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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

HLT · Mclean, VA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
294 figures on this page: 284 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Christopher Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $27,674,400 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $27,957,967 reported for fiscal 2024, Nassetta's total was 1.0% lower. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 549:1, against median employee compensation of $50,461. The say-on-pay proposal drew 92.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Booking Holdings Inc., Capital One Financial Corporation, Carnival Corporation & plc, Expedia Group, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Nassetta
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 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 — Christopher Nassetta: $27,957,967 → $27,674,400 (1.0% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 577:1 → 549:1 (4.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hilton Worldwide Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Nassetta, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $27,674,400 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $27,957,967 reported for fiscal 2024, Nassetta's total was 1.0% lower.
What was Hilton Worldwide Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 92.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Hilton Worldwide Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Booking Holdings Inc., Capital One Financial Corporation, Carnival Corporation & plc, Expedia Group, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, among others.
What is Hilton Worldwide Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 549:1, against median employee compensation of $50,461.

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
Christopher Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Jacobs
Chief Financial Officer & President, Global Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Jacobs
Chief Financial Officer & President, Global Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Laura Fuentes
EVP Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Jacobs
Chief Financial Officer & President, Global Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Silcock
President, Global Brands & Commercial Services
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Anne-Marie D'Angelo
Former EVP General Counsel and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Laura Fuentes
EVP Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Nassetta
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Jacobs
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Silcock
President, Global Brands & Commercial Services
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Christian Charnaux
EVP, Chief Development Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Laura Fuentes
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Head of HSM
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Christian H. CharnauxPSU◇— withheld— withheld—◇—◇
Christian H. CharnauxPSU◇— withheld— withheld—◇—◇
Christian H. CharnauxOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher J. NassettaPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Christopher J. NassettaPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Christopher J. NassettaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher W. SilcockPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Christopher W. SilcockOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher W. SilcockPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin J. JacobsPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Kevin J. JacobsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin J. JacobsPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Laura A. FuentesPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
Laura A. FuentesOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Laura A. FuentesPSU◇— withheld◇—◇—◇
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
Christian CharnauxOption◇—◇8/5/35
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher SilcockOption◇—◇2/27/35
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/33
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/34
Christopher NassettaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/33
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/27/35
Option◇—◇2/28/34
Laura FuentesPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/34
Option◇—◇3/2/33
Option◇—◇2/27/35
Kevin JacobsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/34
Option◇—◇3/2/33
Option◇—◇2/27/35
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
Douglas M. Steenland
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Raymond E. Mabus, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Melanie L. Healey
◇◇———◇◇
Charlene T. Begley
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth A. Smith
◇◇————◇
Chris Carr
◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan D. Gray
◇◇————◇
Marissa A. Mayer
◇◇————◇
Judith A. McHale
◇—————◇
Christopher J. Nassetta 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
  • Capital One Financial Corporation COF
  • Carnival Corporation & plc CCL
  • Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS
  • Marriott International, Inc. MAR
  • McDonald's Corporation MCD
  • MGM Resorts International MGM
  • NIKE, Inc. NKE
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
  • Starbucks Corporation SBUX
  • The Walt Disney Company DIS
  • United Airlines Holdings, Inc. UAL
  • Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. WH
  • Wynn Resorts, Limited WYNN
  • YUM! Brands, Inc. YUM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 20, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 13, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
294 figures on this page: 284 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
284 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001585689-26-000037
  2. 0001585689-26-000023
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR 2025 · Director Compensation for · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001585689-25-000109
  4. 0001585689-25-000078
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001585689-24-000114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001585689-24-000088
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001585689-23-000115
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001585689-23-000088
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0001585689-22-000108
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001585689-21-000084
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001585689-20-000115
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001585689-19-000097
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-160922
  14. 0001193125-17-185568
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Peers Hilton Worldwide Holdings discloses

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

Capital One Financial CorporationCarnival Corporation & plcHyatt Hotels CorporationLas Vegas Sands Corp.Marriott International, Inc.McDonald's CorporationMGM Resorts InternationalNIKE, Inc.Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.The Walt Disney CompanyWyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.Wynn Resorts, Limited

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Cite this data
APA
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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