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Capitol Federal Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
CFFN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): January 29, 2026
120 figures on this page: 109 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for John Dicus, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,324,805 in fiscal 2025, and Dicus' total moved 30.6% higher from the $1,014,121 reported for fiscal 2024. Separately, the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 29.1:1, against median employee compensation of $45,587. Meanwhile, the say-on-pay proposal drew 88.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held January 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025, and the disclosed peer group includes BancFirst, Community Bank System, Equity Bancshares, Inc., First Busey Corporation and Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., 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 — John Dicus: $1,014,121 → $1,324,805 (30.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.7% → 88.6% (6.1 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Capitol Federal Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for John Dicus, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,324,805 in fiscal 2025. Dicus' total moved 30.6% higher from the $1,014,121 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Capitol Federal Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 88.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held January 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Capitol Federal Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes BancFirst, Community Bank System, Equity Bancshares, Inc., First Busey Corporation and Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., among others.
What is Capitol Federal Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 29.1:1, against median employee compensation of $45,587.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent Townsend Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rick Jackson Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Dicus Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kent Townsend Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rick Jackson Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Natalie Haag Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Barry Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Services Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Dicus Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kent Townsend Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rick Jackson Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Natalie Haag Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Barry Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Services 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 2024
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Dicus | PSU | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rick C. Jackson | PSU | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dicus | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeffrey R. Thompson | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michel' Philipp Cole | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carlton A. Ricketts Lead independent director | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael T. McCoy, M.D | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James G. Morris | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey M. Johnson | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Morris J. Huey II | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John B. Dicus 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- BancFirst BANF
- Community Bank System CBU
- Equity Bancshares, Inc. EQBK
- First Busey Corporation BUSE
- Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. GSBC
- Horizon Bancorp HBNC
- National Bank Holdings NBHC
- Northwest Bancshares NWBI
- Park National Corporation PRK
- Provident Financial Services PFS
- Republic Bancorp RBCAA
- TFS Financial TFSL
- Washington Federal symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 27, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | January 28, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | January 23, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | January 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | January 25, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | January 26, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | January 28, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | January 22, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | January 23, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | January 24, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | January 26, 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Capitol Federal Financial disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Capitol Federal 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 IntelligenceAdviser 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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120 figures on this page: 109 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
109 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001490906-26-000006
- 0001490906-25-000039Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & · Outstanding Equity Awards at September 30, 2025 · PROPOSALELECTION OF DIRECTORS · and 1 more section
- 0001490906-25-000006
- 0001104659-24-130026Summary Compensation Table
- 0001490906-24-000006
- 0001490906-23-000006
- 0001490906-22-000006
- 0001490906-21-000023
- 0001490906-20-000026
- 0001490906-19-000020
- 0001490906-18-000020
- 0001490906-17-000018
- 0001490906-16-000086Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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APA
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}
}