Winnebago Industries (WGO) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Michael J. Happe, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9M in fiscal 2025, up 25% from $7.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 112:1, on median employee pay of $80,661.

Filed
November 4, 2025
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9M+25% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
112:1median $80,661
CEO pay in equity
79%$7.1M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$8,999,898Increase from prior year
CEO-to-Median Pay Ratio
112:1Based on median pay of $80,661
Debt Reduction
$159MAchieved in fiscal 2025
Share Repurchases
$50MExecuted in fiscal 2025

How Happe was paid

$9M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards69%Option awards10%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael J. HappePresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,999,898
Bryan L. HughesSenior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer$2,701,132
Donald J. ClarkGroup President – Towable RV Segment$4,781,872
Casey J. TubmanGroup President – Newmar and Winnebago Motorized$2,392,859
Stacy L. BogartSenior Vice President – Chief Legal Officer$2,016,123

What changed and why

  • $9MMichael J. Happe received a total compensation of $8,999,898 in fiscal 2025.
  • $80,661The ratio of the CEO to median employee pay was 112 to 1 based on median employee pay of $80,661.
  • $159MThe company reduced its debt by roughly $159 million in fiscal 2025.
  • $3.9MTotal community support of $3.9 million was provided by the company, employees, and foundation.

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.