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Home Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

HOMB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John W. Allison
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 23, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 17, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — John W. Allison: $6,166,326 → $7,221,420 (17.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 151.4:1 → 172.8:1 (14.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Home Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for John W. Allison, Chairman of the Board and CEO, came to $7,221,420 in fiscal 2025. Allison's total was 17.1% higher than the $6,166,326 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Home Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 95.8% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held April 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Home Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 172.8:1, against median employee compensation of $41,497.

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
John Allison
Chairman of the Board, CEO & President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Regional Mikel Williamson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tracy French
CEO & President of Centennial Bank
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Stephen Tipton
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin Hester
President & Chief Lending Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Brian Davis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Allison
Chairman of the Board and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Tracy French
Chairman of the Board of Centennial Bank
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Stephen Tipton
Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Centennial Bank
◇———◇—◇◇
Kevin Hester
President & Chief Lending Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Brian Davis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Allison
Chairman of the Board and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Stephen Tipton
Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Centennial Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Hester
President & Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tracy French
Chairman of the Board of Centennial Bank
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Davis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John W. Allison
Chairman of the Board and CEO
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Stephen Tipton
Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Centennial Bank
◇———◇—◇◇
Kevin D. Hester
President & Chief Lending Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Donna J. Townsell
Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian S. Davis
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Brian S. DavisRSU◇——◇——◇
Donna J. TownsellRSU◇——◇——◇
John W. AllisonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John W. AllisonRSU◇——◇——◇
John W. AllisonRSU◇——◇——◇
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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
J. TiptonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
John AllisonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brian DavisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Donna TownsellRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kevin HesterOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
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.
Brian S. Davis
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
Donna J. Townsell
Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Excise tax treatment◇
J. Stephen Tipton
Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Centennial Bank · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
John W. Allison
Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
Kevin D. Hester
President · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tracy M. French
—◇——◇◇◇
Thomas J. Longe
◇◇———◇◇
Jack E. Engelkes
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Jim Rankin, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Milburn Adams
◇◇———◇◇
Karen E. Garrett
◇◇———◇◇
Robert H. Adcock, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Larry W. Ross
◇◇———◇◇
Mike D. Beebe
◇◇———◇◇
James G. Hinkle
◇◇———◇◇
Alex R. Lieblong
◇◇———◇◇
J. Pat Hickman
◇◇———◇◇
John W. Allison II, Brian S. Davis and Donna J. Townsell 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 17, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 20, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 21, 2022=◇◇◇
2019April 16, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 18, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 19, 2018=◇◇◇
2015April 21, 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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277 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
268 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001331520-26-000092
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001331520-26-000055
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 4 more sections
  3. 0001331520-25-000099
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001331520-25-000090
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001331520-24-000118
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001331520-23-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001331520-23-000020
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001331520-22-000059
  9. 0001193125-20-214235
    Employment Agreement
  10. 0001193125-20-111733
  11. 0001193125-19-114400
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-125017
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-16-551902
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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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