ST JOE (JOE)
Sector: Real Estate
2026 Annual Meeting Analysis
ST JOE · Meeting: May 12, 2026
Directors FOR
6
Directors AGAINST
0
Say on Pay
FOR
Auditor
FOR
Director Elections
Election of Six Directors for a One-Year Term
Mr. Alvarez has served since 2012 and brings extensive legal, governance, and multi-industry board experience; JOE's 3-year price return of 64.7% outpaces XLRE by +42.4 percentage points, well below the 65-percentage-point threshold required to trigger an against vote for a strong-positive-TSR company, so no TSR concern applies.
Mr. Frank has served since 2011 as Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair and brings deep financial and operating experience; the TSR trigger does not apply given JOE's strong 3-year outperformance relative to the XLRE benchmark (gap of +42.4pp vs. the 65pp threshold), and he has no overboarding or attendance concerns.
Ms. Franklin was appointed in July 2025 and has been on the board less than 24 months, making her exempt from the TSR trigger under the new-director exemption; she brings strong CPA and internal audit credentials that are highly relevant to her Audit Committee role.
Ms. Goff is a current employee (SVP and Chief Administrative Officer) who does not sit on any board committees and does not receive separate director compensation; while she is a non-independent insider director, she is not serving on the audit or compensation committee, so no independence-related policy trigger fires, and her deep operational knowledge of the company provides legitimate board value.
Mr. Gonzalez serves as CEO, President, and Chairman and has been a director since 2015; as an executive director he is subject to the same TSR trigger as all other directors, but JOE's 3-year outperformance of XLRE by +42.4pp falls well short of the 65pp threshold required to trigger an against vote, so no TSR concern applies.
Mr. Murphy has served since 2011 and brings highly relevant Florida construction and real estate expertise; the TSR trigger does not apply given JOE's strong 3-year outperformance relative to XLRE, and he has no overboarding or attendance concerns.
All six director nominees pass the policy screens. JOE's 3-year price return of +64.7% outperforms the XLRE benchmark by +42.4 percentage points, which is below the 65-percentage-point threshold required to trigger an against vote for a company with strong positive absolute returns. No overboarding, independence violations on key committees, familial relationships with senior management, or attendance failures were identified. Ms. Franklin receives the new-director exemption as she joined in July 2025 (within the past 24 months). Vote FOR all six nominees.
Say on Pay
✓ FORCEO
Jorge L. Gonzalez
Total Comp
$1,857,798
Prior Support
97%%
CEO total compensation of $1,857,798 is reasonable for a real estate company of JOE's size (~$3.6 billion market cap) and is supported by strong company performance — revenues grew from $252 million in 2022 to $513 million in 2025 and the stock returned +64.7% over three years, outperforming the XLRE benchmark by +42.4 percentage points. The pay mix includes meaningful variable components (discretionary cash bonus of $924,281 and restricted stock awards of $308,143 on top of a base salary of approximately $612,000), and the company has a compliant clawback policy in place. Shareholders gave this program 97% support in 2025, and no structural concerns — such as above-benchmark pay, weak incentive conditions, or pay-for-performance misalignment — are present to warrant an against vote.
Auditor Ratification
✓ FORAuditor
Grant Thornton LLP
Tenure
8 yrs
Audit Fees
$788,000
Non-Audit Fees
$0
Grant Thornton has served since 2018 (approximately 8 years), well below the 25-year tenure threshold that would raise independence concerns. The proxy discloses only audit fees of $788,000 for 2025 with zero non-audit fees billed, meaning the non-audit fee ratio is 0% — far below the 50% threshold. Grant Thornton is a large national firm appropriate for a $3.6 billion company. No policy triggers apply.
Overall Assessment
The 2026 St. Joe annual meeting presents three standard proposals: election of six directors, ratification of Grant Thornton as auditor, and an advisory vote on executive pay. All proposals pass the applicable policy screens cleanly — the company's strong stock performance, modest and appropriately structured executive pay, zero non-audit fees, and short auditor tenure result in FOR votes across the entire ballot.