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I3 Verticals Executive Compensation (FY25)
IIIV · Nashville, TN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Gregory Daily | Latest say-on-pay support = March 3, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 3, 2026
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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 — Gregory Daily: $350,250 → $351,182 (0.3% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is I3 Verticals' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Gregory Daily, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, came to $351,182 in fiscal 2025. Daily's total was 0.3% higher than the $350,250 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was I3 Verticals' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.3% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held March 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in I3 Verticals' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Maple and Stanford.
What is I3 Verticals' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 4.4:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $80,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Stanford President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clay Whitson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Daily Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Stanford President | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clay Whitson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Christians Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Maple General Counsel Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Daily Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Stanford President | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoff Smith Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clay Whitson Chief Strategy Officer (Former Principal Financial Officer) Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Christians Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Maple General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Daily Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Christians Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rick Stanford President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clay Whitson Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoff Smith Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Daily Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Whitson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Geoff Smith | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Christians | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rick Stanford | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Christians | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2030 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/31/2029 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2032 | |
| Geoff Smith | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/6/2030 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/20/2028 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/22/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2030 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/22/2030 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| Rick Stanford | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2032 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/20/2028 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2030 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2031 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Clay Whitson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2033 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2030 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/11/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/13/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/20/2028 | |
| 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.
Clay Whitson
Chief Strategy Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Morgan Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Wilds | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy McKenna | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elizabeth Seigenthaler Courtney | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Harrison | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Decosta Jenkins | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Clay Whitson and Gregory Daily 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
- Maple CART
- Stanford symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 3, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | February 25, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | February 22, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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217 figures on this page: 214 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
214 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001728688-26-0000265,375 604 — 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
- 0001728688-26-000009CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
- 0001728688-25-000072952 8,144 — 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
- 0001728688-25-000006Summary Compensation Table
- 0001728688-24-000053
- 0001728688-24-000006Summary Compensation Table
- 0001728688-23-000009
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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}
}