iHeartMedia (IHRT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert W. Pittman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13M in 2025, flat from $12.9M the year before.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$13Mflat vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
62%$8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
73%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,800,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Stock Awards
$8,000,002Grant date fair value
2025 Cost Savings
$150MNet cost savings achieved

How Pittman was paid

$13M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards62%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert W. PittmanChairman and Chief Executive Officer$12,971,814
Richard J. BresslerPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$12,792,371
Michael B. McGuinnessExecutive Vice President, Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer$2,743,625

What changed and why

  • $13MRobert W. Pittman received total compensation of $12,971,814 in 2025, representing a slight increase from the prior year.
  • The Board approved extensions of employment agreements for top executives through 2029.
  • $150MCost savings initiatives implemented in 2025 generated over $150 million in net savings.
  • 73.3%Stockholders approved the advisory say-on-pay proposal with 73.3% support at the previous 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.