NNN REIT (NNN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen A. Horn, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.7M in 2025, up 16% from $8.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 68:1, on median employee pay of $143,733.

Filed
March 23, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$9.7M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
68:1median $143,733
CEO pay in equity
68%$6.7M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$975,000For fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$143,733Annual total compensation
Total Employees
82Excluding CEO

How Jr. was paid

$9.7M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen A. Horn, Jr.President and Chief Executive Officer$9,730,926
Vincent H. ChaoExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer$3,307,343
Kevin B. HabichtFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Asst. Secretary and Treasurer$3,458,317
Gina M. SteffensExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,933,961
Jonathan A. AdamoExecutive Vice President, Chief Portfolio Officer$2,076,870
Michelle L. MillerExecutive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Technology Officer$1,728,762

What changed and why

  • $9.7MCEO total compensation increased to $9,730,926 in fiscal 2025 compared to $8,418,498 in fiscal 2024.
  • Performance-based stock awards are determined by relative TSR performance against other REITs.
  • Kevin B. Habicht retired as Chief Financial Officer effective March 31, 2025.
  • Vincent H. Chao was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer in 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.