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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2024
Sep. 29, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Oct. 01, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
As required by the pay versus performance rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Rule 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the relationship between “compensation actually paid” to our named executive officers (“NEOs”) and certain of our financial performance metrics for each of the past four fiscal years.
Amounts included as “compensation actually paid” do not represent the value of cash compensation and equity awards actually received by our named executive officers but instead are amounts calculated pursuant to SEC rules and which result in adjustments to the amounts reported above in the summary compensation table. Shareholders should refer to the discussion of our compensation philosophy and programs described above under “Executive Compensation,” including the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” for a complete discussion of our compensation programs and their connection to our performance. Our Compensation Committee did not consider the following Pay Versus Performance analysis and disclosures in making compensation decisions with respect to any fiscal year shown below.
Pay Versus Performance Table
The following table sets forth additional compensation information for our CEO and our other Named Executives (Other NEOs) (averaged) along with total shareholder return, net income, and pre-tax income performance results for fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year-end value of $100
invested on 9/30/2020 in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year
 
 
Summary
Comp.
Table
Total for
Johnson-
Leipold,
Helen P
($)1
 
 
Comp.
Actually
Paid to
Johnson-
Leipold,
Helen P
($)1, 2
 
 
Average
Summary
Comp.
Table
Total for
Non-CEO
NEOs
($)1
 
 
Average
Comp.
Actually
Paid to
Non-CEO
NEOs
($)1, 2
 
 
Johnson
Outdoors
($)
 
 
S&P 600
Consumer
Discretionary
Sector
($)3
 
 
Net
Income/
(Loss)
(in
millions)
($)
 
 
Pre-tax
Income/
(Loss)
(in
millions)
($)4
 
 
2024
 
 
$2,081,320
 
 
$513,854
 
 
$1,045,804
 
 
$​424,806
 
 
$​45.52
 
 
$176.42
 
 
($26.53)
 
 
($29.86)
 
 
2023
 
 
$2,147,751
 
 
$1,283,488
 
 
$1,226,621
 
 
$1,069,711
 
 
$66.28
 
 
$132.58
 
 
$19.53
 
 
$25.82
 
 
2022
 
 
$2,446,656
 
 
($848,899)
 
 
$1,121,919
 
 
($263,603)
 
 
$60.87
 
 
$110.44
 
 
$44.49
 
 
$58.89
 
 
2021
 
 
$3,231,701
 
 
$6,173,580
 
 
$1,393,706
 
 
$2,273,959
 
 
$128.21
 
 
$166.98
 
 
$83.38
 
 
$112.92
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
For 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 the CEO was Helen P. Johnson-Leipold (Current CEO) and the sole Other NEO was David W. Johnson.
(2)
Compensation actually paid (“CAP”) was determined by making the following adjustments for equity awards:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024
 
 
2023
 
 
2022
 
 
2021
 
 
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) Total
 
 
$2,081,320
 
 
$1,045,804
 
 
$2,147,751
 
 
$1,226,621
 
 
$2,446,656
 
 
$1,121,919
 
 
$3,231,701
 
 
$1,393,706
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts Reported as ‘Stock Awards’ in SCT
 
 
($1,150,016)
 
 
($524,982)
 
 
($1,149,478)
 
 
($524,984)
 
 
($1,150,005)
 
 
($512,451)
 
 
($999,969)
 
 
($499,940)
 
 
Addition: Fair value at year-end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year-end
 
 
$170,194
 
 
$215,423
 
 
$438,305
 
 
$353,972
 
 
$413,336
 
 
$221,066
 
 
$1,859,071
 
 
$774,544
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end
 
 
($511,233)
 
 
($​308,737)
 
 
($317,729)
 
 
($57,208)
 
 
($2,337,138)
 
 
($1,056,581)
 
 
$2,055,859
 
 
$589,028
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year
 
 
($76,411)
 
 
($​21,510)
 
 
$164,639
 
 
$56,303
 
 
($221,748)
 
 
($49,684)
 
