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NNN REIT, Inc. Executive Compensation (FY25)
NNN · Orlando, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 12, 2026
242 figures on this page: 231 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Stephen Horn, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,730,926 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $8,418,498 reported for fiscal 2024, Horn's total was 15.6% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 68:1, against median employee compensation of $143,733. The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Agree Realty Corporation, Brixmor Property Group, Inc., Camden Property Trust, EPR Properties and Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., among others.
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 — Stephen Horn: $8,418,498 → $9,730,926 (15.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.3% → 96.8% (0.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 69:1 → 68:1 (1.4% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is NNN REIT, Inc.'s chief executive and what were they paid?
Stephen Horn, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,730,926 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $8,418,498 reported for fiscal 2024, Horn's total was 15.6% higher.
What was NNN REIT, Inc.'s say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in NNN REIT, Inc.'s peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Agree Realty Corporation, Brixmor Property Group, Inc., Camden Property Trust, EPR Properties and Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., among others.
What is NNN REIT, Inc.'s chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 68:1, against median employee compensation of $143,733.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Horn Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Habicht Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Tessaro Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Horn Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Habicht Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Tessaro Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Horn President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Habicht Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer, Asst. Secretary and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gina Steffens Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Adamo Executive Vice President, Portfolio Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michelle Miller Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting and Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Horn President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Habicht Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vincent Chao Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Adamo Executive Vice President, Chief Portfolio Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gina Steffens Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michelle Miller Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Technology 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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina M. Steffens | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gina M. Steffens | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan A. Adamo | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan A. Adamo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kevin B. Habicht | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kevin B. Habicht | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michelle L. Miller | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michelle L. Miller | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen A. Horn Jr | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen A. Horn Jr | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Vincent H. Chao | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Vincent H. Chao | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Vincent H. Chao | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Chao | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jonathan Adamo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Stephen Horn | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kevin Habicht | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Gina Steffens | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michelle Miller | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David M. Fick | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Betsy D. Holden | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward J. Fritsch Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kamau O. Witherspoon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela K. M. Beall | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elizabeth C. Gulacsy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen A. Horn, 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Agree Realty Corporation ADC
- Brixmor Property Group, Inc. BRX
- Camden Property Trust CPT
- EPR Properties EPR
- Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. EPRT
- Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT
- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. GLPI
- Kimco Realty Corporation KIM
- Kite Realty Group Trust KRG
- Medical Properties Trust, Inc. MPT
- Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. OHI
- Regency Centers Corporation REG
- Tanger Inc. SKT
- W. P. Carey Inc. WPC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 12, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 12, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 12, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 14, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 17, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 25, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 19, 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact NNN REIT, Inc. disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where NNN REIT, Inc. sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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242 figures on this page: 231 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
231 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-219553Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-118585Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-25-070341Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-25-042337Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-060795
- 0000950170-24-035048Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-23-022531
- 0000950170-23-009520Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-22-009749
- 0000751364-21-000068
- 0000751364-20-000084
- 0000751364-19-000084
- 0000751364-18-000070
- 0000751364-17-000097
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Peers NNN REIT, Inc. discloses
The companies named in NNN's own disclosed peer group.
Agree Realty CorporationBrixmor Property Group, Inc.Camden Property TrustEPR PropertiesEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.Federal Realty Investment TrustGaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.Kimco Realty CorporationKite Realty Group TrustMedical Properties Trust, Inc.Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.Regency Centers CorporationTanger Inc.W. P. Carey Inc.
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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}
}