J. David Joyner compensation by year
CVS HEALTH Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,103,495 | $1,500,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,499,890 | $14,499,931 |
| Option awards | $11,999,997 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $4,695,900 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $64,644 |
| All other | $205,410 | $453,609 |
| Total | $17,808,792 | $21,214,084 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CVS HEALTH Corp DEF 14A filed April 3, 2026, accession 0001308179-26-000201, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the CVS HEALTH Corp filed document, accession 0001308179-26-000201. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 3, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 136,603 | $10,840,814 | — |
| RSU | 53,324 | $4,231,793 | — |
| PSU | 29,361 | $2,330,089 | — |
| RSU | 21,210 | $1,683,226 | — |
| RSU | 16,548 | $1,313,249 | — |
| RSU | 7,981 | $633,372 | — |
| Option | 25,980 | — | $74.31 |
| Option | 995,030 | — | $71.82 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CVS HEALTH Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CVS HEALTH discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,250,000 | $30,636,221 | $25,949 | $40,412,170 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $-30,636,221 | $0 | $-30,636,221 |
| Death | $0 | $30,636,221 | $0 | $30,636,221 |
| Retirement | $0 | $5,969,158 | $0 | $5,969,158 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $2,250,000 | $16,203,994 | $25,949 | $18,479,943 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CVS HEALTH Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CVS HEALTH’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| J. David Joyner · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $21,214,084 |
| Prem Shah | Executive Vice President and Group President | $13,379,210 |
| Steven Nelson | Executive Vice President and President, Aetna | $11,587,110 |
| Tilak Mandadi | Executive Vice President, Ventures and Chief Experience and Technology Officer | $10,977,716 |
| Brian Newman | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $9,420,508 |
| Thomas Cowhey | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $6,715,138 |
Board service
CVS HEALTH board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CVS HEALTH pays directors a $83,750 cash retainer and $251,250 in Common Stock. As stated in CVS HEALTH's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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How this record is built
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