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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Executive Compensation (FY24)

SPR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Patrick Shanahan
Median of the other named officers
$2,314,990
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 23, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 27, 2025
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What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
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Chief executive total compensation — Patrick Shanahan: $8,919,114 → $11,457,523 (28.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Spirit AeroSystems Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Patrick Shanahan, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,457,523 in fiscal 2024. Shanahan's total was 28.5% higher than the $8,919,114 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Spirit AeroSystems Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, the say-on-pay proposal drew 71.5% support at the meeting held May 23, 2025.
Which companies are in Spirit AeroSystems Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AAR Corp., Curtiss-Wright, Hexcel Corporation, Hubbell Incorporated and IDEX Corporation, among others. The additional disclosed peer group includes AAR Corp., Curtiss-Wright, Hexcel Corporation, Howmet Aerospace and Huntington Ingalls, among others. The Relative TSR Peer Group names A.O. Smith, AAR Corp., Curtiss-Wright, Eaton Corporation and IDEX Corporation, among others.
What is Spirit AeroSystems Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2024, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 174:1, against median employee compensation of $65,721.

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
Thomas Gentile
Former President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Samantha Marnick
Former EVP; COO; and President, Commercial
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Suchinski
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Duane Hawkins
Former EVP; President, Defense & Space Current Senior Advisor
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Matthies
SVP, Boeing Programs
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Gentile
Former President and CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Patrick Shanahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Samantha Marnick
Former EVP; COO; and President, Commercial
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Suchinski
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Duane Hawkins
Former EVP; President, Defense & Space Current Senior Advisor
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Brown
SVP, Quality
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott McLarty
SVP, Airbus & Regional/ Business Jets Program
◇—◇———◇◇
Alan Young
SVP & Chief Procurement Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Patrick Shanahan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Irene Esteves
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Mindy McPheeters
Former General Counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Justin Welner
Senior Vice President, Chief Administration & Compliance Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gregg Brown
Senior Vice President, Global Quality
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Black
Senior Vice President, Engineering and R&T, Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Suchinski
Former Senior Vice President and 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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Gregg BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregg BrownRSU◇——◇——◇
Irene EstevesRSU◇——◇——◇
Irene EstevesRSU◇——◇——◇
Justin WelnerRSU◇——◇——◇
Justin WelnerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark SuchinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark SuchinskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mindy McPheetersPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mindy McPheetersRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick M. ShanahanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean BlackRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean BlackPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Patrick ShanahanRSU◇◇——
Gregg BrownRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Irene EstevesRSU◇◇——
Justin WelnerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sean BlackRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert D. Johnson
◇◇————◇
Laura H. Wright
◇◇————◇
Ronald T. Kadish
◇◇————◇
William A. Fitzgerald
◇◇————◇
James R. Ray
◇◇————◇
Paul E. Fulchino
◇◇————◇
John L. Plueger
◇◇————◇
Stephen A. Cambone
◇◇————◇
Jane P. Chappell
◇◇————◇
Patrick M. Shanahan and Irene M. Esteves served on the board in fiscal 2024 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as RSUs/Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • AAR Corp. AIR
  • Curtiss-Wright CW
  • Hexcel Corporation HXL
  • Hubbell Incorporated HUBB
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • L3 Harris Technologies LHX
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Moog Inc. MOG-A
  • Oshkosh Corporation OSK
  • Parsons Corporation PSN
  • Stanley Black & Decker SWK
  • Teledyne Technologies TDY
  • Textron TXT
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Trane Technologies TT
  • TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG
  • Triumph Group TGI
  • Xylem, Inc. XYL
Additional disclosed peer group
  • AAR Corp. AIR
  • Curtiss-Wright CW
  • Hexcel Corporation HXL
  • Howmet Aerospace HWM
  • Huntington Ingalls symbol not shown
  • L3 Harris Technologies LHX
  • Lennox International Inc. LII
  • Moog Inc. MOG.A
  • Oshkosh Corporation OSK
  • Owens Corning OC
  • Parker Hannifin PH
  • Parsons Corporation PSN
  • Textron TXT
  • TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG
  • Triumph Group TGI
Relative TSR Peer Group
  • A.O. Smith AOS
  • AAR Corp. AIR
  • Curtiss-Wright CW
  • Eaton Corporation ETN
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • Stanley Black & Decker SWK
  • Teledyne Technologies TDY
  • The Timken Company TKR
  • Trane Technologies TT
  • Xylem, Inc. XYL

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 23, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 24, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 22, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 26, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 27, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 26, 2017=◇◇◇

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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247 figures on this page: 238 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
238 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-25-052528
  2. 0001140361-25-015209
    2024 CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001104659-24-054030
  4. 0001104659-24-033265
    Executive Compensation Tables
  5. 0001104659-23-052909
  6. 0001104659-23-032562
    Executive Compensation Tables
  7. 0001104659-22-054624
  8. 0001104659-21-060750
  9. 0001104659-20-052339
  10. 0001104659-19-023989
  11. 0001104659-18-027872
  12. 0001104659-17-028460
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Peers Spirit AeroSystems Holdings discloses

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

AAR Corp.Curtiss-WrightHexcel CorporationHubbell IncorporatedIDEX CorporationITT Inc.L3 Harris TechnologiesLennox International Inc.Moog Inc.Oshkosh CorporationParsons CorporationStanley Black & DeckerTeledyne TechnologiesTextronThe Timken CompanyTrane TechnologiesTransDigm Group IncorporatedTriumph GroupXylem, Inc.Howmet AerospaceOwens CorningParker HannifinA.O. SmithEaton Corporation

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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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