Carlyle Group (CG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Harvey M. Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.1M in 2025, down 76% from $29.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 29:1, on median employee pay of $250,000.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$7.1M-76% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
29:1median $250,000
CEO pay in equity
84%$6M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$7.15MFor fiscal year 2025
3-Year TSR
119%From 2023 through 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
29:1Relates CEO to median employee
Assets Under Management
$477BAs of December 31, 2025

How Schwartz was paid

$7.1M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards84%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Harvey M. SchwartzChief Executive Officer$7,149,859
John C. RedettCo-President and former Chief Financial Officer$47,496,411
Lindsay P. LoBueChief Operating Officer$26,126,390
Jeffrey W. FergusonGeneral Counsel$5,270,079

What changed and why

  • $7.1MHarvey M. Schwartz received a total compensation of $7,149,859 for fiscal 2025, down from $29,590,176 in 2024.
  • 119%Carlyle delivered a total shareholder return of 119% over the three-year period from 2023 through 2025.
  • The firm achieved record Fee Related Earnings and Fee Related Earnings Margin in 2025.
  • Executive compensation programs emphasize long-term equity awards and strict pay-for-performance alignment.
  • 0%Management and the Board achieved effectively 0% shareholder dilution in 2025.

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.