Playboy (PLBY) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ben Kohn, Chief Executive Officer & President, was paid $3.7M in fiscal 2025, up 56% from $2.4M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.7M+56% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
52%$1.9M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
100%Of base salary
CEO Maximum Bonus
200%Of base salary

How Kohn was paid

$3.7M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary23%Bonus25%Stock awards52%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ben KohnChief Executive Officer & President$3,688,107
Marc CrossmanChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer$1,424,819
Chris RileyGeneral Counsel and Secretary$1,427,050

What changed and why

  • $3.7MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $3,688,107 for 2025 compared to $2,364,766 in 2024.
  • Annual bonuses were determined pursuant to 2025 performance criteria and paid in March 2026.
  • Stock awards granted in 2025 reflect aggregate grant date fair value of RSU awards calculated under FASB ASC Topic 718.
  • No performance-based cash bonuses were awarded to named executive officers for 2024.

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.