Rocky Brands (RCKY) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jason Brooks, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in 2025, up 57% from $799,300 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 95:1, on median employee pay of $13,145.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.3M+57% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
95:1median $13,145
CEO pay in equity
18%$224,986 in awards
CEO Salary
$556,200Base salary for fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$435,525Earned for fiscal 2025 performance
Net Income
$22.3MFor fiscal 2025
Adjusted Operating Income
$44.0MCompany-Selected Measure for 2025

How Brooks was paid

$1.3M 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.

Salary44%Stock awards18%Non-equity incentive35%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jason BrooksChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$1,252,229
Thomas D. RobertsonChief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$990,558
Byron WorthamSVP of Georgia Boot & Durango Brands$568,505

What changed and why

  • $1.3MCEO total compensation increased to $1,252,229 in fiscal 2025 from $799,300 in fiscal 2024.
  • $1.4MCompensation actually paid to the CEO was $1,408,157 for fiscal 2025.
  • $13,145,The median employee annual total compensation was $13,145, resulting in a pay ratio of 95:1.
  • $22,274KNet income for fiscal 2025 was $22,274 thousand compared to $11,387 thousand in fiscal 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.