Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
Each company listed discloses ADUS in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named ADUS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Dirk Allison | $1,076,923 | $0 | $9,767,870 | $0 | $1,320,000 | $0 | $25,656 | $12,190,449 |
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Brian Poff | 548,385 | 0 | 4,508,894 | 0 | 602,640 | 0 | 22,243 | 5,682,162 |
| EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Heather Dixon | 162,500 | 1,500,000 | 3,099,990 | 0 | 234,000 | 0 | 215,150 | 5,211,640 |
| President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| W. Bradley Bickham | 611,423 | 0 | 1,574,987 | 0 | 671,760 | 0 | 31,741 | 2,889,911 |
| Former President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Darby Anderson | 411,692 | 0 | 562,535 | 0 | 372,600 | 0 | 31,033 | 1,377,860 |
| EVP, Chief Government Relations Officer | ||||||||
| Sean Gaffney | 384,885 | 0 | 562,535 | 0 | 348,300 | 0 | 19,001 | 1,314,721 |
| EVP, Chief Legal Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Dirk Allison | $12,190,449 | $5,549,980 | $4,169,841 | +6,640,469 |
| Brian Poff | 5,682,162 | 2,471,862 | 1,780,054 | +3,210,300 |
| Heather Dixon | 5,211,640 | — | — | — |
| W. Bradley Bickham | 2,889,911 | 2,692,177 | 2,020,889 | +197,734 |
| Darby Anderson | 1,377,860 | 1,387,036 | 1,176,728 | −9,176 |
| Sean Gaffney | 1,314,721 | 1,319,146 | 1,109,376 | −4,425 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Gaffney | RSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 5,150 | — | $562,535 |
| Brian Poff | RSU | 2025-03-10 | — | — | 31,750 | — | 3,008,948 |
| R. Dirk Allison | RSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 34,331 | — | 3,749,975 |
| R. Dirk Allison | RSU | 2025-03-10 | — | — | 63,500 | — | 6,017,895 |
| Darby Anderson | RSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 5,150 | — | 562,535 |
| Brian Poff | RSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 13,732 | — | 1,499,946 |
| W. Bradley Bickham | RSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 14,419 | — | 1,574,987 |
| Heather Dixon | RSU | 2025-09-15 | — | — | 28,370 | — | 3,099,990 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Gaffney | $562,535 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Brian Poff | 4,508,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| R. Dirk Allison | 9,767,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Darby Anderson | 562,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| W. Bradley Bickham | 1,574,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Heather Dixon | 3,099,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Dirk Allison | RSU | 126,851 | — | $13,622,529 |
| Brian Poff | RSU | 56,980 | — | 6,119,082 |
| Heather Dixon | RSU | 28,370 | — | 3,046,654 |
| W. Bradley Bickham | RSU | 26,760 | — | 2,873,756 |
| Darby Anderson | RSU | 10,036 | — | 1,077,766 |
| Sean Gaffney | RSU | 10,036 | — | 1,077,766 |
Our compensation and benefits programs are designed to attract and retain talented, qualified executives to manage and lead the Company, to motivate them to pursue corporate objectives, to align the interests of our executive with those of our shareholders and to maximize the long-term growth of the Company. We believe that our compensation program allows us to meet the following objectives: Reward the executive officer for a job done well, compensate executive officers within market standards, provide compensation that is fair to the executive officer and the Company, and create a high-performance culture.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | FW Cook |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 15,632,614 | 1,304,367 | 31,320 | 92.13% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 15,216,859 | 1,330,522 | 8,662 | 91.96% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 92.13%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 91.96%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With respect to Proposals 2 and 3, abstentions have the same effect as negative votes because, in order to pass, each of Proposals 2 an holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With respect to Proposal 4, an abstention will not be counted as expressing any preference with regards to Proposal 4.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 753 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $16,198 |
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $135,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 25,000 / 25,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Addus HomeCare names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Addus HomeCare.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ensign Group, Inc. | 2025 | Barry Port | $549,264 | $2,912,355 | $0 | $10,317,247 | $13,804,700 |
| 2 | Chemed Corporation | 2025 | Kevin McNamara | 1,862,837 | 2,883,553 | 5,036,021 | 1,486,976 | 12,904,720 |
| 3 | Addus HomeCare | 2025 | R. Dirk Allison | 1,076,923 | 9,767,870 | 0 | 1,320,000 | 12,190,449 |
| 4 | RadNet, Inc. | 2025 | Howard Berger | 3,000,000 | 8,999,966 | 0 | 0 | 12,087,934 |
| 5 | Option Care Health, Inc. | 2025 | John Rademacher | 1,000,000 | 6,500,050 | 0 | 1,665,000 | 9,266,330 |
| 6 | Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Jeffrey Shaner | 750,000 | 2,603,993 | 0 | 1,500,000 | 4,864,165 |
| 7 | The Pennant Group, Inc. | 2025 | Brent Guerisoli | 444,711 | 662,117 | 885,588 | 1,737,874 | 3,739,476 |
| 8 | Select Medical Holdings Corporation | 2025 | Thomas Mullin | 618,000 | 1,425,000 | 0 | 939,360 | 3,042,527 |
| 9 | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | 2025 | James Swift | 54,167 | 730,720 | 0 | 68,981 | 2,775,881 |
| 10 | National HealthCare Corporation | 2025 | Stephen Flatt | 577,000 | 505,215 | 300,481 | 1,280,000 | 2,685,370 |
| — | Amedisys, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Enhabit, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | ModivCare Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addus HomeCare | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 100 | not disclosed | FW Cook |
| Amedisys, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | 200% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Aon Human Capital Solutions (division of Aon plc) |
| Chemed Corporation | 60.4% | not disclosed | Yes — 3-Year Relative TSR | Compensation Strategies, Inc. |
| Enhabit, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| ModivCare Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| National HealthCare Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | false |
| Option Care Health, Inc. | 111% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Pearl Meyer |
| Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | 180% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Semler Brossy Consulting Group |
