CAVA Group (CAVA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brett Schulman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.9M in 2025, up 101% from $1.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 179:1, on median employee pay of $21,502.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 22, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.9M+101% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
179:1median $21,502
CEO pay in equity
52%$2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
Median Employee Pay
$21,502Hourly part-time team member
CEO Pay Ratio
179:1Compared to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
91%Previous advisory vote
Total Employees
13,500Approximate total workforce

How Schulman was paid

$3.9M 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.

Salary22%Stock awards26%Option awards26%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brett SchulmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,859,478
Tricia TolivarChief Financial Officer$2,304,497
Theodoros XenohristosChief Concept Officer$1,531,356
Kelly CostanzaChief People Officer$1,536,483
Robert BertramFormer Chief Legal Officer and Secretary$1,102,477
Jennifer SomersFormer Chief Operations Officer$2,378,886

What changed and why

  • $3.9MCEO total compensation increased to $3,859,478 in fiscal 2025 from $1,924,218 in fiscal 2024.
  • Stock and option awards resumed in 2025 after no equity awards were granted in 2024.
  • $21,502The CEO pay ratio for fiscal 2025 was 179 to 1 based on median employee pay of $21,502.
  • 91%Stockholders approved the 2025 say-on-pay proposal with 91% support at the prior annual meeting.

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.