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Covista Executive Compensation (FY26)

CVSA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Stephen Beard
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 12, 2025
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Stephen Beard: $17,244,988 → $19,016,418 (10.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.2% → 85.4% (9.8 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Covista's chief executive and what were they paid?
Stephen Beard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $19,016,418 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Beard's total moved 10.3% higher from the $17,244,988 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Covista's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 85.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held November 12, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Covista's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Amedisys, Inc., American Public Education, Inc., AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and Brookdale Senior Living 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
Stephen Beard
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Maurice Herrera
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Beck
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Institutional Support Services
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Phelan
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Beard
President and
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Phelan
Senior Vice President,
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Tom
Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Beck
Senior Vice President,
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Maurice Herrera
Senior Vice President,
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Beard
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Phelan
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Betz
President, Walden University
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Beck
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Institutional Support Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Maurice Herrera
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Beard
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Betz
President, Walden University & Chief Digital Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Phelan
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Beck
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Institutional Support Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Liles
President Medical & Veterinary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Beard
Chairman and Chief Executive 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Douglas G. BeckPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Douglas G. BeckRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael BetzRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael BetzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert J. PhelanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert J. PhelanRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott LilesRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott LilesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen W. BeardPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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
Stephen BeardRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robert PhelanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael BetzRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Douglas BeckRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott LilesPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Stephen Beard
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lisa W. Wardell
◇◇————◇
William W. Burke
◇◇————◇
Georgette Kiser
◇◇————◇
Donna J. Hrinak
◇◇————◇
Sharon L. O'Keefe
◇◇————◇
William Krehbiel
◇◇————◇
Betty Vandenbosch
◇◇————◇
Kenneth J. Phelan
◇◇————◇
Liam Krehbiel
◇◇————◇
Michael W. Malafronte
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Stephen W. Beard, Leslie Storms and Emily C. Chiu 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: The Compensation Committee has approved policies to mitigate compensation risk, including stock ownership guidelines, insider-trading prohibitions, and clawbacks.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Amedisys, Inc. AMED
  • American Public Education, Inc. APEI
  • AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. HCSG
  • Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC BFAM
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD
  • Chegg, Inc. CHGG
  • Chemed Corporation CHE
  • Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. CCRN
  • Graham Holdings Company GHM
  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
  • Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR
  • Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. MD
  • Perdoceo Education Corporation PRDO
  • Strategic Education, Inc. STRA
  • Stride, Inc. LRN
  • The Ensign Group, Inc. ENSG
  • Udemy, Inc. UDMY
  • Universal Technical Institute, Inc. UTI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2024November 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2023November 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022November 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021November 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020November 17, 2020=◇◇◇
2018November 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2017November 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2016November 8, 2017=◇◇◇
2015November 10, 2016=◇◇◇

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253 figures on this page: 243 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
243 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-113316
    2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2026 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation
  2. 0000730464-25-000060
  3. 0001104659-25-096070
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION
  4. 0001558370-24-015853
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001558370-24-013376
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001157523-23-001720
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001558370-23-016280
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001157523-22-001606
  9. 0001157523-20-001532
  10. 0001157523-19-002243
  11. 0001157523-18-002388
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001157523-17-003066
  13. 0001157523-16-007346
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Covista discloses

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

American Public Education, Inc.AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLCBrookdale Senior Living Inc.Chegg, Inc.Chemed CorporationCross Country Healthcare, Inc.Graham Holdings CompanyGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Laureate Education, Inc.Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.Perdoceo Education CorporationStrategic Education, Inc.Stride, Inc.The Ensign Group, Inc.Udemy, Inc.Universal Technical Institute, 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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