Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Daniel Rivera, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.2M in 2025, up 97% from $2.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 123:1, on median employee pay of $42,118.

Filed
June 16, 2026
Annual meeting
July 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.2M+97% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
123:1median $42,118
CEO pay in equity
85%$4.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
86%of votes cast
CEO target at-risk
85%Target compensation mix
Non-CEO target at-risk
78%Average of other NEOs
Annual PSU EBITDA weighting
60%Relative TSR weighted 40%
Khalid special PSU maximum
$3,868,169Maximum-performance grant-date value

How Rivera was paid

$5.2M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards85%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Daniel RiveraPresident and Chief Executive Officer$5,188,235
Michael DiamondExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,776,630
Scott O’MeliaExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer$2,463,695
Muhammad KhalidExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$4,551,667
Jonathan FitzpatrickNon-Executive Chair of the Board and Former President and Chief Executive Officer$1,516,612

What changed and why

  • $5.2M$5,188,235 was CEO Daniel Rivera’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $2,631,334 in 2024.
  • May 9, 2025 marked Rivera’s appointment as CEO and Fitzpatrick’s departure from executive employment.
  • 85%85% of the CEO’s 2025 target compensation was at-risk and tied to performance or equity value.
  • 60%2025 annual PSUs weighted cumulative adjusted EBITDA at 60% and relative TSR at 40%.
  • $3.9M$3,868,169 was the maximum-performance grant-date value of Khalid’s special PSUs.
  • 86%86% of votes cast supported the NEO compensation program at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.