| RadNet, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | No | Pearl Meyer |
| Select Medical Holdings Corporation | 190% | RSU 100 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| The Ensign Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson |
| The Pennant Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | The Company engages periodically with a Compensation Adviser to review and advise the Compensation Committee on the Company's executive compensation. The Compensation Committee did not retain a Compensation Adviser relating to executive compensation in 2025, but did reference compensation studies performed for the Company previously. |
| U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, R. Dirk Allison | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 12,190,449. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 429879–429889 |
| 2 | Section 01, Brian Poff | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,682,162. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c24 · span 452476–452485 |
| 3 | Section 01, Heather Dixon | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,211,640. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 441248–441257 |
| 4 | Section 01, W. Bradley Bickham | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,889,911. Filing ↗machine: r17 · c24 · span 486373–486382 |
| 5 | Section 01, Darby Anderson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,377,860. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c24 · span 463756–463765 |
| 6 | Section 01, Sean Gaffney | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,314,721. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c24 · span 475018–475027 |
| 7 | Section 03, Sean Gaffney RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 589055–589062 |
| 8 | Section 03, Brian Poff RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 572391–572400 |
| 9 | Section 03, R. Dirk Allison RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 547246–547255 |
| 10 | Section 03, R. Dirk Allison RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 551432–551441 |
| 11 | Section 03, Darby Anderson RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 580715–580722 |
| 12 | Section 03, Brian Poff RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 568185–568194 |
| 13 | Section 03, W. Bradley Bickham RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 597346–597355 |
| 14 | Section 03, Heather Dixon RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 753 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 937058–937061 |
| 16 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-10 | 0001437749-26-020152 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.13% (votes for as printed: 15,632,614). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-23 | 0000950170-25-089023 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.96% (votes for as printed: 15,216,859). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 19 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 20 | The Ensign Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001125376-26-000014 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Ensign Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,804,700. Filing ↗machine: span 521316–521326 |
| 21 | Chemed Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001562762-26-000052 | CEO total compensation as printed in Chemed Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,904,720. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r8 · c8 · span 1091846–1091856 |
| 22 | Addus HomeCare (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001437749-26-013190 | CEO total compensation as printed in Addus HomeCare's own proxy. As printed: 12,190,449. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 429879–429889 |
| 23 | RadNet, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001683168-26-003086 | CEO total compensation as printed in RadNet, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,087,934. Filing ↗machine: t93 · r1 · c26 · span 428610–428620 |
| 24 | Option Care Health, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-08 | 0001140361-26-013825 | CEO total compensation as printed in Option Care Health, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,266,330. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 1114074–1114083 |
| 25 | Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001193125-26-161632 | CEO total compensation as printed in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,864,165. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c31 · span 437702–437711 |
| 26 | The Pennant Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-31 | 0001766400-26-000027 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Pennant Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,739,476. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 361512–361521 |
| 27 | Select Medical Holdings Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | 0001104659-26-023205 | CEO total compensation as printed in Select Medical Holdings Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,042,527. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c41 · span 384685–384694 |
| 28 | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001193125-26-127299 | CEO total compensation as printed in Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,775,881. Filing ↗machine: r22 · c24 · span 1960691–1960700 |
| 29 | National HealthCare Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001140361-26-013005 | CEO total compensation as printed in National HealthCare Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 2,685,370. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c24 · span 312689–312698 |
| 30 | Section 10a, The Ensign Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001125376-26-000014 | The Ensign Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Addus HomeCare. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 10a, Chemed Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001562762-26-000052 | Chemed Corporation names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 10a, Option Care Health, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-013825 | Option Care Health, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 10a, The Pennant Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001766400-26-000027 | The Pennant Group, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 10a, RadNet, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001683168-26-003086 | RadNet, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 10a, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-161632 | Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |