Sba Communications (SBAC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brendan T. Cavanagh, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.4M in 2025, up 29% from $8.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 131:1, on median employee pay of $86,943.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 22, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.4M+29% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
131:1median $86,943
CEO pay in equity
76%$8.6M in awards
CEO Target Bonus Percentage
175%Percentage of annual base salary
Adjusted EBITDA
$1.9BDelivered for fiscal year 2025
Capital Deployed
$2.3BThrough expansion, dividends, and repurchases

How Cavanagh was paid

$11.4M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards76%Non-equity incentive15%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brendan T. CavanaghPresident and Chief Executive Officer$11,358,715
Marc MontagnerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,726,368
Mark R. CiarfellaExecutive Vice President - U.S. Operations$3,784,794
Richard M. CaneExecutive Vice President and President - International$3,790,694
Joshua M. KoenigExecutive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel$3,813,101

What changed and why

  • $11.4MCEO Brendan T. Cavanagh total compensation increased to $11,358,715 in 2025.
  • 60%Long-term equity awards for the CEO consisted of 60% performance RSUs and 40% time-based RSUs.
  • $1.9BAdjusted EBITDA reached $1.9 billion for the fiscal year 2025.
  • $2.3BThe company deployed over $2.3 billion of capital through portfolio expansion, dividends, and share repurchases.
  • The Millicom International transaction in Central America expanded the tower portfolio.

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.