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Moelis & Co Executive Compensation (FY25)

MC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 26, 2026
215 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Navid Mahmoodzadegan was paid $42,846,376 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $12,098,927 reported for fiscal 2024, Mahmoodzadegan's total was 254.1% higher. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 76.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 25, 2026. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Evercore Inc., Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Lazard Ltd, Perella Weinberg Partners and PJT Partners Inc. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 6 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Median of the other named officers
$2,784,210
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 25, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Navid Mahmoodzadegan: $12,098,927 → $42,846,376 (254.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Moelis & Co's chief executive and what were they paid?
Navid Mahmoodzadegan was paid $42,846,376 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $12,098,927 reported for fiscal 2024, Mahmoodzadegan's total was 254.1% higher.
What was Moelis & Co's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 76.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 25, 2026.
Which companies are in Moelis & Co's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Evercore Inc., Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Lazard Ltd, Perella Weinberg Partners and PJT Partners Inc.
What is Moelis & Co's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 142.5:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $260,350.

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
Kenneth Moelis
Chair, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey Raich
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Elizabeth Crain
Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Simon
Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth Moelis
Chair, Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Raich
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Simon
Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Katherine Pilcher Ciafone
Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth Moelis
Chairman and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Raich
Co-President, Managing Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Simon
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Katherine Pilcher Ciafone
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kenneth Moelis
Executive Chairman
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey Raich
Executive Vice Chairman
◇◇◇———◇◇
Katherine Pilcher Ciafone
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christopher Callesano
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Simon
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
Christopher CallesanoRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey RaichRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey RaichRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph SimonRSU◇——◇——◇
Katherine Pilcher CiafoneRSU◇——◇——◇
Katherine Pilcher CiafoneRSU◇——◇——◇
Kenneth MoelisRSU◇——◇——◇
Kenneth MoelisRSU◇——◇——◇
Navid MahmoodzadeganRSU◇——◇——◇
Navid MahmoodzadeganPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Navid MahmoodzadeganRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Kenneth MoelisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Navid MahmoodzadeganRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeffrey RaichRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Joseph SimonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher CallesanoRSU◇◇——
Katherine CiafoneRSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Laila J. Worrell
◇◇————◇
Kenneth L. Shropshire
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Louise Mirrer
◇◇————◇
Thorold Barker
◇◇————◇
Eric Cantor, Kenneth Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan and John A. Allison IV 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◇
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 2025
  • Evercore Inc. EVR
  • Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI
  • Lazard Ltd LAZ
  • Perella Weinberg Partners PWP
  • PJT Partners Inc. PJT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 25, 2026=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 4, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 7, 2018=◇◇◇

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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215 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
207 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-285661
  2. 0001193125-26-193242
    Alternative Presentation of Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-137161
  4. 0001193125-25-091660
    Summary Compensation Table for 2024
  5. 0001193125-24-110472
    Summary Compensation Table for 2023
  6. 0001193125-23-164564
  7. 0001193125-23-118884
    Summary Compensation Table for 2022
  8. 0001193125-22-169354
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-21-183275
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-20-162329
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-19-168312
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-18-039216
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Asset Management rankings

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Peers Moelis & Co discloses

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

Evercore Inc.Houlihan Lokey, Inc.Lazard LtdPerella Weinberg PartnersPJT Partners Inc.

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APA
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}
}
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