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Triumph Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)

TFIN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): March 11, 2026
327 figures on this page: 320 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Aaron Graft, Director, Vice Chairman, CEO & President, received $4,607,786 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Graft's total was 31.1% higher than the $3,515,034 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 58:1, against median employee compensation of $79,400. For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 71.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 22, 2025. The disclosed peer group includes 1st Source Corporation, BancFirst Corporation, Byline Bancorp, Inc., CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. and Enterprise Financial Services Corp, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Aaron Graft
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 22, 2025
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 — Aaron Graft: $3,515,034 → $4,607,786 (31.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 47.6:1 → 58:1 (21.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Triumph Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Aaron Graft, Director, Vice Chairman, CEO & President, received $4,607,786 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Graft's total was 31.1% higher than the $3,515,034 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Triumph Financial's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 71.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 22, 2025.
Which companies are in Triumph Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 1st Source Corporation, BancFirst Corporation, Byline Bancorp, Inc., CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. and Enterprise Financial Services Corp, among others. The FinTech Peer Group names AvidXchange Holdings, Inc., BM Technologies, Inc., Cantaloupe, Inc., Cass Information Systems, Inc. and EVERTEC, Inc., among others.
What is Triumph Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 58:1, against median employee compensation of $79,400.

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
Aaron Graft
Director, Vice Chairman, CEO & President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Edward Schreyer
Executive Vice President, COO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
W. Bradley Voss
Executive Vice President, CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aaron Graft
Director, Vice Chairman, CEO & President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Edward Schreyer
Executive Vice President, COO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Melissa Forman-Barenblit
President, TriumphPay
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
W. Bradley Voss
Executive Vice President, CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Todd Ritterbusch
President TBK Bank
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aaron Graft
Director, Vice Chairman, CEO & President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Edward Schreyer
Executive Vice President, COO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Todd Ritterbusch
President, TBK Bank, and President, Payments and Banking
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
W. Bradley Voss
Executive Vice President, CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Adam Nelson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Aaron P. GraftRSU◇——◇——◇
Aaron P. GraftOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Aaron P. GraftPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Adam NelsonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Adam NelsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Adam NelsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Edward J. SchreyerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Edward J. SchreyerRSU◇——◇——◇
Edward J. SchreyerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Todd RitterbuschPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Todd RitterbuschOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Todd RitterbuschRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Bradley VossRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Bradley VossPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
W. Bradley VossOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 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
W. VossRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Edward SchreyerRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Aaron GraftRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Todd RitterbuschRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Adam NelsonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carlos M. Sepulveda, Jr
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Laura K. Easley
◇◇———◇◇
Davis Deadman
◇◇———◇◇
Michael P. Rafferty
◇◇———◇◇
C. Todd Sparks
◇◇———◇◇
Debra A. Bradford
◇◇———◇◇
Maribess L. Miller
◇◇———◇◇
Charles A. Anderson
◇◇———◇◇
Harrison B. Barnes
◇◇———◇◇
Richard L. Davis
◇◇———◇◇
Melissa K. McSherry
◇◇———◇◇
Aaron P. Graft 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◇
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 Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 1st Source Corporation SRCE
  • BancFirst Corporation BANF
  • Byline Bancorp, Inc. BY
  • CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. CFB
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC
  • First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
  • First Financial Corporation THFF
  • Heritage Commerce Corp HTBK
  • Lakeland Financial Corporation LKFN
  • Mercantile Bank Corporation MBWM
  • National Bank Holdings Corporation NBHC
  • Old Second Bancorp, Inc OSBC
  • Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK
  • Peoples Bancorp Inc. PEBO
  • Preferred Bank PFBC
  • Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. PRTH
  • QCR Holdings, Inc. QCRH
  • Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. SYBT
  • Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. TCBX
  • Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX
FinTech Peer Group
  • AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. AVDX
  • BM Technologies, Inc. BMTX
  • Cantaloupe, Inc. CTLP
  • Cass Information Systems, Inc. CASS
  • EVERTEC, Inc. EVTC
  • Flywire Corporation FLYW
  • i3 Verticals, Inc. IIIV
  • International Money Express, Inc. IMXI
  • Mogo Inc. symbol not shown
  • Paymentus Holdings, Inc. PAY
  • Payoneer Global, Inc. PAYO
  • PaySign, Inc. PAYS
  • Q2 Holdings, Inc. QTWO
  • Repay Holdings Corporation RPAY
  • Usio, Inc. USIO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024April 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 16, 2019=◇◇◇

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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Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
327 figures on this page: 320 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
320 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-102190
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL · Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
  2. 0001628280-25-018849
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001193125-25-050887
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001628280-24-017373
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-24-067404
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001628280-23-012938
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001628280-22-010594
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001628280-21-007735
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-20-022830
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-19-019624
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Triumph Financial discloses

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

1st Source CorporationBancFirst CorporationByline Bancorp, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services CorpFirst Financial Bankshares, Inc.First Financial CorporationHeritage Commerce CorpLakeland Financial CorporationMercantile Bank CorporationNational Bank Holdings CorporationOld Second Bancorp, IncOrigin Bancorp, Inc.Peoples Bancorp Inc.Preferred BankPriority Technology Holdings, Inc.QCR Holdings, Inc.Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.EVERTEC, Inc.Flywire Corporationi3 Verticals, Inc.International Money Express, Inc.Paymentus Holdings, Inc.Payoneer Global, 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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