CareTrust REIT (CTRE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David M. Sedgwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10M in 2025, up 4% from $9.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 55:1, on median employee pay of $182,087.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$10M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
55:1median $182,087
CEO pay in equity
12%$1.2M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$10,002,522For fiscal year 2025
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000For fiscal year 2025
CFO Total Compensation
$3,885,635For fiscal year 2025
CIO Total Compensation
$3,885,635For fiscal year 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$7,750,000Annual cash incentive paid for 2025

How Sedgwick was paid

$10M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards12%Non-equity incentive77%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David M. SedgwickPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,002,522
William M. WagnerChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$3,885,635
James B. CallisterChief Investment Officer and Secretary$3,885,635

What changed and why

  • $10MDavid M. Sedgwick received total compensation of $10,002,522 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $3.9MWilliam M. Wagner received total compensation of $3,885,635 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $3.9MJames B. Callister received total compensation of $3,885,635 for fiscal year 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was estimated to be 54.93 to 1.
  • $1MAnnual base salary for the CEO was increased to $1,000,000 for fiscal year 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.