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HealthStream Executive Compensation (FY25)
HSTM · Nashville, TN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
363 figures on this page: 352 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Robert Frist was paid $868,037 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $702,131 reported for fiscal 2024, Frist's total was 23.6% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 8.5:1, against median employee compensation of $101,881. For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 95.9% support at the meeting held May 28, 2026. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
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 — Robert Frist: $702,131 → $868,037 (23.6% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 7:1 → 8.5:1 (21.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is HealthStream's chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Frist was paid $868,037 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $702,131 reported for fiscal 2024, Frist's total was 23.6% higher.
What was HealthStream's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 95.9% support at the meeting held May 28, 2026.
What is HealthStream's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 8.5:1, against median employee compensation of $101,881.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Edward Pearson President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Sousa Executive Vice President, Enterprise Applications | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert A. Frist, Jr. Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Trisha L. Coady Senior Vice President, Workforce Development Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott A. Roberts Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Sousa Executive Vice President, Enterprise Applications | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael M. Collier Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert A. Frist, Jr. Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Trisha L. Coady Senior Vice President, Workforce Development Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott A. Roberts Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Sousa Former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Applications Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael M. Collier Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Development, and Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin P. O'Hara Executive Vice President, Enterprise Workforce Platform | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Trisha Coady Executive Vice President, Workforce Development Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert A. Frist, Jr. Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott A. Roberts Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Collier Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Development, and Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin O'Hara Executive Vice President, Workforce Platform and Applications | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Trisha Coady Executive Vice President, Workforce Development Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Roberts Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Frist Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin P. O'Hara | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael M. Collier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert A. Frist Jr | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert A. Frist Jr | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert A. Frist Jr | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert A. Frist Jr | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott A. Roberts | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Trisha L. Coady | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 2024 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Collier | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | — | — | — | 12/9/2030 | |
| Scott Roberts | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | — | — | — | 12/9/2030 | |
| Robert Frist | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Trisha Coady | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Sousa | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kevin O'Hara | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | — | — | — | 12/9/2030 |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William W. Stead, M.D | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles E. Beard, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Terry Allison Rappuhn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thompson S. Dent Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Frank Gordon | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Linda Rebrovick | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey L. McLaren | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
A. Alex Jahangir, M.D | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Deborah Taylor Tate | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert A. Frist, Jr 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 chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 30, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 31, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 21, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 23, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 24, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 25, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 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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363 figures on this page: 352 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
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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}
}