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BigBear.ai Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
BBAI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Kevin McAleenan | Latest say-on-pay support = June 9, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 28, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 12, 2026
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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 — Kevin McAleenan: $1,607,860 → $6,597,191
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is BigBear.ai Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Kevin McAleenan was paid $6,597,191 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,607,860 reported for fiscal 2024, McAleenan's total was up.
What was BigBear.ai Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 90.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in BigBear.ai Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aware, Inc., C3.ai, Inc., Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., Palantir Technologies, Inc. and Redwire Corporation, among others.
What is BigBear.ai Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 34:1, against median employee compensation of $195,680.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Brothers Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Samuel Gordy Former Chief Operating Officer and President, Federal Sector Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joshua Kinley Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffry Dyer Former President and General Manager, Commercial Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julie Peffer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amanda Long Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amanda Long Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin McAleenan Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin McAleenan Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Ricker Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julie Peffer Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amanda Long Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Carolyn Blankenship General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Blankenship | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Carolyn Blankenship | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Carolyn Blankenship | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julie Peffer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Julie Peffer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Julie Peffer | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kevin McAleenan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin McAleenan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin McAleenan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin McAleenan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sean Ricker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Ricker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Ricker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sean Ricker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Ricker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McAleenan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/15/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sean Ricker | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/23/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/7/2031 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Carolyn Blankenship | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/23/2033 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Cannito Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Fulchino | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dorothy D. Hayes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sean Battle | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kirk Konert | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela Braden | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey Hart | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anthony Evangelista | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin McAleenan 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aware, Inc. AWRE
- C3.ai, Inc. AI
- Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. EVLV
- Palantir Technologies, Inc. PLTR
- Redwire Corporation RDW
- SoundHound AI SOUN
- Unity Software Inc. U
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 9, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-269639Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s name
- 0001836981-26-000028Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
- 0001628280-23-019598
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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}
}