Ethan Allen Interiors Executive Compensation (FY26)
ETD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ M. Farooq Kathwari | Latest say-on-pay support = November 5, 2025 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — M. Farooq Kathwari: $3,833,334 → $3,253,570 (15.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.7% → 94.0% (4.7 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 92:1 → 77:1 (16.3% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ethan Allen Interiors' chief executive and what were they paid?
M. Farooq Kathwari was paid $3,253,570 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Kathwari's total moved 15.1% lower from the $3,833,334 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Ethan Allen Interiors' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 5, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ethan Allen Interiors' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Arhaus, Inc., Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., Culp, Inc., Flexsteel Industries, Inc. and Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., among others.
What is Ethan Allen Interiors' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 77:1, against median employee compensation of $42,128.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farooq Kathwari Chairman of the Board, President and Principal Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Franks Executive Vice President, Retail Network & Business Development | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McNulty Senior Vice President, Treasurer & Principal Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Corey Whitely Former Executive Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Koster Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ashley Fothergill Senior Vice President, Merchandising | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farooq Kathwari Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Phillips Executive Vice President, Retail Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McNulty Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farooq Kathwari Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Phillips Executive Vice President, Retail Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Franks Executive Vice President, Retail Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McNulty Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rebecca Thompson Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Product Development | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farooq Kathwari Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Phillips Executive Vice President, Retail Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McNulty Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rebecca Thompson Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Product Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Diefenbach Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Deifenbach Senior Vice President, Business Development | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Catherine Plaisted Senior Vice President, Marketing | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Farooq Kathwari Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Phillips Executive Vice President, Retail Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McNulty Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Diefenbach Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephanie Durgee Senior Vice President, Merchandising | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Phillips | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| M. Farooq Kathwari | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matthew J. McNulty | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Rebecca Thompson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Farooq Kathwari | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Amy Phillips | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Matthew McNulty | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cynthia Ekberg Tsai | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
David M. Sable Lead independent director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Maria Eugenia Casar | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tara I. Stacom | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
John J. Dooner Jr | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
M. Farooq Kathwari served on the board in fiscal 2026 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Options.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Arhaus, Inc. ARHS
- Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. BSET
- Culp, Inc. CULP
- Flexsteel Industries, Inc. FLXS
- Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. HVT
- HNI Corporation HNI
- Hooker Furniture Corporation symbol not shown
- La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB
- MillerKnoll, Inc. MLKN
- Purple Innovation, Inc. PRPL
- The Lovesac Co. LOVE
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | November 5, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 6, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | November 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | November 9, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | November 30, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | November 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | November 13, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | November 14, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | November 15, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | November 16, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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- M. Farooq Kathwari (Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2026 total compensation $3,253,570 (base salary $1,150,050) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001539497-26-002587, filed 2026-09-24]What this page does not include
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Documents cited
- 0001539497-26-002587Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-25-033364Proposal 2: Approve, through a non-binding advisory vote, the fiscal 2025 compensation awarded to the Company ’ s named executive officers .
- 0001104659-25-093869Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-24-033641Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-24-103720Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-23-031309Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-22-026912Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-22-103721Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-21-027825Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-20-023835
- 0001437749-19-023058
- 0001437749-18-021008Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-17-019517Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-16-042407Item 5 .0 7 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
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@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}
}