Herbalife (HLF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephan Gratziani, Chief Executive Officer and Former President, was paid $7.4M in 2025, up 30% from $5.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 151:1, on median employee pay of $50,032.

Filed
March 17, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.4M+30% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
151:1median $50,032
CEO pay in equity
57%$4.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
52%of votes cast
Median employee pay
$50,032Annual total compensation
CEO pay ratio
151:1Compared to median employee
Prior say on pay
51.5%Votes cast in favor
Adjusted EBITDA
$634.9MFinancial performance metric

How Gratziani was paid

$7.4M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards38%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation11%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael O. JohnsonExecutive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer$8,662,643
John DeSimoneChief Financial Officer$2,031
Stephan GratzianiChief Executive Officer and Former President$7,384,841
Frank LambertiChief Commercial Officer$2,482,295
Henry WangChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,269,884
Robert LevyPresident$2,093,558

What changed and why

  • $7.4MStephan Gratziani served as Chief Executive Officer with total compensation of $7,384,841 in fiscal 2025.
  • Performance share units returned as a key component of the executive compensation program in 2025.
  • 51.5%Shareholders expressed support for the executive compensation program with approximately 51.5% of votes cast in favor.
  • The compensation program places strong emphasis on actions that create long-term sustainable growth for shareholders.

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.