XPEL (XPEL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ryan L. Pape, Chairman of the Board and President and CEO, was paid $2.7M in 2025, up 22% from $2.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 60:1, on median employee pay of $45,194.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$2.7M+22% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
60:1median $45,194
CEO pay in equity
56%$1.5M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$1,500,000Same as prior year
Median Employee Pay
$45,194For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
60:1Ratio for fiscal 2025
CFO Total Pay
$1,040,888For fiscal 2025
Common Stock Outstanding
27,561,035As of April 15, 2026

How Pape was paid

$2.7M 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.

Salary21%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive23%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ryan L. PapeChairman of the Board and President and CEO$2,691,721
Barry R. WoodSenior Vice President and CFO$1,040,888

What changed and why

  • $2.7MCEO total compensation increased to $2,691,721 in 2025 from $2,214,766 in 2024.
  • $1.5MStock awards for the CEO remained constant at $1,500,000.
  • $630KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO rose to $629,721.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was determined to be 60:1.
  • $45,194The median employee annual total compensation was $45,194.

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.