Amentum Holdings (AMTM) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

John Heller, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.2M in fiscal 2025, up 662% from $2.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 253:1, on median employee pay of $83,741.

Filed
December 19, 2025
Annual meeting
February 6, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$21.2M+662% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
253:1median $83,741
CEO pay in equity
85%$18M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$10,651,567Includes time- and performance-based units
CEO Option Awards
$7,332,048One-time make-whole option grant
Adjusted CEO Pay Ratio
129:1Excluding one-time equity awards
Adjusted EBITDA
$1,104MFiscal 2025 performance measure
Net Income
$66MFiscal 2025 GAAP net income

How Heller was paid

$21.2M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards50%Option awards35%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John HellerChief Executive Officer$21,197,364
Steven J. DemetriouExecutive Chairman$5,187,492
Travis B. JohnsonChief Financial Officer$4,684,175
Stephen A. ArnetteChief Operating Officer$4,466,260
Sean MullenChief Growth Officer$2,897,902

What changed and why

  • $21.2MCEO total compensation increased to $21,197,364 in fiscal 2025 due to one-time make-whole equity awards.
  • Chief Executive Officer John Heller received no equity awards in fiscal 2024.
  • Performance-based restricted stock units vest based on cumulative Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA.
  • The CEO pay ratio is 253:1 using total compensation and 129:1 adjusted.
  • $4.3MTotal compensation for other named executives averaged $4,308,958.

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.