Cardinal Health (CAH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jason M. Hollar, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.6M in fiscal 2026, up 19% from $19M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 288:1, on median employee pay of $78,316.

Filed
September 21, 2026
Annual meeting
November 12, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.6M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
288:1median $78,316
CEO pay in equity
72%$16.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
Annual incentive earnings
$4.3MCEO fiscal 2026 payout
CEO aircraft use
$480,137Included in all other compensation
Annual incentive earnings
60%Adjusted operating earnings weighting
PSU performance weighting
70%EPS CAGR and dividend yield

How Hollar was paid

$22.6M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards72%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jason M. HollarChief Executive Officer$22,574,349
Aaron E. AltChief Financial Officer$6,860,173
Stephen M. MasonChief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment$5,293,365
Deborah L. WeitzmanChief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment$6,120,157
Jessica L. MayerChief Legal and Compliance Officer$5,534,183

What changed and why

  • 22,574,349 CEO total compensation increased from 18,976,195 in fiscal 2025.
  • 16,259,918 in CEO stock awards comprised the largest component of fiscal 2026 compensation.
  • 60%60% of annual incentive payout depended on adjusted operating earnings or adjusted segment profit.
  • 70%70% of fiscal 2026 PSU payout depended on adjusted EPS CAGR plus average annual dividend yield.
  • 480,137 of CEO all-other compensation reflected personal corporate aircraft use.
  • 91%91% of votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.

Other Cardinal Health proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Jason M. Hollar paid $19M (-26% on the year), pay ratio 261:1.

    Filed Sep 16, 2025

About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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