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EverQuote Executive Compensation (FY25)
EVER · Cambridge, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 23, 2026
258 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Jayme Mendal, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,209,231 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Mendal's total moved 60.8% higher from the $5,725,903 reported for fiscal 2024. Separately, the say-on-pay proposal drew 96.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 6, 2024 for fiscal 2023. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Cardlytics, CarGurus, Dave, Hippo Holdings and Lemonade, among others, while for fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
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 — Jayme Mendal: $5,725,903 → $9,209,231 (60.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is EverQuote's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jayme Mendal, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,209,231 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Mendal's total moved 60.8% higher from the $5,725,903 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was EverQuote's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 6, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in EverQuote's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Cardlytics, CarGurus, Dave, Hippo Holdings and Lemonade, among others.
What is EverQuote's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 75:1, against median employee compensation of $122,786.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayme Mendal President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Wagner Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Mason General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Brainard Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayme Mendal President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Brncic General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Brainard Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayme Mendal President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sanborn Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Brainard Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jayme Mendal President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Sanborn Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Brainard Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Brncic Former General Counsel and Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jon Ayotte Chief 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brainard | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Brainard | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Brainard | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jayme Mendal | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jayme Mendal | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jayme Mendal | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jon Ayotte | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jon Ayotte | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jon Ayotte | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Sanborn | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Sanborn | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Sanborn | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brncic | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brncic | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brncic | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brainard | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Joseph Sanborn | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Jayme Mendal | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jon Ayotte | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Neble | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Deninger | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mira Wilczek | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Shields | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sanju Bansal | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Blundin and Jayme Mendal 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Cardlytics CDLX
- CarGurus CARG
- Dave DAVE
- Hippo Holdings HIPO
- Lemonade LMND
- LendingTree TREE
- MediaAlpha MAX
- MoneyLion ML
- NerdWallet NRDS
- Nextdoor Holdings NXDR
- OneSpan OSPN
- PubMatic PUBM
- QuinStreet QNST
- Root ROOT
- SelectQuote SLQT
- TechTarget TTGT
- The RealReal symbol not shown
- Yext YEXT
- ZipRecruiter ZIP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 6, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 10, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 EverQuote disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where EverQuote 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.
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258 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
256 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-173669DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-25-093504Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-071275Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-24-110178Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-127430Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-21-191156
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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}
}