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Cardinal Health Executive Compensation (FY26)

CAH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Jason Hollar
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 5, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): September 21, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Jason Hollar: $18,976,195 → $22,574,349 (19.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.6% → 90.7% (1.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 261:1 → 288:1 (10.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cardinal Health's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jason Hollar, Chief Executive Officer, received $22,574,349 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $18,976,195 reported for fiscal 2025, Hollar's total was 19.0% higher.
What was Cardinal Health's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 90.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 5, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cardinal Health's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Accendra Health, Inc., Baxter International Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company, Boston Scientific Corporation and Cencora, Inc., among others.
What is Cardinal Health's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 288:1, against median employee compensation of $78,316.

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
Michael Kaufmann
Former Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Victor Crawford
Former Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jason Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Alt
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Victor Crawford
Former Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Segment
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Weitzman
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Kaufmann
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Patricia English
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jason Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Alt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Weitzman
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jason Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Alt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Weitzman
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jason Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Alt
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deborah Weitzman
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Stephen Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Aaron AltPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Aaron AltRSU◇——◇——◇
Deborah WeitzmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Deborah WeitzmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jason HollarPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason HollarRSU◇——◇——◇
Jessica MayerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jessica MayerRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephen MasonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen MasonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jason HollarPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Aaron AltPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Deborah WeitzmanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stephen MasonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jessica MayerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory B. Kenny
◇◇———◇◇
Patricia A. Hemingway Hall
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Sheri H. Edison
◇◇———◇◇
Nancy Killefer
◇◇———◇◇
David C. Evans
◇◇———◇◇
Akhil Johri
◇◇———◇◇
Robert W. Musslewhite
◇◇———◇◇
Robert W. Azelby
◇◇———◇◇
Sudhakar Ramakrishna
◇◇———◇◇
Michelle M. Brennan
◇◇————◇
Christine A. Mundkur
◇◇————◇
Jason M. Hollar served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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 2026
  • Accendra Health, Inc. ACH
  • Baxter International Inc. BAX
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX
  • Boston Scientific Corporation BSX
  • Cencora, Inc. COR
  • CVS Health Corporation CVS
  • Danaher Corporation DHR
  • Elevance Health, Inc. ELV
  • FedEx Corporation FDX
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • Johnson & Johnson JNJ
  • Labcorp Holdings Inc. LH
  • McKesson Corporation MCK
  • Stryker Corporation SYK
  • Sysco Corporation SYY
  • Target Corporation TGT
  • The Cigna Group CI
  • The Kroger Co. KR
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO
  • United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS
  • UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. WBA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2024November 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2023November 15, 2023=◇◇◇
2022November 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2021November 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2020November 4, 2020=◇◇◇
2019November 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2018November 7, 2018=◇◇◇
2017November 8, 2017=◇◇◇
2016November 3, 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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Citations

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293 figures on this page: 283 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
283 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001308179-26-000402
    Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Pay Ratio Disclosure
  2. 0000721371-25-000133
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0000721371-25-000114
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  4. 0000721371-24-000132
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0000721371-24-000103
    Executive Compensation Tables
  6. 0000721371-23-000094
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001308179-23-001007
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0000721371-22-000144
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000721371-21-000120
  10. 0000721371-20-000133
  11. 0000721371-19-000129
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000721371-18-000104
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000721371-17-000169
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000721371-16-000353
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Peers Cardinal Health discloses

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

Accendra Health, Inc.Baxter International Inc.Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBoston Scientific CorporationCencora, Inc.CVS Health CorporationDanaher CorporationElevance Health, Inc.FedEx CorporationHenry Schein, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonLabcorp Holdings Inc.McKesson CorporationStryker CorporationSysco CorporationTarget CorporationThe Cigna GroupThe Kroger Co.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.United Parcel Service, Inc.UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedWalgreens Boots Alliance, 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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