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Credit Acceptance Executive Compensation (FY25)

CACC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Vinayak Hegde
Median of the other named officers
$1,266,378
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 23, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 10, 2026
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Chief executive of record: Kenneth Booth → Vinayak Hegde
CEO pay ratio: 12:1 → 641:1

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Credit Acceptance's chief executive and what were they paid?
Vinayak Hegde was paid $62,567,647 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025.
What was Credit Acceptance's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 83.2% support at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Credit Acceptance's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 641:1, against median employee compensation of $99,098.

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
Andrew Rostami
Chief Marketing and Product Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Ravi Mohan
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Wendy Rummler
Chief People Officer (f)
◇——◇——◇◇
Kenneth Booth
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—————◇◇
Arthur Smith
Chief Analytics Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Booth
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—————◇◇
Arthur Smith
Chief Analytics Officer
◇—————◇◇
Daniel Ulatowski
Chief Sales Officer
◇—————◇◇
Douglas Busk
Chief Treasury Officer
◇—————◇◇
Andrew Rostami
Chief Marketing and Product Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Ulatowski
Chief Sales Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Arthur Smith
Chief Analytics Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Jonathan Lum
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Jay Martin
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kenneth Booth
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vinayak Hegde
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth Booth
Former Chief Executive Officer and President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Douglas Busk
Former Chief Treasury Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Ravi Mohan
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Daniel Ulatowski
Former Chief Sales Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Arthur Smith
Former Chief Analytics Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Jay Martin
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Douglas W. BuskRSU◇——◇——◇
Kenneth S. BoothRSU◇——◇——◇
Vinayak R. HegdeRSU◇——◇——◇
Vinayak R. HegdeRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
Vinayak HegdeRSU◇◇——
Arthur SmithRSU◇◇——
Douglas BuskRSU◇◇——
Ravi MohanRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Daniel UlatowskiRSU◇◇——
Kenneth BoothRSU◇◇——
Jay MartinRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Vinayak Hegde
Chief Executive Officer and President · Severance agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean E. Quinn
◇◇————◇
Scott J. Vassalluzzo
◇◇————◇
Glenda J. Flanagan
◇◇————◇
Thomas N. Tryforos
Board chair · Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Vinayak R. Hegde 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◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 2, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2020July 21, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 7, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 9, 2016=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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177 figures on this page: 166 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
166 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000885550-26-000129
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000885550-26-000073
    2025 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PAY RATIO · 2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0000885550-25-000057
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000885550-25-000046
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000885550-24-000073
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000885550-24-000061
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000885550-23-000062
  8. 0000885550-23-000043
  9. 0000885550-22-000043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000885550-21-000087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000885550-20-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000885550-19-000042
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000885550-18-000042
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000885550-17-000039
  15. 0000885550-16-000118
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0000885550-26-000047
    Exhibit
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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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