Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher H. Hunter, Former Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.9M in 2025, up 12% from $7.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 156:1, on median employee pay of $50,795.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.9M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
156:1median $50,795
CEO pay in equity
72%$5.7M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$7.9MFor fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$50,795Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
156:1Compared to median employee

How Hunter was paid

$7.9M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards72%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher H. HunterFormer Chief Executive Officer$7,909,463
Todd S. YoungChief Financial Officer$1,230,729
Brian P. FarleyExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$2,825,487
Nasser Khan, M.D.Former Chief Operating Officer$2,858,949
Heather DixonFormer Chief Financial Officer$2,516,221
Timothy SidesFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer$1,257,550

What changed and why

  • $7.9MChristopher H. Hunter received total compensation of $7,909,463 in 2025.
  • Todd S. Young was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective October 27, 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 156 to 1 for 2025.
  • $50,795Median annual employee total compensation was $50,795 for 2025.

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.