Powerfleet Executive Compensation (FY26)
AIOT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2026
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New filing — September 16, 2026, data updatedData as of September 16, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 16, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Steve Towe: $12,881,137 → $2,134,829 (83.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 73.4% → 97.9% (24.5 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Powerfleet's chief executive and what were they paid?
Steve Towe, Chief Executive Officer, received $2,134,829 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Towe's total moved 83.4% lower from the $12,881,137 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Powerfleet's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 16, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Powerfleet's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names A10 Networks, Inc., Arlo Technologies, Inc., BlackBerry Ltd, Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. and Digi International Inc., among others.
What is Powerfleet's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 81:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $26,225.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Towe Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Wilson Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Towe Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Wilson Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Towe Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Wilson Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Melissa Ingram Chief Corporate Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Towe Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Wilson Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Melissa Ingram Chief Corporate Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Powell Chief Innovation Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wilson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Wilson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Melissa Ingram | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Melissa Ingram | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Powell | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Powell | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steve Towe | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Steve Towe | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Towe | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Wilson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Melissa Ingram | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Powell | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Brodsky Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael McConnell | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ian Jacobs | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrew Martin and Steve Towe served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN
- Arlo Technologies, Inc. ARLO
- BlackBerry Ltd BB
- Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. CCSI
- Digi International Inc. DGII
- E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. ETWO
- Globalstar, Inc. GSAT
- Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM
- Kinaxis Inc. symbol not shown
- Lantronix Inc. LTRX
- MeridianLink, Inc. MLNK
- Mitek Systems Inc. MITK
- N-able, Inc. NABL
- OneSpan Inc. OSPN
- Porch Group, Inc. PRCH
- Rimini Street, Inc. RMNI
- SEMrush Holdings, Inc. SEMR
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | September 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | September 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | September 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | July 20, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | July 19, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | July 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | July 9, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Powerfleet disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Powerfleet sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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181 figures on this page: 173 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
173 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001493152-26-042928Proposal No. 4: Approval of an Amendment to the Powerfleet, Inc.
- 0001493152-26-035236CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
- 0001493152-25-013706448,571 149,371 47,592 — 3. The stockholders approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation.
- 0001641172-25-021438Non-Employee Directors · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001493152-24-036868
- 0001493152-24-030765Summary Compensation Table
- 0001493152-23-025572
- 0001493152-22-019931
- 0001493152-21-017445
- 0001493152-20-012966
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Peers Powerfleet discloses
The companies named in AIOT's own disclosed peer group.
A10 Networks, Inc.Arlo Technologies, Inc.BlackBerry LtdConsensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.Digi International Inc.E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.Globalstar, Inc.Iridium Communications Inc.Lantronix Inc.MeridianLink, Inc.Mitek Systems Inc.N-able, Inc.OneSpan Inc.Porch Group, Inc.Rimini Street, Inc.SEMrush Holdings, Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}