Cooper Companies (COO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Albert G. White III, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.1M in fiscal 2025, up 4% from $15.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 331:1, on median employee pay of $48,540.

Filed
February 24, 2026
Annual meeting
April 7, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.1M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
331:1median $48,540
CEO pay in equity
83%$13.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$1,512,340Target under annual incentive plan
Revenue
$4.09BUp 5% from fiscal 2024
Share Repurchases
$290.1MRepurchased common stock
Free Cash Flow
$433.7MOperating cash less capital expenditures

How III was paid

$16.1M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards41%Option awards41%Non-equity incentive10%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Albert G. White IIIPresident & Chief Executive Officer$16,051,141
Brian G. AndrewsExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$4,337,663
Daniel G. McBrideExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel & Secretary$4,823,031
Holly R. SheffieldPresident, CooperSurgical, Inc.$3,656,687
Gerard H. Warner IIIPresident, CooperVision, Inc.$3,644,828

What changed and why

  • 93%Approximately 93% of the CEO total direct compensation was tied to performance outcomes.
  • $4.09BRevenue grew 5% to reach $4.09 billion for fiscal 2025.
  • $433.7MFree cash flow reached $433.7 million following capital expenditures.
  • $300MTotal share repurchases under the buyback program totaled nearly $300 million.
  • Restructuring actions unlocked meaningful back-office cost savings and operational efficiencies.

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.