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Merchants Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

MBIN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Petrie
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 20, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 21, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Petrie: $2,939,929 → $2,534,695 (13.8% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 25:1 → 23:1 (8.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Merchants Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Petrie, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,534,695 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Petrie's total moved 13.8% lower from the $2,939,929 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Merchants Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in Merchants Bancorp's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Banner Corp., Customers Bancorp Inc., CVB Financial Corp. and Dime Community Bancshares Inc., among others.
What is Merchants Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 23:1, against median employee compensation of $109,081.

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
Michael Dury
President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Petrie
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Dunlap
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Bank
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Schroeter
President – Warehouse Lending
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Macke
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Dury
President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital
◇◇——◇—◇— not reconciled
Michael Petrie
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Michael Dunlap
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Schroeter
President Warehouse Lending
◇◇——◇—◇◇
John Macke
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Dury
President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Petrie
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Dunlap
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Schroeter
President Warehouse Lending
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Sean Sievers
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Macke
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Dury
President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Capital
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Michael Petrie
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Dunlap
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Bank
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Schroeter
President – Warehouse Lending
◇◇————◇◇
Sean Sievers
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Michael F. PetrieRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. DunlapRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean A. SieversRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Michael DunlapRSU◇◇——
Michael DuryRSU◇◇——
Sean SieversRSU◇◇——
Michael PetrieRSU◇◇——
Martin SchroeterRSU◇◇——
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.
Martin Schroeter
President – Warehouse Lending · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Michael Petrie
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Sean Sievers
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
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
Andrew A. Juster
◇◇————◇
David N. Shane
◇◇————◇
Patrick D. O'Brien
◇◇————◇
Anne E. Sellers
◇◇————◇
Tamika D. Catchings
◇◇————◇
Sue Anne Gilroy
◇◇————◇
Thomas W. Dinwiddie
◇◇————◇
Michael F. Petrie, Mark E. Shaffer, Michael J. Dunlap, Julia L. Kaercher, Scott A. Evans, Michael S. Curless and Randall D. Rogers, Jr 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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. AUB
  • Banner Corp. BANR
  • Customers Bancorp Inc. CUBI
  • CVB Financial Corp. CVBF
  • Dime Community Bancshares Inc. DCOM
  • Eastern Bankshares Inc. EBC
  • First Financial Bancorp FFBC
  • First Interstate BancSystem FIBK
  • First Merchants Corp. FRME
  • Independent Bank Corp. INDB
  • Lakeland Financial Corp. LKFN
  • NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
  • Provident Financial Services PFS
  • QCR Holdings Inc QCRH
  • Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. TCBI
  • Trustmark Corp. TRMK
  • United Bankshares Inc. UBSI
  • WaFd Inc. WAFD
  • Walker & Dunlop Inc. WD
  • WesBanco Inc. WSBC
  • WSFS Financial Corp. WSFS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇

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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183 figures on this page: 179 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
179 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-065139
  2. 0001104659-26-042047
    Chief Executive Officer Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-049413
  4. 0001104659-25-032188
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-062587
  6. 0001104659-24-044254
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-062253
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-042683
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Peers Merchants Bancorp discloses

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

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.Banner Corp.Customers Bancorp Inc.CVB Financial Corp.Dime Community Bancshares Inc.Eastern Bankshares Inc.First Financial BancorpFirst Interstate BancSystemFirst Merchants Corp.Independent Bank Corp.Lakeland Financial Corp.NBT Bancorp Inc.Provident Financial ServicesQCR Holdings IncTexas Capital Bancshares Inc.Trustmark Corp.United Bankshares Inc.WaFd Inc.Walker & Dunlop Inc.WesBanco Inc.WSFS Financial Corp.

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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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