HCA Healthcare (HCA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Samuel N. Hazen, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $26.5M in 2025, up 11% from $23.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 420:1, on median employee pay of $62,955.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$26.5M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
420:1median $62,955
CEO pay in equity
64%$17M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
175%Percentage of base salary
PEP Payout
195.78%Percentage of target
Say-on-Pay Support
94%Prior year approval

How Hazen was paid

$26.5M 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.

Salary6%Stock awards32%Option awards32%Non-equity incentive20%Pension and deferred comp7%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Samuel N. HazenChief Executive Officer$26,456,606
Michael A. MarksExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$10,355,111
Jon M. FosterExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$10,992,786
Michael R. McAleveyExecutive Vice President – Chief Legal and Administrative Officer$5,710,335
Michael S. Cuffe, M.D.Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer$5,704,197

What changed and why

  • $26.5MCEO total compensation increased to $26,456,606 in 2025 from $23,799,137 in 2024.
  • 195.78%Annual incentive awards under the 2025 PEP paid out at 195.78% of target based on EBITDA and quality metrics.
  • 50%Long-term equity awards for executives consist of 50% time-based SARs and 50% performance share units.
  • 94%Stockholders expressed substantial support for executive compensation with approximately 94% approval 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.