 
$26,918
 
 
$9,293
 
 
Addition: Dividends on vesting of restricted stock grants
 
 
—
 
 
$18,808
 
 
—
 
 
$15,007
 
 
—
 
 
$12,128
 
 
—
 
 
$7,328
 
 
Compensation Actually Paid
 
 
$513,854
 
 
$​424,806
 
 
$1,283,488
 
 
$1,069,711
 
 
($848,899)
 
 
($263,603)
 
 
$6,173,580
 
 
$2,273,959
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary Compensation Table amounts reflect the grant date fair values of equity awards. For CAP calculation purposes, adjustments have been made to reflect fair values as of each measurement date. For performance-based restricted stock units, this includes actual and forecasted funding results as of end of each fiscal year as disclosed in the table above.
(3)
Company and peer group total shareholder return (“TSR”) for each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on September 30, 2020. For purposes of the table, the Company’s peer group is the S&P 600 Consumer Discretionary Sector, as reflected in our stock performance graph in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Commission on December 11, 2024.
(4)
Our company-selected measure, which is the measure we believe represents the most important financial performance not otherwise presented in the table above that we use to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs for fiscal 2024 to our performance, is pre-tax income, as discussed in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Components of Executive Compensation – Annual Cash Incentives.”
     
Company Selected Measure Name pre-tax income      
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(1)
For 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 the CEO was Helen P. Johnson-Leipold (Current CEO) and the sole Other NEO was David W. Johnson.
     
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(3)
Company and peer group total shareholder return (“TSR”) for each year reflects what the cumulative value of $100 would be, including reinvestment of dividends, if such amount were invested on September 30, 2020. For purposes of the table, the Company’s peer group is the S&P 600 Consumer Discretionary Sector, as reflected in our stock performance graph in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Commission on December 11, 2024.
     
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 2,081,320 $ 2,147,751 $ 2,446,656 $ 3,231,701
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 513,854 1,283,488 (848,899) 6,173,580
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
(2)
Compensation actually paid (“CAP”) was determined by making the following adjustments for equity awards:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024
 
 
2023
 
 
2022
 
 
2021
 
 
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) Total
 
 
$2,081,320
 
 
$1,045,804
 
 
$2,147,751
 
 
$1,226,621
 
 
$2,446,656
 
 
$1,121,919
 
 
$3,231,701
 
 
$1,393,706
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts Reported as ‘Stock Awards’ in SCT
 
 
($1,150,016)
 
 
($524,982)
 
 
($1,149,478)
 
 
($524,984)
 
 
($1,150,005)
 
 
($512,451)
 
 
($999,969)
 
 
($499,940)
 
 
Addition: Fair value at year-end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year-end
 
 
$170,194
 
 
$215,423
 
 
$438,305
 
 
$353,972
 
 
$413,336
 
 
$221,066
 
 
$1,859,071
 
 
$774,544
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end
 
 
($511,233)
 
 
($​308,737)
 
 
($317,729)
 
 
($57,208)
 
 
($2,337,138)
 
 
($1,056,581)
 
 
$2,055,859
 
 
$589,028
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year
 
 
($76,411)
 
 
($​21,510)
 
 
$164,639
 
 
$56,303
 
 
($221,748)
 
 
($49,684)
 
 
$26,918
 
 
$9,293
 
 
Addition: Dividends on vesting of restricted stock grants
 
 
—
 
 
$18,808
 
 
—
 
 
$15,007
 
 
—
 
 
$12,128
 
 
—
 
 
$7,328
 
 
Compensation Actually Paid
 
 
$513,854
 
 
$​424,806
 
 
$1,283,488
 
 
$1,069,711
 
 
($848,899)
 
 
($263,603)
 
 
$6,173,580
 
 
$2,273,959
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary Compensation Table amounts reflect the grant date fair values of equity awards. For CAP calculation purposes, adjustments have been made to reflect fair values as of each measurement date. For performance-based restricted stock units, this includes actual and forecasted funding results as of end of each fiscal year as disclosed in the table above.
     
