Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (GSBC) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $886.08MP/E 14.2Yield 2.04%
About Great Southern Bancorp
State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. operates as a financial holding company providing banking and banking-related services through its primary subsidiary, Great Southern Bank. The company focuses on lending activities and gathering customer deposits. Its core offerings include commercial real estate financing, single-family and multi-family residential mortgages, construction loans, commercial business loans, and consumer lending. It also provides deposit services and issues letters of credit. Great Southern serves individual consumers, businesses, and commercial real estate borrowers.
The company is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. It conducts retail banking through 88 full-service offices serving approximately 192,900 customers across six states: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Nebraska. The institution also maintains commercial loan production offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Omaha, and Phoenix, as well as a specialized mortgage lending facility in Springfield.
Summary of the business section of Great Southern Bancorp's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
- Founded
- 1923
- Headquarters
- Springfield, MO
- Address
- 218 S Glenstone Ave 65802
- Phone
- (417) 887-4400
- Website
- greatsouthernbank.com
- Employees
- 1,075, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars, LLP, Springfield, Missouri
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- GSBC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Dec 15, 1989
- Shares outstanding
- 11M, Aug 5, 2026
- Public float
- $487.54M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jun 2, 2004; 2-for-1, Oct 22, 1996; 3-for-1, Jul 26, 1994
- SEC CIK
- 854560
- CUSIP
- 390905107
- ISIN
- US3909051076
- FIGI
- BBG000C2W2R2
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S6DWN3
- LEI
- 5493000ZL7DLNMN1AB26
- EIN
- 43-1524856
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph W. Turner | President/CEO, Director | 538,344 |
| Rex A. Copeland | Treasurer | 25,921 |
| Julie A. Brown | Director | 409,686 |
| Thomas J. Carlson | Director | 17,511 |
| Douglas M. Pitt | Director | 11,639 |
| Debra Mallonee Hart | Director | 2,024 |
| Steven D. Edwards | Director | 4,131 |
| William V. Turner | Director | 201,678 |
| Earl A. Steinert Jr | Director | 944,096 |
| Kevin R. Ausburn | Director | 6,300 |
| Amelia A. Counts | Director | 10 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.82M | $1.72M | $686.19K | $144 | $159 |
| FY2024 Change In Fair Value From End Of Prior Fiscal Year To End Of Covered Fiscal Year For Awards Made In Prior Fiscal Years That Were Unvested At End Of Current Fiscal Year | -$4.26K | – | $643.34K | $111 | $122 |
| FY2024 Change In Fair Value From End Of Prior Fiscal Year To Vesting Date For Awards Made In Prior Fiscal Years That Vested During Covered Fiscal Year | -$3.48K | – | $643.34K | $111 | $122 |
| FY2024 Fair Value Of Equity Awards Granted During Covered Fiscal Year | -$117.31K | – | $643.34K | $111 | $122 |
| FY2024 Fair Value Of Equity Awards Granted In Covered Fiscal Year And That Were Unvested At End Of Such Covered Fiscal Year Valued At Yearend | $112.87K | – | $643.34K | $111 | $122 |
| FY2024 Pension Value Attributable To Covered Fiscal Years Service And Any Change In Pension Value Attributable To Plan Amendments Made In Covered Fiscal Year | $37.00K | – | $643.34K | $111 | $122 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Option awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William V. Turner Chairman of the Board of Bancorp and Great Southern | $257.14K | $93.76K | – | $278.48K | $629.38K | -0% |
| Joseph W. Turner Chief Executive Officer and President of Bancorp and Great Southern | $518.07K | $93.76K | $872.97K | $330.48K | $1.82M | +16% |
| Rex A. Copeland Treasurer of Bancorp and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Southern | $509.83K | – | $101.53K | $152.85K | $764.20K | +15% |
| Kevin L. Baker Chief Credit Officer and Vice President of Great Southern | $509.08K | $57.70K | $49.15K | $86.23K | $702.15K | +11% |
| John M. Bugh Chief Lending Officer and Vice President of Great Southern | $507.83K | $57.70K | $49.15K | $34.37K | $649.04K | +1% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At December 31, 2025, the Company and its affiliates had a total of 1,075 employees, including 218 part-time employees, equating to 974 full-time equivalents.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2012 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 12, 2011 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 17, 2010 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Nov 9, 2009 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 11, 2009 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 11, 2009 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Jun 5, 2009 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 11, 2009 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Mar 26, 2009 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 13, 2008 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Nov 20, 2006 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Apr 1, 1999 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
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