Root (ROOT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Alexander Timm, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, down 23% from $10.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 119:1, on median employee pay of $68,634.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$8.2M-23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
119:1median $68,634
CEO pay in equity
67%$5.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
150%Percentage of base salary
Annual Incentive Payout
150%Funded percentage of target
Say-on-Pay Approval
92%2025 annual meeting support
Gross Written Premium Growth
16%Increase compared to 2024

How Timm was paid

$8.2M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards67%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Alexander TimmChief Executive Officer$8,163,348
Megan BinkleyChief Financial Officer$3,682,861
Mahtiyar BonakdarpourPresident & Chief Technology Officer$5,085,676
Jonathan AllisonChief Administrative Officer$3,710,656

What changed and why

  • $8.2MAlexander Timm received total compensation of $8,163,348 in 2025, compared to $10,653,120 in 2024.
  • Long-term incentives for named executive officers were granted solely as Performance Share Units.
  • 150%The annual incentive program achieved a funding level of 150% of target based on performance.
  • 16%Policies in force increased by 16% in 2025 compared to the prior year.
  • The company achieved its second consecutive year of profitability in 2025.

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.