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,045,804 1,226,621 1,121,919 1,393,706
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 424,806 1,069,711 (263,603) 2,273,959
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
(2)
Compensation actually paid (“CAP”) was determined by making the following adjustments for equity awards:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024
 
 
2023
 
 
2022
 
 
2021
 
 
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
CEO
($)
 
 
Average of
Other NEOs
($)
 
 
Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) Total
 
 
$2,081,320
 
 
$1,045,804
 
 
$2,147,751
 
 
$1,226,621
 
 
$2,446,656
 
 
$1,121,919
 
 
$3,231,701
 
 
$1,393,706
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts Reported as ‘Stock Awards’ in SCT
 
 
($1,150,016)
 
 
($524,982)
 
 
($1,149,478)
 
 
($524,984)
 
 
($1,150,005)
 
 
($512,451)
 
 
($999,969)
 
 
($499,940)
 
 
Addition: Fair value at year-end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year-end
 
 
$170,194
 
 
$215,423
 
 
$438,305
 
 
$353,972
 
 
$413,336
 
 
$221,066
 
 
$1,859,071
 
 
$774,544
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at year end
 
 
($511,233)
 
 
($​308,737)
 
 
($317,729)
 
 
($57,208)
 
 
($2,337,138)
 
 
($1,056,581)
 
 
$2,055,859
 
 
$589,028
 
 
Addition (Subtraction): Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during such year
 
 
($76,411)
 
 
($​21,510)
 
 
$164,639
 
 
$56,303
 
 
($221,748)
 
 
($49,684)
 
 
$26,918
 
 
$9,293
 
 
Addition: Dividends on vesting of restricted stock grants
 
 
—
 
 
$18,808
 
 
—
 
 
$15,007
 
 
—
 
 
$12,128
 
 
—
 
 
$7,328
 
 
Compensation Actually Paid
 
 
$513,854
 
 
$​424,806
 
 
$1,283,488
 
 
$1,069,711
 
 
($848,899)
 
 
($263,603)
 
 
$6,173,580
 
 
$2,273,959
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary Compensation Table amounts reflect the grant date fair values of equity awards. For CAP calculation purposes, adjustments have been made to reflect fair values as of each measurement date. For performance-based restricted stock units, this includes actual and forecasted funding results as of end of each fiscal year as disclosed in the table above.
     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
Total shareholder return in the first chart below, in the case of both the Company and our peer group, reflects the cumulative return of $100 as if invested on September 30, 2020, including reinvestment of dividends.

      
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
     
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
     
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Total shareholder return in the first chart below, in the case of both the Company and our peer group, reflects the cumulative return of $100 as if invested on September 30, 2020, including reinvestment of dividends.

      
Tabular List, Table
Most Important Performance Measures for 20241
As described in greater detail in this Proxy Statement, the Company’s executive compensation programs reflect a pay-for-performance philosophy. The metrics that the Company uses for both long-term and short-term incentive awards are selected generally based on an objective of incentivizing our NEOs to increase the value of the Company for our shareholders and to align compensation with our strategic goals for the Company. The most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link executive compensation actually paid to the Company’s NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Pre-tax income
 
 
Net sales
 
 
Operating profit
 
 
Return on invested capital
 
 
 
 
1
See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Components of Executive Compensation” for additional discussion.
      
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 45.52 66.28 60.87 128.21
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 176.42 132.58 110.44 166.98
Net Income (Loss) $ (26,530,000) $ 19,530,000 $ 44,490,000 $ 83,380,000
Company Selected Measure Amount (29,860,000) 25,820,000 58,890,000 112,920,000
PEO Name Helen P. Johnson-Leipold Helen P. Johnson-Leipold Helen P. Johnson-Leipold Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Measure:: 1        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Pre-tax income      
Measure:: 2        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Net sales      
Measure:: 3        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Operating profit      
Measure:: 4        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Name Return on invested capital      
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (1,150,016) $ (1,149,478) $ (1,150,005) $ (999,969)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 170,194 438,305 413,336 1,859,071
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (511,233) (317,729) (2,337,138) 2,055,859
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (76,411) 164,639 (221,748) 26,918
PEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (524,982) (524,984) (512,451) (499,940)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 215,423 353,972 221,066 774,544
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (308,737) (57,208) (1,056,581) 589,028
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (21,510) 56,303 (49,684) 9,293
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year        
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 18,808 $ 15,007 $ 12,128 $ 7,328