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Driven Brands Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

DRVN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Daniel Rivera
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Daniel Rivera: $2,631,334 → $5,188,235 (97.2% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 181:1 → 123:1 (32.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Driven Brands Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Daniel Rivera, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,188,235 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,631,334 reported for fiscal 2024, Rivera's total was 97.2% higher.
What was Driven Brands Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.3% support at the meeting held July 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Driven Brands Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Academy Sports and Outdoors, Avis Budget Group, Bloomin' Brands, Choice Hotels International and Dick's Sporting Goods, among others.
What is Driven Brands Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 123:1, against median employee compensation of $42,118.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Fitzpatrick
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel Rivera
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott O'Melia
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Fitzpatrick
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott O'Melia
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Diamond
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Daniel Rivera
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Ferrera
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Beland
Former Senior Vice President and Interim Principal Financial Officer, Former Chief Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Rivera
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Muhammad Khalid
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Diamond
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott O'Melia
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan Fitzpatrick
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board; Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
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
Michael DiamondPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
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
Jonathan FitzpatrickOption◇—◇1/14/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/20/2031
Option◇—◇1/14/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott O'MeliaOption◇—◇1/14/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/14/2031
Option◇—◇12/20/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel RiveraOption◇—◇12/20/2031
Option◇—◇1/14/2031
Option◇—◇1/14/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Muhammad KhalidRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael DiamondRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Daniel Rivera
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Michael Diamond
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Muhammad Khalid
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Scott O'Melia
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rick Puckett
◇◇————◇
Peter Swinburn
◇◇————◇
Karen Stroup
◇◇————◇
Jose Tomás
◇◇————◇
Damien Harmon
◇◇————◇
Daniel Rivera, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Neal Aronson, Chad Hume, Timothy Johnson, Michael Thompson and Catherine Halligan 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◇
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
  • Academy Sports and Outdoors ASO
  • Avis Budget Group CAR
  • Bloomin' Brands BLMN
  • Choice Hotels International CHH
  • Dick's Sporting Goods DKS
  • Domino's Pizza DPZ
  • Floor & Decor Holdings FND
  • Hertz Global Holdings HTZ
  • Jack in the Box JACK
  • Papa John's International PZZA
  • Restaurant Brands International QSR
  • The Wendy's Co. WEN
  • Valvoline VVV
  • Williams-Sonoma WSM
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts WH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025July 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 9, 2021=◇◇◇

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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208 figures on this page: 202 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
202 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001804745-26-000068
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001628280-26-043634
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001804745-25-000064
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001804745-25-000029
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-138265
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-078842
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-143461
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-22-156151
  9. 0000950142-21-002004
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Peers Driven Brands Holdings discloses

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

Academy Sports and OutdoorsAvis Budget GroupBloomin' BrandsChoice Hotels InternationalDick's Sporting GoodsDomino's PizzaFloor & Decor HoldingsJack in the BoxPapa John's InternationalRestaurant Brands InternationalThe Wendy's Co.ValvolineWilliams-SonomaWyndham Hotels & Resorts

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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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