Ardent Health (ARDT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Marty Bonick, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.1M in 2025, down 12% from $6.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 107:1, on median employee pay of $56,682.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$6.1M-12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
107:1median $56,682
CEO pay in equity
82%$5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$6.09MFiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
107:1Against median employee
Median Employee Pay
$56,682Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
99%Prior year advisory vote

How Bonick was paid

$6.1M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards82%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Marty BonickPresident and Chief Executive Officer$6,090,004
Alfred LumsdaineChief Financial Officer$2,714,245
David CaspersChief Operating Officer$2,447,570
Stephen C. PetrovichExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$1,421,251
David SchultzFormer President, Hospital Operations$2,064,119
Ethan CherninFormer President, Health Services$1,484,314

What changed and why

  • 6,090,004 dollars total CEO compensation was received by Marty Bonick in fiscal 2025.
  • 99%99 percent of the votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.
  • 50,000 dollars discretionary bonus was paid to Alfred Lumsdaine for fiscal 2025.
  • David Caspers joined as Chief Operating Officer with a 700,000 dollars base salary.

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.