Cinemark Holdings (CNK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Sean Gamble, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.8M in 2025, up 10% from $9.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 923:1, on median employee pay of $11,718.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.8M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
923:1median $11,718
CEO pay in equity
60%$6.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$1,000,000Up from $936,000 in 2024
CEO Stock Awards
$6,500,000Up from $5,850,000 in 2024
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$3,200,000Up from $2,995,200 in 2024
Say-on-Pay Support
99%Approval at 2025 annual meeting

How Gamble was paid

$10.8M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Sean GamblePresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,815,407
Melissa ThomasExecutive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer$3,365,789
Michael CavalierExecutive Vice President – General Counsel$3,123,662
Valmir FernandesPresident – Cinemark$2,879,110
Wanda GierhartChief Marketing & Content Officer$2,563,049

What changed and why

  • $10.8MSean Gamble received total compensation of $10,815,407 in 2025, representing an increase from $9,820,030 in 2024.
  • $1MThe CEO's base salary increased to $1,000,000 in 2025 from $936,000 in the prior year.
  • $3.2MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $3,200,000, up from $2,995,200 in 2024.
  • $6.5MStock awards for the CEO totaled $6,499,968 compared to $5,849,984 in 2024.
  • $3.1BThe company achieved strong operating performance with $3.1 billion in revenue and $578 million in Adjusted EBITDA.

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.