Orthopediatrics (KIDS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David R. Bailey, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.3M in 2025, down 9% from $3.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 32:1, on median employee pay of $102,800.

Filed
April 20, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.3M-9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
32:1median $102,800
CEO pay in equity
73%$2.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$3,331,481For fiscal 2025
CEO Base Salary
$550,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Stock Awards
$2,445,200Restricted share grants
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$322,281Performance bonus paid

How Bailey was paid

$3.3M 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.

Salary17%Stock awards73%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David R. BaileyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,331,481
Fred L. HiteChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$2,397,186
Gregory A. OdlePresident of Scoliosis$1,498,184
Daniel J. GerritzenExecutive Vice President (Legal), General Counsel, and Secretary$1,497,064
Joseph W. HauserPresident of Trauma, Deformity and OPSB$1,974,862

What changed and why

  • $3.3MDavid R. Bailey received total compensation of $3,331,481 in 2025 compared to $3,656,888 in 2024.
  • The CEO pay ratio was 32 to 1 for fiscal year 2025.
  • Stock awards represented the largest portion of executive compensation.
  • Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Free Cash Flow were identified as the most important performance measures.
  • 96%Stockholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with approximately 96% support.

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.