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Axos Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
AX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): November 14, 2025
229 figures on this page: 220 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Gregory Garrabrants, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,694,915 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $13,861,409 reported for fiscal 2024, Garrabrants' total was 15.6% lower. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 114:1, against median employee compensation of $102,287. The say-on-pay proposal drew 58.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held November 13, 2025 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Banc of California, Bank of Hawaii Corporation, Bank OZK, Community Financial System and CVB Financial Corp, among others.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Gregory Garrabrants: $13,861,409 → $11,694,915 (15.6% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 60.5% → 58.4% (2.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 145:1 → 114:1 (21.4% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Axos Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Gregory Garrabrants, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,694,915 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $13,861,409 reported for fiscal 2024, Garrabrants' total was 15.6% lower.
What was Axos Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 58.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held November 13, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Axos Financial's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Banc of California, Bank of Hawaii Corporation, Bank OZK, Community Financial System and CVB Financial Corp, among others.
What is Axos Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 114:1, against median employee compensation of $102,287.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Garrabrants President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raymond Matsumoto Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Constantine Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Derrick Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Park Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking and Treasury Management | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Garrabrants President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raymond Matsumoto Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Park Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking and Treasury Management | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Derrick Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Constantine Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Garrabrants President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Park President, Head of Commercial Bank | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Swanson President, Head of Consumer Bank | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Tolla Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Derrick Walsh Executive Vice President, Chief Financial 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Swanson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Swanson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Park | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Park | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Derrick K. Walsh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Derrick K. Walsh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gregory Garrabrants | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John Tolla | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John Tolla | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Walsh | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Brian Swanson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| David Park | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| John Tolla | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Gregory Garrabrants | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul J. Grinberg Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nicholas A. Mosich | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James J. Court | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Uzair Dada | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stefani D. Carter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sara Wardell-Smith | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James S. Argalas | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tamara N. Bohlig | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Roque A. Santi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward J. Ratinoff | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gregory Garrabrants 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.
Earlier years 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.
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 | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($220,000)
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Banc of California BANC
- Bank of Hawaii Corporation BOH
- Bank OZK OZK
- Community Financial System CBU
- CVB Financial Corp CVBF
- Eagle Bancorp EGBN
- First Financial Bankshares FFIN
- First Hawaiian FHB
- Green Dot GDOT
- Hilltop Holdings HTH
- Independent Bank INDB
- New York Community FLG
- Pacific Premier Bank OPB
- TFS Financial TFSL
- Trustmark TRMK
- United Community Banks UCB
- Western Alliance Bancorporation WAL
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | November 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 14, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | November 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | November 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | October 21, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | October 22, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | October 24, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | October 25, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | October 26, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 Axos Financial disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Axos Financial 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 IntelligenceSay-on-pay responsiveness
Axos Financial recorded a low support level. The responsiveness analysis covers what the company said it would do, what it did, and how that compares with the companies that recovered their vote.
Responsiveness analysisAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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Velarion IntelligenceCitations
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229 figures on this page: 220 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
220 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001299709-25-000191Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-25-000174ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · CEO Pay Ratio · Fiscal Year 2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
- 0001299709-24-000231Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-24-000193Summary Compensation Table
- 0001299709-23-000303Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-23-000261Summary Compensation Table
- 0001299709-22-000283Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-21-000263Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-20-000248Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-19-000176Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-18-000131Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299709-17-000106Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}