Universal Insurance Holdings (UVE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen J. Donaghy, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $5.2M in 2025, up 16% from $4.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 48:1, on median employee pay of $108,595.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$5.2M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
48:1median $108,595
CEO pay in equity
33%$1.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000Fixed per employment agreement
Diluted EPS
$6.32For fiscal 2025
Return on Average Common Equity
39.6%For fiscal 2025
Dividends Paid Per Share
$0.77Includes special dividend

How Donaghy was paid

$5.2M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards33%Non-equity incentive46%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen J. DonaghyChief Executive Officer and Director$5,240,829
Sean P. DownesExecutive Chairman$12,265,510
Frank C. WilcoxChief Financial Officer$1,358,823
Kimberly D. CamposChief Admin. Officer, Chief Information Officer and Director$712,416

What changed and why

  • $5.2MCEO total compensation increased to $5,240,829 in fiscal 2025 from $4,509,444 in fiscal 2024.
  • $2.1BDirect written premiums increased 3.4% to $2.1 billion during the 2025 fiscal year.
  • $1.6BTotal revenues increased 5.5% to $1.6 billion for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 94%Shareholders approved executive compensation with approximately 94% support at the prior annual meeting.

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.