Debra Cafaro compensation by year
Ventas Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $947,654 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $1,118,000 | $1,162,720 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,918,592 | $17,385,196 | $8,211,805 | $8,354,679 | $9,509,954 | $11,013,974 | $9,666,901 | $9,598,375 | $9,679,753 | $12,015,051 |
| Option awards | $2,415,093 | $3,530,299 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $3,196,190 | $3,199,200 | $3,749,600 | $1,789,631 | $2,042,500 | $2,042,500 | $3,188,184 | $2,680,333 | $3,387,222 | $4,087,303 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $61,148 | $64,912 | $79,797 | $129,025 | $128,606 | $132,254 | $129,007 | $166,917 | $253,143 | $235,999 |
| Total | $9,666,023 | $25,254,607 | $13,116,202 | $11,348,335 | $12,628,714 | $14,263,728 | $14,059,092 | $13,520,625 | $14,438,118 | $17,501,073 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ventas, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 1, 2026, accession 0000740260-26-000010, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Ventas, Inc. filed document, accession 0000740260-26-000010. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 1, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 509,845 | $40,980,035 | — |
| RSU | 126,502 | $9,788,725 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ventas, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Ventas’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Debra Cafaro · this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $17,501,073 |
| Robert Probst | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $6,462,221 |
| J. Justin Hutchens | Executive Vice President, Senior Housing and Chief Investment Officer | $6,349,630 |
| Carey Roberts | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $4,189,849 |
| Peter Bulgarelli | Executive Vice President, Outpatient Medical and Research, Ventas, Inc. President and CEO, Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc. | $4,180,627 |
Board service
Ventas board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Ventas pays directors a $110,000 cash retainer and $185,000 in RSUs. As stated in Ventas's FY2025 proxy.
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