National Health Investors (NHI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

D. Eric Mendelsohn, CEO and President, was paid $3.7M in 2025, up 63% from $2.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 18:1, on median employee pay of $206,619.

Filed
April 3, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.7M+63% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
18:1median $206,619
CEO pay in equity
35%$1.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
18:1Based on median employee pay
2025 TSR Growth
15.7%Total shareholder return increase
Normalized FFO Per Share
$4.91Up 10.6% year-over-year

How Mendelsohn was paid

$3.7M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards16%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive45%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
D. Eric MendelsohnCEO and President$3,652,795
Kristin S. GainesChief Transaction Officer$1,326,552
Kevin C. PascoeChief Investment Officer$1,987,215
John L. SpaidChief Financial Officer$2,180,555
David L. TravisChief Accounting Officer$1,438,600

What changed and why

  • $3.7MCEO total compensation increased to $3,652,795 in 2025 compared to $2,246,596 in 2024.
  • 10.6%Normalized FFO per share increased by 10.6% to $4.91, exceeding initial annual guidance.
  • 15.7%Total Shareholder Return increased by 15.7% during fiscal year 2025.
  • 95.7%Say-on-pay proposal received approximately 95.7% support 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.