Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.8M in 2025, up 37% from $5.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 59:1, on median employee pay of $132,130.

Filed
August 19, 2026
Annual meeting
September 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.8M+37% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
59:1median $132,130
CEO pay in equity
60%$4.7M in awards
Cross severance
$4,567,308Paid after September retirement
CEO stock awards
$4,677,785Time- and performance-based restricted stock
Olea incentive compensation
$990,000Non-equity incentive plan compensation
Valane incentive compensation
$600,000Non-equity incentive plan compensation
Johnstone bonus
$625,000Discretionary annual cash bonus

How O’Reilly was paid

$7.8M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards60%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David O’ReillyChief Executive Officer$7,826,778
L. Jay CrossFormer President$7,413,060
Carlos A. OleaChief Financial Officer$2,973,473
Joseph ValaneChief Legal Officer & Secretary$1,905,604
Doug JohnstonePresident, HHC Hawaii Region & National Condo Development$1,857,328
Andrew DavisHHC Chief Operating Officer$1,934,903

What changed and why

  • 7,826,778 was CEO David O’Reilly’s 2025 total compensation, compared with 5,724,877 in 2024.
  • 2,100,000 was the CEO’s 2025 non-equity incentive compensation.
  • 4,677,785 was the CEO’s 2025 stock-award value, including time- and performance-based restricted stock.
  • 4,567,308 of L. Jay Cross’s other compensation was severance following his September 2025 retirement.
  • 59 to 1 was the 2025 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median compensation of 132,130.
  • NAV growth over three years determined vesting for performance-based restricted stock awards.

Other Howard Hughes Holdings proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    David O’Reilly paid $5.7M (+15% on the year), pay ratio 42:1.

    Filed Aug 15, 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.