Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David W. Hult, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.7M in 2025, up 19% from $9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 153:1, on median employee pay of $70,072.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Annual meeting
May 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.7M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
153:1median $70,072
CEO pay in equity
65%$7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$10,735,903Fiscal 2025 total pay
CEO Stock Awards
$6,999,971PSUs and RSUs
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,404,350Annual cash incentive
Say-on-Pay Support
97.6%Prior year support

How Hult was paid

$10.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David W. HultPresident & Chief Executive Officer$10,735,903
Daniel E. ClaraChief Operating Officer$3,251,100
Michael D. WelchSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$3,040,163
Dean A. CallowaySenior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$2,471,164
Jed M. MilsteinSenior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer$2,423,782

What changed and why

  • $10.7MCEO David W. Hult total compensation increased to $10,735,903 for fiscal 2025.
  • $7MStock awards for the CEO totaled $6,999,971 in fiscal 2025.
  • $2.4MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $2,404,350.
  • 97.6%Stockholders approved the executive compensation program with 97.6% support at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.