World Acceptance (WRLD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

R Chad Prashad, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.7M in 2026, up 195% from $2.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 136:1, on median employee pay of $49,372.

Filed
July 22, 2026
Annual meeting
August 19, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.7M+195% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
136:1median $49,372
CEO pay in equity
85%$5.7M in awards
CEO compensation actually paid
$6,143,495Fiscal 2026
Average NEO total compensation
$2,543,437Excludes PEO
Turner service shares
6,000Granted February 2026
Turner performance shares
2,500EPS-based award
Turner annual base salary
$450,000Under employment agreement

How Prashad was paid

$6.7M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards85%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
R Chad PrashadFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$6,713,430
John L. Calmes, Jr.Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer and Treasurer$4,137,302
D. Clinton DyerFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Branch Operations Officer$2,377,746
Luke J. UmstetterSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary$2,802,699
J. Tobin TurnerExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (Current Principal Executive Officer)$2,961,396

What changed and why

  • $6.7M$6.7M was reported as CEO total compensation for fiscal 2026, up from $2.3M.
  • $5.7M$5.7M of CEO compensation was stock awards, including performance-based restricted stock.
  • $6.1M$6.1M was the CEO’s compensation actually paid for fiscal 2026.
  • $49,372$49,372 was median employee annual total compensation, producing a 136:1 CEO pay ratio.
  • $2.5M$2.5M was average Summary Compensation Table compensation for non-PEO named executives.
  • 6,000 service-based and 2,500 performance-based restricted shares were granted to incoming operating chief J. Tobin Turner.

Other World Acceptance proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    R Chad Prashad paid $2.3M (+136% on the year), pay ratio 53:1.

    Filed Jul 23, 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.