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US Foods (USFD): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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Say-on-pay support97.39%Latest vote · source
CEO pay ratio173:1To the median employee · source

Executives and directors

David Flitman · CEODirk Locascio · CFORandy Taylor · EVPJohn Tonnison · EVPSteven Guberman · EVPAnn E. Ziegler · Independent DirectorCarl Andrew Pforzheimer · Independent DirectorCheryl A. Bachelder · Independent DirectorDavid M. Tehle · Chair of the BoardDavid W. Bullock · Independent DirectorMarla C. Gottschalk · Independent DirectorQuentin Roach · Independent DirectorSunil Gupta · Former director (through FY2025)

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at US Foods Holding Corp. in fiscal 2025?
US Foods Holding Corp.'s highest-paid executive for fiscal 2025 is temporarily unavailable.
How does US Foods Holding Corp.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
The chief executive's pay percentile against US Foods Holding Corp.'s disclosed peer group is temporarily unavailable.
What is US Foods Holding Corp.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, US Foods Holding Corp.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 173:1.
How did shareholders vote on US Foods Holding Corp.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.39% of shareholders supported US Foods Holding Corp.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does US Foods Holding Corp. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
US Foods Holding Corp.'s total board compensation for fiscal 2025 is temporarily unavailable.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table

No Summary Compensation Table is on file for fiscal year 2025.

Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Director compensation

No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$175,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$525,000
Peer group, and who names US Foods as a peer

Companies that benchmark against USFD

15 companies name USFD as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name USFD as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

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Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-14199,888,0805,361,163240,83297.39%Passed
20252025-05-22202,729,2378,658,004366,27895.9%Passed
20242024-05-15212,138,41013,114,551221,55594.09%Passed
20232023-05-18197,744,84533,943,991181,36585.28%Passed
20222022-05-18171,354,21236,226,6271,524,43581.95%Passed
20212021-05-20206,237,0167,385,562115,28796.49%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1497.39%a
20252025-05-2295.9%b
20242024-05-1594.09%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention has no effect on the outcome of the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention has the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)173 : 1
CEO total compensation$18,081,972
Median employee compensation$104,652
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (4 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 173 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.39% (votes for as printed: 199,888,080). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-23. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.9% (votes for as printed: 202,729,237). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.09% (votes for as printed: 212,138,410). View filing ↗
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