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Acadia Healthcare Company Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACHC · Franklin, TN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 6, 2026
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Median of the other named officers
$2,516,221
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 6, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

More on Acadia Healthcare Company

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Hunter: $7,089,167 → $7,909,463 (11.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 175:1 → 156:1 (10.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Acadia Healthcare Company's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 75.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 6, 2026.
Which companies are in Acadia Healthcare Company's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Amedisys, Inc., AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Brookdale Senior Living Inc., Chemed Corporation and Encompass Health Corporation, among others.
What is Acadia Healthcare Company's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 156:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $50,795.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Hunter
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
David Duckworth
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Debra Osteen
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Hunter
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heather Dixon
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
John Hollinsworth
Executive Vice President of Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Farley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laurence Harrod
Former Executive Vice President of Finance
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Duckworth
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Hunter
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heather Dixon
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Brian Farley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Nasser Khan
Former Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Hollinsworth
Former Executive Vice President of Operations
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Hunter
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nasser Khan
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Farley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heather Dixon
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Timothy Sides
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Young
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇————◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian P. FarleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian P. FarleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher H. HunterPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher H. HunterRSU◇——◇——◇
Heather DixonRSU◇——◇——◇
Heather DixonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Nasser KhanRSU◇——◇——◇
Nasser KhanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy SidesRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd S. YoungRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Timothy SidesOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Todd YoungRSU◇◇——
Christopher HunterRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brian FarleyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Brian Farley
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Christopher Hunter
Former Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Heather Dixon
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Reeve B. Waud
Board chair
◇◇————◇
William F. Grieco
◇◇————◇
E. Perot Bissell
◇◇————◇
Vicky B. Gregg
◇◇————◇
Wade D. Miquelon
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Fucci
◇◇————◇
R. David Kelly
◇◇————◇
Jason R. Bernhard
◇◇————◇
Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A
◇◇————◇
Debra K. Osteen, Daniel J. Cancelmi and Christopher H. Hunter served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Amedisys, Inc. AMED
  • AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AMN
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD
  • Chemed Corporation CHE
  • Encompass Health Corporation EHC
  • Option Care Health, Inc. OPCH
  • Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. MD
  • Select Medical Holdings Corporation SEM
  • Surgery Partners, Inc. SGRY
  • The Ensign Group, Inc. ENSG
  • Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 6, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 6, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 2, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 3, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 19, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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286 figures on this page: 275 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
275 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-209324
  2. 0001140361-26-011130
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-26-020169
    Employment Agreement
  4. 0001193125-25-132208
  5. 0001140361-25-013294
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001193125-24-146576
  7. 0001140361-24-018895
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-23-149461
  9. 0001140361-23-017321
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001193125-22-155213
  11. 0001193125-21-155064
  12. 0001193125-20-137676
  13. 0001193125-19-138413
  14. 0001193125-18-152953
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Peers Acadia Healthcare Company discloses

The companies named in ACHC's own disclosed peer group.

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.Brookdale Senior Living Inc.Chemed CorporationEncompass Health CorporationOption Care Health, Inc.Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.Select Medical Holdings CorporationSurgery Partners, Inc.The Ensign Group, Inc.Universal Health Services, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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