DILLARD'S Executive Compensation (FY23)
DDS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 only
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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 1, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DILLARD'S' chief executive and what were they paid?
William Dillard II was paid $8,319,600 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2023.
What was DILLARD'S' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.7% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026.
Which companies are in DILLARD'S' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Abercrombie & Fitch Co., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Nordstrom, Inc., Shoe Carnival, Inc. and Starbucks Corporation, among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Dillard President | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
William Dillard II Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Drue Matheny Executive Vice President | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Mike Dillard Executive Vice President | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Chris Johnson Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Phillip Watts Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Watts | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Chris Johnson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Drue Matheny | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Mike Dillard | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| William Dillard II | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reynie Rutledge | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert C. Connor | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James I. Freeman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rob C. Holmes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Warren A. Stephens | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J.C. Watts Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
H. Lee Hastings III | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nick White | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William E. (Chip) Connor II | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Denise Mahaffy, Alex Dillard, Mike Dillard, Drue Matheny and William Dillard II 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF
- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO
- Nordstrom, Inc. JWN
- Shoe Carnival, Inc. CCL
- Starbucks Corporation SBUX
- The Gap, Inc. GAP
- The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX
- Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA
- Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 20, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Peer benchmarking
Where DILLARD'S 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.
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74 figures on this page: 72 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
72 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000028917-26-000015
- 0001558370-25-004480
- 0001558370-24-004779
- 0000028917-23-000014
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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}
}