122:1median $72,040
CEO pay in equity
79%$7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,100,000Rate at end of fiscal 2025
CEO Target Bonus
$1,485,000135% of base salary
Adjusted EBITDA
$715.5MFinancial performance metric
Say-on-Pay Support
96%Prior year approval rate

How Jagdfeld was paid

$8.8M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards60%Option awards20%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Aaron JagdfeldChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$8,809,765
York RagenChief Financial Officer$2,321,707
Norman TaffePresident, Generac Home$1,866,765
Erik WildePresident, Domestic C&I$1,844,163
Raj KanuruExecutive VP, General Counsel & Secretary$1,648,770

What changed and why

  • $8.8MCEO total compensation decreased to $8,809,765 in fiscal 2025 from $9,297,966 in fiscal 2024.
  • Long-term incentive award values were transitioned to a fixed dollar framework.
  • 50%Business group bonus plan weighting was revised to 50% business group and 50% consolidated company results.
  • 96%Stockholders approved executive compensation with over 96% support at the prior annual meeting.

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.