Lear Executive Compensation (FY25)
LEA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 14, 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 — Raymond Scott: $17,441,535 → $18,889,998 (8.3% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Lear's chief executive and what were they paid?
Raymond Scott was paid $18,889,998 in total compensation as President and CEO for fiscal 2025. Scott's total was 8.3% higher than the $17,441,535 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Lear's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.1% support at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Lear's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adient plc, Aptiv PLC, BorgWarner Inc., Corning Incorporated and Cummins Inc., among others. The Relative TSR Peer Group names Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc., American Axle & Mfg. Holdings, Inc., Autoliv, Inc., Forvia SE and Gentex Corporation, among others.
What is Lear's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,209:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $15,619.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Scott President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Cardew Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Orsini Executive Vice President and President, Seating | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry Kemp Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Scott President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Orsini Executive Vice President and President, Seating | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Cardew Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry Kemp Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raymond Scott President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Orsini Executive Vice President and President, Seating | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Cardew Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Harry Kemp Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Roelli Senior Vice President and President, E-Systems | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Orsini | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Harry Kemp | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jason Cardew | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas Roelli | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Raymond Scott | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Scott | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jason Cardew | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nicholas Roelli | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Harry Kemp | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Frank Orsini | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg C. Smith Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julian G. Blissett | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bradley M. Halverson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Conrad L. Mallett Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patricia L. Lewis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan F. Foster | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mary Lou Jepsen | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathleen A. Ligocki | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Roger A. Krone | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rod A. Lache | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mei-Wei Cheng | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raymond E. Scott 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 | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x base annual cash retainer ($675,000)
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Adient plc ADNT
- Aptiv PLC APTV
- BorgWarner Inc. BWA
- Corning Incorporated GLW
- Cummins Inc. CMI
- Dana Incorporated DAN
- Deere & Company DE
- Eaton Corporation plc ETN
- Emerson Electric Co. EMR
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company GT
- Honeywell International Inc. HON
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX
- Magna International Inc. MGA
- PACCAR Inc. PCAR
- Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK
- TE Connectivity plc TEL
- Textron Inc. TXT
- Whirlpool Corporation WHR
Relative TSR Peer Group
- Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN
- American Axle & Mfg. Holdings, Inc. symbol not shown
- Autoliv, Inc. ALV
- Forvia SE FRVIA
- Gentex Corporation GNTX
- Gentherm Incorporated THRM
- LCI Industries LCII
- Modine Manufacturing Company MOD
- Phinia Inc. PHIN
- Standard Motor Products, Inc. SMP
- Valeo SA symbol not shown
- Visteon Corporation VC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 14, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 16, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 18, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 19, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 21, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 16, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 17, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 18, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 19, 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Lear disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Lear sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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185 figures on this page: 174 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
174 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000842162-26-000043
- 0000842162-26-0000232025 Director Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · and 2 more sections
- 0000842162-25-000049
- 0000842162-25-000029Summary Compensation Table
- 0000842162-24-000037
- 0000842162-24-000021Summary Compensation Table
- 0000842162-23-000027
- 0001193125-22-156233
- 0000842162-21-000026
- 0000842162-20-000026
- 0001193125-19-149512
- 0001193125-18-167907
- 0001193125-17-178066
- 0001193125-16-596188
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Peers Lear discloses
The companies named in LEA's own disclosed peer group.
Adient plcAptiv PLCBorgWarner Inc.Corning IncorporatedCummins Inc.Dana IncorporatedDeere & CompanyEaton Corporation plcEmerson Electric Co.Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyHoneywell International Inc.Illinois Tool Works Inc.L3Harris Technologies, Inc.PACCAR Inc.Parker-Hannifin CorporationStanley Black & Decker, Inc.TE Connectivity plcTextron Inc.Whirlpool CorporationAllison Transmission Holdings, Inc.Autoliv, Inc.Gentex CorporationGentherm IncorporatedLCI Industries
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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
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}
}