Welltower (WELL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Shankh Mitra, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $821.1M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 6,569:1, on median employee pay of $124,995.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$821.1M2025
CEO to median employee
6,569:1median $124,995
CEO pay in equity
99%$813.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
84%of votes cast
Market Capitalization
$129BAs of 12/31/2025
5-Year Cumulative TSR
228.2%2021-2025 period
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$821.1MIncludes 10-Year ECAP awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,300,000For fiscal 2025

How Mitra was paid

$821.1M 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.

Salary0%Stock awards99%Non-equity incentive1%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Shankh MitraChief Executive Officer$821,090,355
Timothy G. McHughCo-President and Chief Financial Officer$166,955,140
Nikhil ChaudhriCo-President and Chief Investment Officer$185,810,445
John F. BurkartVice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer$100,240,700
Matthew G. McQueenChief Legal Officer and General Counsel$93,458,297

What changed and why

  • $821.1MShankh Mitra received total compensation of $821,090,355 in 2025, heavily driven by the adoption of the 10-Year Executive Continuity and Alignment Program.
  • The company implemented the 10-Year ECAP, replacing traditional annual incentives and long-term incentives through 2035 with multi-year performance and time-based LTIP units.
  • $110KBase salaries for NEOs under the 10-Year ECAP are set at $110,000 annually starting after the transition.
  • 228.2%Total shareholder return reached 228.2% cumulatively for the 2021-2025 period, establishing record shareholder value creation among S&P 500 REITs.
  • The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio for fiscal 2025 was calculated at 6,569 to 1 based on total compensation.

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.