Avis Budget Group (CAR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brian J. Choi, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 151:1, on median employee pay of $49,818.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$5.9M2025
CEO to median employee
151:1median $49,818
CEO pay in equity
72%$4.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$11.7BSustained demand for vehicle rentals
Adjusted EBITDA
$748MCompany financial performance metric
CEO Target Bonus Opportunity
150%Expressed as a percentage of salary
One-Year TSR
59%Closing stock price of $128.32

How Choi was paid

$5.9M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards72%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brian J. ChoiChief Executive Officer$5,921,410
Daniel CunhaEVP, CFO$1,922,022
Jagdeep PahwaExecutive Chairman$5,004,705
Ravi SimhambhatlaEVP, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer$2,193,373
Edward P. LinnenEVP, CHRO$1,887,389
Joseph A. FerraroFormer President and CEO$7,995,354
Izzy MartinsFormer CFO$2,489,149

What changed and why

  • Brian J. Choi became Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2025, succeeding Joseph A. Ferraro.
  • Annual incentive payouts for 2025 were below target for named executive officers based on performance.
  • $11.7BRevenue for 2025 was approximately $11.7 billion with a net loss of $995 million.
  • 59%Total shareholder return for 2025 was 59% based on a year-end stock price of $128.32.

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.