Winmark (WINA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brett D. Heffes, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors, was paid $2.1M in 2025, up 15% from $1.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 22:1, on median employee pay of $96,130.

Filed
March 4, 2026
Annual meeting
April 22, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$2.1M+15% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
22:1median $96,130
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$2,108,124For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
21.9:1Ratio to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$96,130Annual total compensation
Prior Say on Pay Support
94.8%Votes cast in favor

How Heffes was paid

$2.1M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brett D. HeffesChief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors$2,108,124
Anthony D. IshaugChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,395,529
Renae M. GaudetteChief Operating Officer$1,025,320
Lisa S. HakeChief Marketing Officer$360,934

What changed and why

  • $2.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $2,108,124 in fiscal 2025 from $1,832,143 in fiscal 2024.
  • $700KOption awards for the Chief Executive Officer were $699,963 in fiscal 2025.
  • 94.8%Advisory vote support for executive compensation was 94.8% at the prior annual meeting.
  • The ratio of the Chief Executive Officer pay to median employee pay was 21.9 to 1.
  • $75,000Chief Financial Officer bonus included a $75,000 discretionary bonus for executing the exit from the leasing business.

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.