Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James F. Risoleo, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.8M in 2025, down 10% from $16.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 61:1, on median employee pay of $243,291.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.8M-10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
61:1median $243,291
CEO pay in equity
65%$9.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
CEO Variable Pay
92%Of target total direct compensation
Comparable Hotel RevPAR Growth
3.8%Year-over-year increase
Capital Returned to Stockholders
$859MDividends and share repurchases
Say-on-Pay Support
88%2025 proxy advisory vote

How Risoleo was paid

$14.8M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James F. RisoleoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$14,835,223
Sourav GhoshExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$5,348,662
Nathan S. TyrrellExecutive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer$4,745,792
Michael E. LentzExecutive Vice President, Development, Design & Construction$3,371,354
Julie P. AslaksenExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$3,212,825

What changed and why

  • $14.8MCEO total compensation decreased to $14,835,223 in 2025 compared to $16,430,377 in 2024.
  • 3.8%Comparable hotel RevPAR increased 3.8% year-over-year.
  • $859MThe company returned $859 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases.
  • 88%Approximately 88% of the votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.

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.