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Upbound Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

UPBD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Fahmi Karam
Median of the other named officers
$1,580,571
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 2, 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 — Fahmi Karam: $3,067,388 → $7,363,260 (140.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.9% → 97.9% (0.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 281:1 → 202:1 (28.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Upbound Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Fahmi Karam, Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer, came to $7,363,260 in fiscal 2025. Karam's total was 140.0% higher than the $3,067,388 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Upbound Group's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.9% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Upbound Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., Brinker International, Inc., Conn's, Inc., Enova International, Inc. and FirstCash Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is Upbound Group's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 202:1, against median employee compensation of $36,469.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mitchell Fadel
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fahmi Karam
Executive Vice President — Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tyler Montrone
Executive Vice President — Acima
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Blasquez
Executive Vice President — Rent-A-Center
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sudeep Gautam
Former Executive Vice President — Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Fahmi Karam
Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mitchell Fadel
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Hal Khouri
Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tyler Montrone
Executive Vice President -- Acima
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Blasquez
Executive Vice President -- Rent-A-Center
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Pechersky
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
Anthony BlasquezPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Anthony BlasquezRSU◇——◇——◇
Bryan PecherskyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Bryan PecherskyRSU◇——◇——◇
Fahmi KaramRSU◇——◇——◇
Fahmi KaramPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Hal KhouriRSU◇——◇——◇
Mitchell FadelPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Mitchell FadelRSU◇——◇——◇
Tyler MontronePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Tyler MontroneRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Tyler MontronePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mitchell FadelPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bryan PecherskyPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anthony BlasquezRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Fahmi KaramRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Hal KhouriRSU◇◇——
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
Jeffrey Brown
Board chair
—◇———◇◇
Glenn Marino
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Carol McFate
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Molly Langenstein
—◇————◇
Harold Lewis
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Charu Jain
—◇————◇
Mitchell Fadel and Fahmi Karam 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◇
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
  • Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. BFH
  • Brinker International, Inc. EAT
  • Conn's, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Enova International, Inc. ENVA
  • FirstCash Holdings, Inc. FCFS
  • H&R Block, Inc. HRB
  • La-Z-Boy Incorporated LZB
  • ODP Corporation ODP
  • OneMain Holdings, Inc. OMF
  • PROG Holdings, Inc. PRG
  • Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. SBH
  • The Aaron's Company AAN
  • The Western Union Company WU

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 2, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 4, 2019=◇◇◇
2016June 8, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 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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Citations

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223 figures on this page: 213 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
213 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-069652
  2. 0001104659-26-045736
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-055962
  4. 0001104659-25-037161
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-068516
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-23-068546
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-22-068972
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-21-078652
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000933036-20-000036
  10. 0000933036-19-000019
  11. 0001193125-17-203324
  12. 0001193125-16-613789
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Peers Upbound Group discloses

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

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.Brinker International, Inc.Enova International, Inc.FirstCash Holdings, Inc.H&R Block, Inc.La-Z-Boy IncorporatedOneMain Holdings, Inc.PROG Holdings, Inc.Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.The Aaron's CompanyThe Western Union Company

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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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