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Ally Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)

ALLY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Rhodes
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 6, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Rhodes: $20,940,509 → $12,770,194 (39.0% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 179:1 → 106:1 (40.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ally Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer, received $12,770,194 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $20,940,509 reported for fiscal 2024, Rhodes' total was 39.0% lower.
What was Ally Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.0% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 6, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ally Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Capital One, Citizens Financial Group, Comerica, Discover and Fifth Third Bancorp, among others.
What is Ally Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 106:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $120,425.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey J. Brown
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Russell Hutchinson
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Timmerman
President, Dealer Financial Services
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael G. Rhodes
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey J. Brown
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Douglas Timmerman
Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, Dealer Financial Services
◇◇◇———◇◇
Russell Hutchinson
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Diane Morais
President, Consumer & Commercial Banking
◇◇◇———◇◇
Scott Stengel
Former General Counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jeffrey Brown
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer and Current Corporate Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jason Schugel
Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael G. Rhodes
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey J. Brown
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Diane Morais
Former President, Consumer & Commercial Banking
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Hope Mehlman
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Russell Hutchinson
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Douglas Timmerman
President, Dealer Financial Services and Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Stephanie Richard
Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kathleen Patterson
Chief Human Resources & Corporate Citizenship Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jason Schugel
Former Chief Risk Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Rhodes
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Russell Hutchinson
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Douglas Timmerman
President, Dealer Financial Services
◇◇◇———◇◇
William Hall
President, Corporate Finance
◇◇◇———◇◇
Stephanie Richard
Chief Risk 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Douglas R. TimmermanRSU◇——◇——◇
Douglas R. TimmermanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael G. RhodesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael G. RhodesRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell E. HutchinsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Russell E. HutchinsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephanie N. RichardRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephanie N. RichardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
William C. Hall JrRSU◇——◇——◇
William C. Hall JrPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Russell HutchinsonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael RhodesRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Douglas TimmermanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William HallRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stephanie RichardPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Franklin W. Hobbs
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Brian H. Sharples
◇◇————◇
Kim S. Fennebresque
◇◇————◇
William H. Cary
◇◇————◇
Thomas P. Gibbons
◇◇————◇
Mayree C. Clark
◇◇————◇
David Reilly
◇◇————◇
Marjorie Magner
◇◇————◇
Michelle J. Goldberg
◇◇————◇
Gunther T. Bright
◇◇————◇
Allan P. Merrill
◇◇————◇
Kenneth J. Bacon
◇—————◇
Michael G. Rhodes and Tracey D. Weber 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Director DSUs.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Capital One COF
  • Citizens Financial Group CFG
  • Comerica CMA
  • Discover DFS
  • Fifth Third Bancorp FITB
  • Huntington Bancshares HBAN
  • KeyCorp KEY
  • M&T Bank MTB
  • PNC Financial PNC
  • Regions Financial RF
  • Responses and Actions symbol not shown
  • Synchrony Financial SYF
  • Truist Financial TFC
  • U.S. Bancorp USB
  • Zions Bancorporation ZION

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 6, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 28, 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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308 figures on this page: 301 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
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7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000040729-26-000011
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-113819
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000040729-25-000013
  4. 0001193125-25-059841
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000040729-24-000014
  6. 0001193125-24-088480
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000040729-23-000016
  8. 0001193125-23-075751
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000040729-22-000013
  10. 0000040729-21-000015
  11. 0000040729-20-000012
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Peers Ally Financial discloses

The companies named in ALLY's own disclosed peer group.

Capital OneCitizens Financial GroupComericaDiscoverFifth Third BancorpHuntington BancsharesKeyCorpM&T BankPNC FinancialRegions FinancialSynchrony FinancialTruist FinancialU.S. BancorpZions Bancorporation

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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
BibTeX
@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}
}
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