Gentex (GNTX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Steve Downing, President and CEO, was paid $5.9M in 2025, up 24% from $4.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 102:1, on median employee pay of $58,562.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.9M+24% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
102:1median $58,562
CEO pay in equity
63%$3.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
110%Percentage of base salary at target
Pay Ratio
102:1CEO to median employee pay
Say on Pay Support
96%Prior year shareholder approval
Net Sales
$2,534,269KIn thousands

How Downing was paid

$5.9M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards63%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Steve DowningPresident and CEO$5,945,970
Neil BoehmVice President - Engineering and CTO$2,461,125
Kevin NashVice President - Finance, CFO and Treasurer$2,341,438
Matt ChiodoSenior Vice President - Sales and Chief Sales Officer$1,966,316
Scott RyanVice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,811,705

What changed and why

  • 10%Company sales increased 10% on a year-over-year basis including VOXX acquisition.
  • $5.9MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $5,945,970 in 2025.
  • 96%Last year advisory vote on executive compensation received 96% support.
  • Annual incentive plan metrics include revenue operating income and earnings per diluted share.

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.