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Marcus Executive Compensation (FY25)

MCS · Milwaukee, WI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Gregory Marcus
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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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 Marcus: $7,192,998 → $4,840,339 (32.7% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 564:1 → 330:1 (41.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Marcus' chief executive and what were they paid?
Gregory Marcus was paid $4,840,339 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board, President and CEO for fiscal 2025. Marcus' total was 32.7% lower than the $7,192,998 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Marcus' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
What is Marcus' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 330:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $14,660.

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
Gregory Marcus
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rolando Rodriguez
Executive Vice President, Chairman, President and CEO of Marcus Theatres Corporation
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Kissinger
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Stephen Marcus
Chairman of the Board
◇———◇—◇◇
Chad Paris
CFO and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Douglas Neis
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Marcus
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Thomas Kissinger
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Stephen Marcus
Former Chairman of the Board
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇◇◇◇
Michael Evans
President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mark Gramz
President of Marcus Theatres Corporation
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chad Paris
CFO and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Marcus
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Kissinger
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Evans
President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Gramz
President of Marcus Theatres
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Chad Paris
CFO and Treasurer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Marcus
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Evans
President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Chad Paris
CFO and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Gramz
President of Marcus Theatres
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Chad ParisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chad ParisRSU◇——◇——◇
Chad ParisRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory MarcusRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusRSU———◇——◇
Gregory MarcusPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark GramzRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark GramzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael EvansPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael EvansRSU◇——◇——◇
Mr. KissingerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mr. KissingerRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
Mr. ParisOption◇—◇—
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Option◇—◇—
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Mr. GramzRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Mr. EvansOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
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Mr. KissingerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Mr. MarcusRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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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.
Chad Paris
CFO and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Gregory Marcus
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Michael Evans
President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian J. Stark
◇◇———◇◇
Katherine M. Gehl
◇◇———◇◇
Timothy E. Hoeksema
◇◇———◇◇
Philip L. Milstein
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Allan H. Selig
◇◇———◇◇
Austin M. Ramirez
◇◇———◇◇
Bruce J. Olson
◇◇———◇◇
Diane Marcus Gershowitz
◇◇———◇◇
Paul A. Leff
◇◇————◇
David J. Marcus
◇◇————◇
Thomas F. Kissinger and Gregory S. Marcus 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 6, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 4, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 4, 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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382 figures on this page: 371 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
371 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 3 more sections
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  4. 0000062234-25-000015
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
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  6. 0000062234-24-000021
    Summary Compensation Table
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  8. 0000062234-23-000012
    Summary Compensation Table
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  11. 0001104659-20-058676
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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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