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The Geo Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

GEO · Boca Raton, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 4, 2026
196 figures on this page: 185 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for George Zoley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,996,950 in fiscal 2025, and Zoley's total moved 132.6% higher from the $6,448,667 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 71.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names ACCO Brands Corporation, Brady Corporation, Bright View Holdings, Inc., Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and CoreCivic, Inc., among others. The company reported 5 named executive officers for fiscal 2025.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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George Zoley
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 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 — George Zoley: $6,448,667 → $14,996,950 (132.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 71.6% (26.6 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 107.3:1 → 59:1 (45.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is The Geo Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for George Zoley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,996,950 in fiscal 2025. Zoley's total moved 132.6% higher from the $6,448,667 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was The Geo Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 71.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in The Geo Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ACCO Brands Corporation, Brady Corporation, Bright View Holdings, Inc., Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and CoreCivic, Inc., among others.
What is The Geo Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 59:1, against median employee compensation of $55,128.

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
Brian Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Black
Senior Vice President President Secure Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Zoley
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Black
Senior Vice President President Secure Services
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Zoley
Executive Chairman & Founder
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Wayne Calabrese
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Suchinski
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Black
Senior Vice President, President Secure Services
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Shayn March
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Zoley
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
J. David Donahue
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Suchinski
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joe Negron
Former Senior Vice President, Legal Services, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Paul Laird
Senior Vice President, Secure Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
George C. ZoleyRSU◇——◇——◇
J. David DonahuePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Joe NegronPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark J. SuchinskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul LairdPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 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
Joe NegronRSU◇◇——
Mark SuchinskiRSU◇◇——
J. David DonahueRSU◇◇——
George ZoleyRSU◇◇——
Paul LairdRSU◇◇——
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
Jack Brewer
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Scott M. Kernan
◇◇————◇
Donna Arduin Kauranen
◇◇————◇
Lindsay L. Koren
◇◇————◇
Thomas C. Bartzokis
◇◇————◇
Julie Myers Wood
◇◇————◇
George C. Zoley 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual cash retainer ($255,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACCO Brands Corporation ACCO
  • Brady Corporation BRC
  • Bright View Holdings, Inc. BV
  • Casella Waste Systems, Inc. CWST
  • CoreCivic, Inc. CXW
  • Deluxe Corporation DLX
  • Driven Brands Holdings Inc. DRVN
  • Enviri Corporation NVRI
  • Healthcare Services Group, Inc. HCSG
  • HNI Corporation HNI
  • Interface, Inc. TILE
  • Matthews International Corporation MATW
  • MillerKnoll, Inc. MLKN
  • OPENLANE, Inc. OPLN
  • Pitney Bowes Inc. PBI
  • Steelcase Inc. SCS
  • Stericycle, Inc. SRCL
  • Surgery Partners, Inc. SGRY
  • The Brinks Company BCO
  • UniFirst Corporation UNF

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 3, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 27, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 27, 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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Citations

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196 figures on this page: 185 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
185 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-204018
  2. 0001193125-26-116014
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-112786
  4. 0001193125-25-059356
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001193125-24-135357
  6. 0001193125-24-074555
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001193125-23-135986
  8. 0001193125-23-073959
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0001193125-22-136849
  10. 0001193125-21-150222
  11. 0001193125-20-147436
  12. 0001193125-19-144315
  13. 0001193125-18-143556
  14. 0001193125-17-156274
  15. 0001193125-16-572859
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Real Estate rankings

Chief executive pay — Real EstateCEO pay ratio — Real EstateSay-on-pay support — Real Estate

Peers The Geo Group discloses

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

CoreCivic, Inc.

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
Cite this data
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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