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Polaris Executive Compensation (FY25)

PII · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Speetzen
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 30, 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 — Michael Speetzen: $9,026,124 → $11,144,637 (23.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 71.9% → 90.2% (18.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Polaris' chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Speetzen, Chief Executive Officer, received $11,144,637 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,026,124 reported for fiscal 2024, Speetzen's total was 23.5% higher.
What was Polaris' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 90.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 30, 2026.
Which companies are in Polaris' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AGCO Corporation, BorgWarner Inc., Brunswick Corporation, Dana Incorporated and Donaldson Company, Inc., among others.
What is Polaris' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 279:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $39,984.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Speetzen
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Mack
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Corporate Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Williams
Senior Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Speetzen
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Mack
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Corporate Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Dougherty
Former President – On Road and International
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Williams
Senior Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Speetzen
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Mack
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance and Corporate Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Williams
Senior Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Benjamin Duke
President – Marine
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Dougherty
Former President – On Road and International
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
Benjamin D. DukeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Benjamin D. DukeRSU◇——◇——◇
James P. WilliamsRSU◇——◇——◇
James P. WilliamsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael D. DoughertyRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael D. DoughertyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael T. SpeetzenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael T. SpeetzenRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert P. MackRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert P. MackOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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 DoughertyRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
Benjamin DukeRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
James WilliamsRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
Robert MackRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
Michael SpeetzenRSU◇=——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John P. Wiehoff
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Gary E. Hendrickson
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin M. Farr
◇◇———◇◇
Gwynne E. Shotwell
◇◇———◇◇
Lawrence D. Kingsley
◇◇———◇◇
George W. Bilicic
◇◇———◇◇
Bernd F. Kessler
◇◇————◇
Darryl R. Jackson
◇◇———◇◇
Gwenne A. Henricks
◇◇———◇◇
Michael T. Speetzen 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Deferred 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
  • AGCO Corporation AGCO
  • BorgWarner Inc. BWA
  • Brunswick Corporation BC
  • Dana Incorporated DAN
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. DCI
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Flowserve Corporation FLS
  • Fortive Corporation FTV
  • Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG
  • Hasbro, Inc. HAS
  • LKQ Corporation LKQ
  • Mattel, Inc. MAT
  • Oshkosh Corporation OSK
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
  • Snap-On Incorporated SNA
  • Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • The Toro Company TTC
  • Thor Industries, Inc. THO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 30, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 1, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 26, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 27, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 28, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Citations

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218 figures on this page: 197 cited to the filing that reported them, 21 calculated from figures it prints.
197 cited to the filing
21 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-029305
  2. 0001308179-26-000087
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Pay Ratio Disclosure · and 1 more section
  3. 0001628280-25-022206
  4. 0001628280-24-018990
  5. 0001628280-23-014634
  6. 0001628280-22-011945
  7. 0001628280-21-008848
  8. 0001628280-20-006243
  9. 0001157523-19-001018
  10. 0001157523-18-000914
  11. 0001157523-17-001361
  12. 0001157523-16-005421
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Polaris discloses

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

AGCO CorporationBorgWarner Inc.Dana IncorporatedDonaldson Company, Inc.Dover CorporationFlowserve CorporationFortive CorporationHarley-Davidson, Inc.Hasbro, Inc.LKQ CorporationMattel, Inc.Oshkosh CorporationParker-Hannifin CorporationSnap-On IncorporatedStanley Black & Decker, Inc.The Timken CompanyThe Toro CompanyThor Industries, Inc.

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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}
}
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