Carvana (CVNA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ernest C. Garcia, III, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.4M in 2025, down 21% from $10.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 194:1, on median employee pay of $43,236.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.4M-21% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
194:1median $43,236
CEO pay in equity
89%$7.4M in awards
CEO Salary
$961,674Base salary for 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$7,419,121Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$43,236Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
194:1Ratio to median employee

How III was paid

$8.4M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards89%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ernest C. Garcia, IIIChief Executive Officer$8,382,555
Mark JenkinsChief Financial Officer$8,354,849
Benjamin HustonChief Operating Officer$8,352,945
Daniel GillChief Product Officer$7,479,599
Thomas TairaPresident, Special Projects$5,304,556

What changed and why

  • $8.4MErnest C. Garcia, III received a total compensation of $8,382,555 for fiscal 2025.
  • $10.6MCEO total compensation decreased from $10,595,400 in fiscal 2024 to $8,382,555 in fiscal 2025.
  • The compensation program heavily emphasizes at-risk pay and long-term stockholder value creation through equity awards.
  • The ratio of the CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 194-to-1.

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.