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Green Brick Partners Executive Compensation (FY25)

GRBK · Plano, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Brickman
Median of the other named officers
$1,931,938
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 1, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 1, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — James Brickman: $8,175,587 → $13,400,745 (63.9% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 62:1 → 122:1 (96.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Green Brick Partners' chief executive and what were they paid?
James Brickman was paid $13,400,745 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $8,175,587 reported for fiscal 2024, Brickman's total was 63.9% higher.
What was Green Brick Partners' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 1, 2026.
Which companies are in Green Brick Partners' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Dream Finders Homes, KB Homes, LGI Homes, M/I Homes and Tri-Pointe Homes. The additional disclosed peer group includes KB Homes, LGI Homes and Tri-Pointe Homes. Companies named in the Below-the-Line Comparators include D.R. Horton, Lennar Corp. and PulteGroup.
What is Green Brick Partners' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 122:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $109,850.

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
James Brickman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jed Dolson
Chief Operating Officer, EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Costello
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neal Suit
EVP, General Counsel, & Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Brickman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jed Dolson
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Costello
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neal Suit
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Brickman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jed Dolson
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Costello
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neal Suit
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Brickman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jed Dolson
President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neal Suit
EVP, General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffery Cox
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bobby Samuel III
EVP, Land
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Costello
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇————◇
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
Bobby L. Samuel IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Bobby L. Samuel IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James R. BrickmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James R. BrickmanRSU◇——◇——◇
James R. BrickmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jed DolsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jed DolsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jed DolsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffery CoxRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffery CoxRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffery CoxPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Neal SuitRSU◇——◇——◇
Neal SuitRSU◇——◇——◇
Neal SuitPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard A. CostelloRSU◇——◇——◇
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
James BrickmanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jed DolsonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffery CoxRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bobby Samuel IIIRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Neal SuitPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Bobby Samuel III
Executive Vice President · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
James Brickman
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Jed Dolson
President, Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2024 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Jeffery Cox
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Neal Suit
EVP, General Counsel · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Richard Costello
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Elizabeth K. Blake
—◇————◇
Kathleen Olsen
◇◇————◇
Richard S. Press
—◇————◇
Lila Manassa Murphy
—◇————◇
Harry Brandler
—◇————◇
David Einhorn
◇—————◇
James R. Brickman 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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Dream Finders Homes DFH
  • KB Homes KBH
  • LGI Homes LGIH
  • M/I Homes MHO
  • Tri-Pointe Homes TPH
Additional disclosed peer group
  • KB Homes symbol not shown
  • LGI Homes LGIH
  • Tri-Pointe Homes TPH
Below-the-Line Comparators
  • D.R. Horton DHI
  • Lennar Corp. LEN
  • PulteGroup PHM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025July 1, 2026=◇◇◇
2022June 13, 2023=◇◇◇
2019June 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 25, 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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5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-046536
  2. 0001628280-26-037542
    CEO PAY RATIO · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-23-130603
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001104659-24-054079
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001373670-25-000052
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001373670-23-000044
  7. 0001373670-20-000047
  8. 0001626129-17-000388
  9. 0001626129-16-000622
  10. 0001373670-24-000008
    EX-10.8
  11. 0001628280-26-011798
    Employment Agreement
  12. 0001628280-25-047118
    EX-10.9
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Peers Green Brick Partners discloses

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

Dream Finders HomesKB HomesLGI HomesM/I HomesD.R. HortonLennar Corp.PulteGroup

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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}
}
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