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Ensign Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

ENSG · San Juan Capistrano, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Barry Port
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 13, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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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 — Barry Port: $10,959,932 → $13,804,700 (26.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 233:1 → 290:1 (24.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ensign Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Barry Port, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board, received $13,804,700 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Port's total was 26.0% higher than the $10,959,932 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ensign Group's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ensign Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amedisys, Inc., CareTrust REIT Inc., Encompass Healthcare Corp., LTC Properties, Inc. and National Health Investors, Inc., among others.
What is Ensign Group's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 290:1, against median employee compensation of $47,604.

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
Barry Port
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Barry Port
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Suzanne Snapper
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Spencer Burton
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Chad Keetch
Chief Investment Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Barry Port
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
◇◇◇◇◇——◇
Suzanne Snapper
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇◇◇◇◇——◇
Spencer Burton
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇——◇
Chad Keetch
Chief Investment Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇——◇
Christopher Christensen
R. Christensen
◇◇◇◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Barry Port
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suzanne Snapper
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Spencer Burton
President and Chief Operations Officer, Ensign Services, Inc.
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chad Keetch
Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Christensen
Co-Founder and Former Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
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
Barry R. PortRSU◇——◇——◇
Chad A. KeetchRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher R. ChristensenRSU◇——◇——◇
Spencer W. BurtonRSU◇——◇——◇
Suzanne D. SnapperRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Spencer BurtonOption◇—◇11/6/2034
Option◇—◇11/2/2033
Option◇—◇5/18/2033
Option◇—◇2/7/2033
Option◇—◇5/26/2032
Option◇—◇5/27/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Chad KeetchOption◇—◇11/6/2034
Option◇—◇5/18/2033
Option◇—◇2/7/2033
Option◇—◇5/26/2032
Option◇—◇5/27/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/2/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Suzanne SnapperOption◇—◇11/6/2034
Option◇—◇11/2/2033
Option◇—◇5/18/2033
Option◇—◇5/26/2032
Option◇—◇2/7/2033
Option◇—◇5/27/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Barry PortOption◇—◇11/6/2034
Option◇—◇5/18/2033
Option◇—◇2/7/2033
Option◇—◇5/26/2032
Option◇—◇5/27/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/2/2033
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
Daren J. Shaw
◇◇————◇
Ann S. Blouin
◇◇————◇
Swati B. Abbott
◇◇————◇
John O. Agwunobi
◇◇————◇
Barry M. Smith
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Mark V. Parkinson
◇◇————◇
Suzanne D. Snapper, Marivic Uychiat Pison and Barry R. Port 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◇
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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Amedisys, Inc. AMED
  • CareTrust REIT Inc. CTRE
  • Encompass Healthcare Corp. EHC
  • LTC Properties, Inc. LTC
  • National Health Investors, Inc. NHI
  • National Healthcare Corporation NHC
  • Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. OHI
  • PACS Group, Inc. PACS
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp. SEM
  • Welltower Inc. WELL

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 31, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 26, 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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252 figures on this page: 241 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
241 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001125376-26-000026
  2. 0001125376-26-000014
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001125376-25-000085
  4. 0001125376-25-000055
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001125376-24-000074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001125376-24-000045
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001125376-23-000095
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001125376-23-000066
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001125376-22-000088
  10. 0001125376-21-000094
  11. 0001125376-20-000089
  12. 0001125376-19-000072
  13. 0001125376-18-000104
  14. 0001125376-17-000057
  15. 0001125376-16-000194
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Peers Ensign Group discloses

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

CareTrust REIT Inc.Encompass Healthcare Corp.LTC Properties, Inc.National Health Investors, Inc.National Healthcare CorporationOmega Healthcare Investors, Inc.PACS Group, Inc.Select Medical Holdings Corp.Welltower 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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