Pathward Financial, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CASH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.8b

Pathward Financial Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Pathward Financial's CEO is Brett Pharr, appointed in Oct 2021, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $4.64M, comprised of 16.3% salary and 83.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.43% of the company’s shares, worth $7.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 4.9 years respectively.

Key information

Brett Pharr

Chief executive officer

US$4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.28%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure4.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Pathward Financial: No Downgrade As Of Yet

Oct 01

Pathward Financial: Strong Growth At A Fair Price

Dec 26
User avatar

Innovative Banking Tech Powers Profit And Expands Market Footprint

Pathward Financial's focus on loan sourcing and underwriting optimization promises higher risk-adjusted returns, boosting profitability.

Pathward Financial: A Profitable Bank Priced For A Collapse In Profitability

Sep 11

Pathward Financial: After A Nice Move Higher, Shares Justify Even More Upside

Jul 14

Here's Why Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Jun 15
Here's Why Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Pathward Financial: Bullish Stance Unchanged

Apr 08

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Passed With Ease

Mar 14
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Passed With Ease

Here's Why We Think Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Is Well Worth Watching

Oct 31
Here's Why We Think Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Is Well Worth Watching

Pathward Financial, Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Jan 27
Pathward Financial, Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

With EPS Growth And More, Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Makes An Interesting Case

Jan 04
With EPS Growth And More, Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) Makes An Interesting Case

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brett Pharr's remuneration changed compared to Pathward Financial's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025US$5mUS$755k

US$185m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$165m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$167m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$162m

Sep 30 2024US$4mUS$728k

US$182m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$184m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$184m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$168m

Sep 30 2023US$4mUS$700k

US$141m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$149m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$126m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$121m

Sep 30 2022US$4mUS$650k

US$154m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$146m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$162m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$172m

Sep 30 2021US$1mUS$420k

US$139m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$136m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$116m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$109m

Sep 30 2020US$675kUS$367k

US$102m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$110m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$121m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$102m

Sep 30 2019US$942kUS$202k

US$95m

Compensation vs Market: Brett's total compensation ($USD4.64M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.25M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Brett's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Brett Pharr (63 yo)

4.3yrs
Tenure
US$4,638,813
Compensation

Mr. Brett L. Pharr is CEO & Director of Pathward, National Association from September 30, 2021. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Pathward®, N.A. and Pathward Financial, Inc. In this role, he leads Path...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brett Pharr
CEO & Director4.3yrsUS$4.64m0.43%
$ 7.6m
Anthony Sharett
President4.3yrsUS$2.21m0.16%
$ 2.8m
Gregory Sigrist
Executive VP & CFO2.2yrsUS$2.06m0.080%
$ 1.4m
Charles Ingram
Executive VP5.8yrsUS$1.47m0.14%
$ 2.5m
Nadia Dombrowski
Executive VP and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer4yrsUS$1.46m0.052%
$ 923.4k
Jennifer Warren
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer4.9yrsno data0.019%
$ 338.0k
Darby Schoenfeld
Senior VP and Chief of Staff & Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Catherine McGlown
Senior Vice President of Communicationsno datano datano data
Anjana Berde
Executive VP and Chief People & Culture Officerless than a yearno data0.0011%
$ 19.1k
Michael Lister
Head of Tax Services Division6.5yrsno datano data
Lawrence Ridgway
MD, Business Developmentless than a yearno datano data
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CASH's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brett Pharr
CEO & Director4.3yrsUS$4.64m0.43%
$ 7.6m
Lizabeth Zlatkus
Independent Director4.9yrsUS$235.97k0.060%
$ 1.1m
Becky Shulman
Independent Chairperson of the Board9.3yrsUS$300.97k0.13%
$ 2.3m
Ronald McCray
Independent Director4.9yrsUS$240.97k0.056%
$ 999.4k
Christopher Perretta
Independent Director2.9yrsUS$250.97k0.037%
$ 651.1k
Neeraj Mehta
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$235.97k0.011%
$ 191.8k
Douglas Hajek
Independent Director12.2yrsUS$260.97k0.071%
$ 1.2m
Elizabeth Hoople
Independent Vice Chair11.3yrsUS$255.97k0.14%
$ 2.5m
Kendall Stork
Independent Director9.6yrsUS$245.97k0.059%
$ 1.0m
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CASH's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/23 18:49
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/23 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Pathward Financial, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen MossB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Christopher McGrattyKeefe, Bruyette, & Woods
Timothy SwitzerKeefe, Bruyette, & Woods