How Hochman was paid
$10.7M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin D. HochmanCEO, President | $1,061,731 | $7,049,883 | $2,543,616 | — | $24,526 | $10,679,756 |
| Michaela M. WareEVP, CFO | $624,254 | $749,745 | $654,858 | — | $38,786 | $2,067,643 |
| Aaron M. WhiteEVP, COO & CPO | $671,700 | $899,885 | $704,630 | — | $45,233 | $2,321,448 |
| George S. FelixEVP, CMO | $545,366 | $649,865 | $524,452 | — | $38,945 | $1,758,628 |
| Douglas N. ComingsSVP, COO of Chili’s | $537,360 | $599,922 | $488,544 | $4,891 | $46,444 | $1,677,161 |
What changed and why
- $10.7M$10.7M CEO total compensation fell from $30.5M in fiscal 2025, primarily because prior-year stock awards were unusually large.
- 89%89% of CEO targeted compensation was variable, compared with 66% to 68% for other named executives.
- $7.0M$7.0M in CEO stock awards included $4.2M of fiscal 2026–2028 performance shares at grant-date fair value.
- 200%200% was the maximum performance-share payout, tied to Adjusted EBITDA and modified by relative TSR.
- $24,148442:1 was the CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, with median employee compensation of $24,148.
- 96%96% of votes supported executive compensation at the November 2025 annual meeting.
Other Brinker International proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
Kevin D. Hochman paid $30.5M (+296% on the year).
Filed Oct 03, 2025
About this page
The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.