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Cooper Companies Executive Compensation (FY25)

COO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Albert White III
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Albert White III: $15,427,631 → $16,051,141 (4.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 394:1 → 331:1 (16.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cooper Companies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Albert White III, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $16,051,141 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $15,427,631 reported for fiscal 2024, White III's total was 4.0% higher.
What was Cooper Companies' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 89.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 7, 2026.
Which companies are in Cooper Companies' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Agilent Technologies, Inc., Align Technology, Inc., Bausch + Lomb Corporation, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., among others.
What is Cooper Companies' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 331:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $48,540.

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
Albert White III
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel McBride
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Holly Sheffield
President, CooperSurgical, Inc .
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Andrews
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gerard Warner III
President, CooperVision, Inc.
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Albert White III
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel McBride
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Andrews
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Holly Sheffield
President, CooperSurgical, Inc.
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gerard Warner III
President, CooperVision, Inc.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Albert White III
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Daniel McBride
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Andrews
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Holly Sheffield
President, CooperSurgical, Inc.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gerard Warner III
President, CooperVision, Inc.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Albert White III
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Daniel McBride
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Brian Andrews
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Holly Sheffield
President, CooperSurgical, Inc.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gerard Warner III
President, CooperVision, Inc.
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Albert G. White IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Albert G. White IIIOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brian G. AndrewsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Brian G. AndrewsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel G. McBrideRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel G. McBridePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gerard H. Warner IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Gerard H. Warner IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Holly R. SheffieldPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Holly R. SheffieldRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Holly SheffieldRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Gerard WarnerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel McBridePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brian AndrewsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Albert WhiteOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert S. Weiss
◇◇————◇
Teresa S. Madden
◇◇————◇
Colleen E. Jay
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Cynthia L. Lucchese
◇◇————◇
Maria Rivas, M.D
◇◇————◇
Lawrence E. Kurzius
◇◇————◇
Barbara A. Carbone
◇◇————◇
William A. Kozy
◇—————◇
Walter M Rosebrough, Jr and Albert G. White III 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◇
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.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($325,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
  • Align Technology, Inc. ALGN
  • Bausch + Lomb Corporation BLCO
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. BIO
  • Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. CRL
  • DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. XRAY
  • DexCom, Inc. DXCM
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corporation EW
  • Hologic, Inc. HOLX
  • Illumina, Inc. ILMN
  • Masimo Corporation MASI
  • ResMed Inc. RMD
  • Revvity, Inc. RVTY
  • STERIS plc STE
  • Teleflex Incorporated TFX
  • Waters Corporation WAT
  • Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 2, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 19, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 15, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 17, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 18, 2019=◇◇◇
2017March 19, 2018=◇◇◇
2016March 13, 2017=◇◇◇
2015March 14, 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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323 figures on this page: 312 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
312 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-024273
  2. 0001628280-26-011110
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000711404-25-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000711404-25-000003
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000711404-24-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000711404-24-000008
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000711404-23-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-22-079445
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-21-091155
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-20-078986
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-19-082159
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-093791
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-085352
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-506885
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cooper Companies discloses

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

Agilent Technologies, Inc.Align Technology, Inc.Bausch + Lomb CorporationBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.DexCom, Inc.Edwards Lifesciences CorporationHologic, Inc.Illumina, Inc.Masimo CorporationResMed Inc.Revvity, Inc.STERIS plcTeleflex IncorporatedWaters CorporationZimmer Biomet Holdings, 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
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@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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