Penske Automotive Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
PAG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 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 — Roger Penske: $8,777,453 → $8,771,209 (0.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.8% → 99.1% (0.3 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Penske Automotive Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Roger Penske, Chief Executive Officer, came to $8,771,209 in fiscal 2025. Penske's total was 0.1% lower than the $8,777,453 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Penske Automotive Group's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Penske Automotive Group's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., AutoNation, Inc., Group 1 Automotive, Inc., Lithia Motors, Inc. and Sonic Automotive, Inc.
What is Penske Automotive Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 147:1 for fiscal 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Kurnick Jr. President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Kurnick Jr. President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Penske Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Kurnick Jr. President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shane Spradlin EVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shelley Hulgrave EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bud Denker EVP – Human Resources | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Denker | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert Kurnick Jr. | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Roger Penske | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shane Spradlin | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shelley Hulgrave | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Hulgrave | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shane Spradlin | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Bud Denker | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Robert Kurnick | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Roger Penske | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Brian Thompson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Greg Smith | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sandra Pierce | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Eisenson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kimberly McWaters | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Hoogendoorn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ray Scott | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Greg Penske | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Davis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wolfgang Dürheimer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ronald Steinhart | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Barr | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yosuke Kawakami, Robert Kurnick Jr and Roger Penske 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ABG
- AutoNation, Inc. AN
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. GPI
- Lithia Motors, Inc. LAD
- Sonic Automotive, Inc. SAH
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 13, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 14, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 9, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 11, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 12, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 12, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 13, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 9, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 10, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 10, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 4, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Penske Automotive Group disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Penske Automotive Group 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.
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201 figures on this page: 190 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
190 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-035192
- 0001140361-26-010576Director Compensation
- 0001019849-25-000059
- 0001019849-24-000062
- 0001019849-23-000075
- 0001019849-22-000024
- 0001019849-21-000021
- 0001019849-20-000016
- 0001019849-19-000014
- 0001019849-18-000013Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299933-17-000489Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001299933-16-002430Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}