AAR Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
AAR's CEO is John Holmes, appointed in Jun 2017, has a tenure of 8.83 years. total yearly compensation is $8.15M, comprised of 13.3% salary and 86.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.6% of the company’s shares, worth €22.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 7.3 years respectively.
Key information
John Holmes
Chief executive officer
US$8.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.28% |
| CEO tenure | 8.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 3.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$171m |
| Nov 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Aug 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| May 31 2025 | US$8m | US$1m | US$13m |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| May 31 2024 | US$8m | US$1m | US$46m |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$60m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$67m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| May 31 2023 | US$7m | US$1m | US$89m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$90m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| May 31 2022 | US$12m | US$925k | US$78m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$69m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$77m |
| Aug 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$71m |
| May 31 2021 | US$4m | US$781k | US$46m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Aug 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| May 31 2020 | US$5m | US$801k | US$25m |
| Feb 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Nov 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$91m |
| Aug 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$82m |
| May 31 2019 | US$3m | US$750k | US$84m |
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD8.15M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.27M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Holmes (48 yo)
Mr. John McClain Holmes III, serves as Independent Director of GATX Corporation since January 2024. He has been the President at AAR Corp. since June 1, 2017 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 8.8yrs | US$8.15m | 0.60% € 22.4m | |
| VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 10.5yrs | US$1.22m | 0.057% € 2.1m | |
| Senior VP | 6.2yrs | US$1.91m | 0.075% € 2.8m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 8.8yrs | US$2.71m | 0.17% € 6.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP | less than a year | no data | 0.019% € 723.1k | |
| Interim Chief Digital and Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | 4.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | no data | US$1.08m | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of AAR Digital Services & Trax | 2.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ARZ's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 8.8yrs | US$8.15m | 0.60% € 22.4m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 23.3yrs | US$281.82k | 0.34% € 12.6m | |
| Independent Director | 10.3yrs | US$244.95k | 0.059% € 2.2m | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$229.95k | 0.044% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$231.82k | 0.018% € 673.7k | |
| Independent Director | 20.7yrs | US$236.89k | 0.25% € 9.5m | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | US$240.54k | 0.012% € 437.9k | |
| Independent Director | 15.3yrs | US$231.82k | 0.061% € 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$241.20k | 0.033% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 9yrs | US$255.64k | 0.021% € 800.6k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$41.25k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$231.82k | 0% € 0 |
Experienced Board: ARZ's board of directors are considered experienced (7.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/04/23 05:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/02/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/05/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
AAR Corp. is covered by 13 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kenneth Herbert | Canaccord Genuity |
| J. B. Groh | D.A. Davidson & Co. |
| Noah Poponak | Goldman Sachs |