Media & Telecom
McGraw Hill Executive Compensation (FY26)
MH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ Philip Moyer | Median of the other named officers $1,202,542 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = August 11, 2026 |
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Chief executive of record: Simon Allen → Philip Moyer
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Who is McGraw Hill's chief executive and what were they paid?
Philip Moyer was paid $8,290,848 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026.
What was McGraw Hill's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 99.9% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held August 11, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in McGraw Hill's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Blackbaud, Inc., Coursera, Inc., Duolingo, Inc., FactSet Research Systems Inc. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Sallmann Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Cortese Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon Allen Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Stafford Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Moyer President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon Allen Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Stafford Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Sallmann Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tracey Tiska Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Cortese Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information 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.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Moyer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Robert Sallmann | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/30/2034 |
| Simon Allen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/3/2031 |
| David Cortese | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/30/2034 |
| David Stafford | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/3/2031 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 7/23/2035 | |
| Tracey Tiska | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 7/23/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/5/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/3/2031 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB
- Coursera, Inc. COUR
- Duolingo, Inc. DUOL
- FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. symbol not shown
- Morningstar, Inc. MORN
- Pegasystems Inc. PEGA
- PTC Inc. PTC
- Scholastic Corporation SCHL
- Stride, Inc. LRN
- The New York Times Company NYT
- Tyler Technologies, Inc. TYL
- Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | August 11, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- 0001951070-26-000038Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-282816
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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}
}