Cincinnati Financial (CINF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen M. Spray, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in 2025, down 32% from $8.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 46:1, on median employee pay of $128,245.

Filed
March 18, 2026
Annual meeting
May 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.9M-32% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
46:1median $128,245
CEO pay in equity
58%$3.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
46.3:1Ratio of CEO to median employee pay
Value Creation Ratio
18.8%Achieved for the performance period
Three-Year TSR
72.2%Total shareholder return exceeding peers
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Prior year shareholder approval rate

How Spray 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.

Salary19%Stock awards30%Option awards29%Non-equity incentive11%Pension and deferred comp10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen M. SprayPresident and Chief Executive Officer$5,943,492
Michael J. SewellChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer$3,948,482
Steven J. JohnstonExecutive Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer$2,776,442
John S. KellingtonChief Information Officer and Executive Vice President$2,719,460
Teresa C. CracasChief Risk Officer and Executive Vice President$2,498,212

What changed and why

  • $5.9MCEO total compensation decreased to $5,943,492 in 2025 due to lower annual incentive payouts.
  • Named executive officers earned annual incentive compensation at the threshold level.
  • 18.8%The company achieved a value creation ratio of 18.8% for the performance period.
  • Performance-based restricted stock units vested at the maximum level.
  • No discretionary cash bonuses were paid to named executive officers.

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.