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Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

AVAH · Atlanta, GA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Shaner
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 29, 2026
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 of record: Jeff Shaner → Jeffrey Shaner

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Aveanna Healthcare Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Jeffrey Shaner was paid $4,864,165 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Aveanna Healthcare Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 89.1% support at the meeting held May 29, 2026.
Which companies are in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., Adapt Health, Addus HomeCare Corporation, Amedisys, Inc. and AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., among others.

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
Tony Strange
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Rodney Windley
Executive Chairman
◇—◇———◇◇
Jeff Shaner
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
David Afshar
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Shannon Drake
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeff Shaner
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ed Reisz
Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shannon Drake
Former Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeff Shaner
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jerry Perchik
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Buckhalter
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ed Reisz
Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Shaner
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ed Reisz
Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Buckhalter
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
Ed ReiszPSU——————◇
Jeffrey ShanerPSU——————◇
Matthew BuckhalterPSU——————◇
Fiscal 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
Ed ReiszPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/14/2023
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/30/2027
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew BuckhalterRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/30/2027
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/14/2023
Jeffrey ShanerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/30/2027
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.
Matthew Buckhalter
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · dated January 1, 2024
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
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
Rodney D. Windley
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Victor F. Ganzi
◇◇————◇
Steven E. Rodgers
◇◇————◇
Brent Layton
◇◇————◇
Erica Schwartz
◇◇————◇
Sheldon M. Retchin
—◇————◇
Jeff Shaner, Christopher R. Gordon, Robert M. Williams, Jr, Sam Weil and Devin O'Reilly 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◇
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.
Stock ownership guideline: 4x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. ACHC
  • Adapt Health symbol not shown
  • Addus HomeCare Corporation ADUS
  • Amedisys, Inc. AMED
  • AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. AMN
  • Brookdale Senior Living BKD
  • Chemed Corporation CHE
  • Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. CCRN
  • Enhabit, Inc. EHAB
  • National HealthCare Corporation NHC
  • Option Care Health, Inc. OPCH
  • Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. MD
  • RadNet, Inc. RDNT
  • Surgery Partners, Inc. SGRY
  • The Pennant Group, Inc. PNTG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
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Citations

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172 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
167 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-248323
  2. 0001193125-26-161632
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000950170-25-067908
  4. 0001193125-25-062528
    Summary Compensation
  5. 0000950170-25-038504
    EX-10.23
  6. 0000950170-24-061484
  7. 0001193125-24-083451
    Summary Compensation
  8. 0000950170-23-021830
  9. 0001193125-23-086750
    Summary Compensation
  10. 0001193125-22-151843
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Aveanna Healthcare Holdings discloses

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

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.Addus HomeCare CorporationAMN Healthcare Services, Inc.Brookdale Senior LivingChemed CorporationCross Country Healthcare, Inc.National HealthCare CorporationOption Care Health, Inc.Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.RadNet, Inc.Surgery Partners, Inc.The Pennant Group, 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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