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McKesson Executive Compensation (FY26)

MCK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Brian Tyler
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 22, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Brian Tyler: $20,161,714 → $24,213,044 (20.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.3% → 91.4% (0.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 295:1 → 357:1 (21.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is McKesson's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Brian Tyler, Chief Executive Officer, came to $24,213,044 in fiscal 2026. Compared with the $20,161,714 reported for fiscal 2025, Tyler's total was 20.1% higher.
What was McKesson's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held July 22, 2026.
Which companies are in McKesson's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Accendra Health, Inc. (formerly Owens & Minor, Inc.), Cencora, Cigna, CVS Health and Johnson & Johnson, among others.
What is McKesson's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 357:1, against median employee compensation of $67,803.

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
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Britt Vitalone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lori Schechter
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nancy Avila
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Britt Vitalone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lori Schechter
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nancy Avila
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
LeAnn Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Lau
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Britt Vitalone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
LeAnn Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Britt Vitalone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Lau
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
LeAnn Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Britt Vitalone
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Lau
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
LeAnn Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development 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
Brian TylerRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian TylerPSU◇—————◇
Britt VitalonePSU◇—————◇
Britt VitaloneRSU◇——◇——◇
LeAnn SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
LeAnn SmithPSU◇—————◇
Michele LauRSU◇—————◇
Michele LauPSU◇—————◇
Thomas RodgersRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas RodgersPSU◇—————◇
Fiscal 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
LeAnn SmithPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Britt VitaloneRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brian TylerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michele LauRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Thomas RodgersRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Brian Tyler
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
LeAnn Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Michele Lau
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Thomas Rodgers
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald R. Knauss
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Dominic J. Caruso
◇◇————◇
Maria N. Martinez
◇◇————◇
Bradley E. Lerman
◇◇————◇
Kevin M. Ozan
◇◇————◇
Lynne M. Doughtie
◇◇————◇
Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H
◇◇————◇
W. Roy Dunbar
◇◇————◇
Deborah Dunsire, M.D
◇◇————◇
James H. Hinton
◇◇————◇
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
◇◇————◇
Richard H. Carmona, M.D
◇◇————◇
Brian S. Tyler 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 6x annual cash retainer ($720,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Accendra Health, Inc. (formerly Owens & Minor, Inc.) ACH
  • Cencora COR
  • Cigna CI
  • CVS Health CVS
  • Johnson & Johnson JNJ
  • Kroger KR
  • Pfizer PFE
  • Sanofi SNY
  • UnitedHealth Group UNH
  • Viatris VTRS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 22, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023July 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2022July 22, 2022=◇◇◇
2021July 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2020July 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2019July 31, 2019=◇◇◇
2018July 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2017July 26, 2017=◇◇◇
2016July 27, 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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276 figures on this page: 265 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
265 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000927653-26-000215
  2. 0000927653-26-000169
    2026 Director Compensation Table · 2026 Outstanding Equity Awards Table · 2026 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000927653-25-000096
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000927653-25-000061
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · Director Compensation
  5. 0000927653-23-000045
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-23-164501
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000927653-22-000062
  8. 0001193125-22-171040
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000927653-21-000051
  10. 0000927653-20-000052
  11. 0001193125-19-212051
  12. 0001193125-18-228754
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-240424
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-663395
  15. 0000927653-24-000065
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers McKesson discloses

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

Accendra Health, Inc. (formerly Owens & Minor, Inc.)CencoraCignaCVS HealthJohnson & JohnsonKrogerPfizerUnitedHealth GroupViatris

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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}
}
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