Tenet Healthcare (THC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Saum Sutaria, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $43.1M in 2025, up 75% from $24.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 711:1, on median employee pay of $60,657.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$43.1M+75% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
711:1median $60,657
CEO pay in equity
73%$31.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$43,108,9692025 total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
711:1Based on median employee pay of $60,657
Say-on-Pay Support
93%Support at 2025 annual meeting
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
21.4%Improved over 200 bps

How Sutaria was paid

$43.1M 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.

Salary3%Stock awards73%Non-equity incentive21%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Saum SutariaChairman and Chief Executive Officer$43,108,969
Sun ParkEVP and Chief Financial Officer$7,374,108
Tom ArnstEVP, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$10,049,603
Lisa FooEVP and Chief Operating Officer$9,542,814
Paola ArbourEVP and Chief Information Officer$4,096,174

What changed and why

  • $43.1MSaum Sutaria received total compensation of $43,108,969 in 2025, compared to $24,661,553 in the prior year.
  • Values in the bonus column for 2025 represent cash special recognition bonuses paid in May 2025 with a retention requirement.
  • 93%The 2025 Say-on-Pay proposal received over 93% approval from shareholders at the annual meeting.
  • 21.4%Tenet achieved a 21.4% adjusted EBITDA margin, improving over 200 basis points from the prior year.

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.