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FirstCash Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

FCFS · Fort Worth, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 9, 2026
227 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Rick Wessel, Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $15,658,761 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Wessel's total moved 29.7% higher from the $12,069,657 reported for fiscal 2024, while for fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,131:1, against median employee compensation of $13,847. The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., Burlington Stores, Inc. and Credit Acceptance Corporation, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Rick Wessel
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 9, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Rick Wessel: $12,069,657 → $15,658,761 (29.7% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 1,041:1 → 1,131:1 (8.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is FirstCash Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Rick Wessel, Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $15,658,761 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Wessel's total moved 29.7% higher from the $12,069,657 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was FirstCash Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in FirstCash Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., Advance Auto Parts, Inc., Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., Burlington Stores, Inc. and Credit Acceptance Corporation, among others.
What is FirstCash Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,131:1, against median employee compensation of $13,847.

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
Rick Wessel
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
T. Brent Stuart
President Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Douglas Orr
EVP Chief Financial Officer Secretary Treasurer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Raul Ramos
SVP – Latin American Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Wessel
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
T. Brent Stuart
President Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Douglas Orr
EVP Chief Financial Officer Secretary Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raul Ramos
SVP – Latin American Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Wessel
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
T. Brent Stuart
President Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
R. Douglas Orr
EVP Chief Financial Officer Secretary Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raul Ramos
SVP – Latin American Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Wessel
Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
T. Brent Stuart
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
R. Douglas Orr
EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Howard Hambleton
AFF President
◇—◇—◇——◇
Raul Ramos
SVP – Latin American Operations
◇◇◇————◇
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
Howard HambletonRSU◇——◇——◇
Howard HambletonPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
R. Douglas OrrRSU◇——◇——◇
R. Douglas OrrPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Raul RamosRSU◇——◇——◇
Rick WesselRSU◇——◇——◇
Rick WesselPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
T. Brent StuartRSU◇——◇——◇
T. Brent StuartPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
T. Brent StuartRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Raul RamosRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Rick WesselPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
R. Douglas OrrRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Howard HambletonPSU◇◇——
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel R. Feehan
Board chair
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Mikel D. Faulkner
Lead independent director
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Daniel E. Berce
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James H. Graves
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Randel G. Owen
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Paula K. Garrett
◇◇————◇
Marthea Davis
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Rick L. Wessel 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.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock Awards.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ASO
  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc. AAP
  • Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. BFH
  • Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation CACC
  • Enova International, Inc. ENVA
  • EZCORP, Inc. EZPW
  • Five Below, Inc. FIVE
  • Foot Locker, Inc. FL
  • Green Dot Corporation GDOT
  • H&R Block, Inc. HRB
  • OneMain Holdings, Inc. OMF
  • PROG Holdings, Inc. PRG
  • Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. SBH
  • Signet Jewelers Limited SIG
  • SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
  • The Western Union Company WU
  • Upbound Group, Inc. UPBD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 4, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 11, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 8, 2017=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
227 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
217 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000840489-26-000073
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001104659-26-049885
    CEO Pay Ratio · Corporate Governance, Board Matters And Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0000840489-25-000071
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0000840489-25-000055
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000840489-24-000098
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000840489-24-000082
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000840489-23-000068
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000840489-23-000052
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000840489-22-000056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000840489-21-000056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000840489-20-000045
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000840489-19-000054
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000840489-18-000062
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000840489-17-000063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers FirstCash Holdings discloses

The companies named in FCFS's own disclosed peer group.

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.Credit Acceptance CorporationEnova International, Inc.Green Dot CorporationSoFi Technologies, Inc.The Western Union Company

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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}
}
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