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Constellation Brands Executive Compensation (FY26)

STZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 24, 2026
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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 — William Newlands: $15,006,800 → $14,209,126 (5.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 94.8% → 95.0% (0.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 306:1 → 293:1 (4.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Constellation Brands' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 22, 2026.
Which companies are in Constellation Brands' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Brown-Forman Corporation, Campbell Soup Company, Clorox Company (The), Colgate-Palmolive Company and Conagra Brands, Inc., among others.
What is Constellation Brands' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 293:1, against median employee compensation of $48,558.

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
Robert Hanson
Former Executive Vice President and President, Wine & Spirits Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Garth Hankinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Newlands
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Hanson
Former Executive Vice President and President, Wine & Spirits Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Garth Hankinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Bourdeau
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Sabia
Executive Vice President and President, Beer Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Newlands
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Hanson
Former Executive Vice President and President, Wine & Spirits Division
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Garth Hankinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Bourdeau
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Sabia
Executive Vice President and President, Beer Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Newlands
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Garth Hankinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Sabia
Executive Vice President and President, Beer Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Bourdeau
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Samuel Glaetzer
Executive Vice President and President, Wine and Spirits Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Newlands
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Garth Hankinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Sabia
Executive Vice President and President, Beer Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Bourdeau
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Samuel Glaetzer
Executive Vice President and President, Wine and Spirits Division
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Garth HankinsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Garth HankinsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Garth HankinsonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Garth HankinsonRSU◇——◇——◇
James A. Sabia Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
James A. Sabia Jr.PSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
James O. BourdeauRSU◇——◇——◇
James O. BourdeauPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Samuel J. GlaetzerPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Samuel J. GlaetzerRSU◇——◇——◇
William A. NewlandsPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William A. NewlandsRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024, 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
William NewlandsOption◇—◇4/20/2031
Option◇—◇4/24/2033
Option◇—◇4/21/2030
Option◇—◇4/21/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/23/2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/23/2029
Option◇—◇4/25/2034
Garth HankinsonOption◇—◇4/21/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/20/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/25/2034
Option◇—◇4/24/2033
James SabiaOption◇—◇4/24/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/23/2028
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/20/2031
Option◇—◇4/21/2032
Option◇—◇4/25/2034
Option◇—◇5/21/2028
Option◇—◇4/23/2029
James BourdeauOption◇—◇4/21/2030
Option◇—◇4/20/2031
Option◇—◇4/24/2033
Option◇—◇4/25/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/21/2032
RSU◇◇——
Samuel GlaetzerOption◇—◇4/23/2029
Option◇—◇4/21/2030
Option◇—◇4/24/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/21/2027
Option◇—◇4/20/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/23/2028
Option◇—◇4/21/2032
Option◇—◇4/25/2034
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher J. Baldwin
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Daniel J. McCarthy
◇◇———◇◇
Ernesto M. Hernández
◇◇———◇◇
Jennifer M. Daniels
◇◇———◇◇
Robert Sands
◇◇———◇◇
Richard Sands
◇◇———◇◇
Nicholas I. Fink
◇◇———◇◇
José Manuel Madero Garza
◇◇———◇◇
Luca Zaramella
◇◇———◇◇
William T. Giles
◇◇———◇◇
Christy Clark
◇◇———◇◇
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◇
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($525,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Brown-Forman Corporation BF.B
  • Campbell Soup Company CPB
  • Clorox Company (The) CLX
  • Colgate-Palmolive Company CL
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • Diageo plc DEO
  • Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The) EL
  • General Mills, Inc. GIS
  • Hershey Company (The) HSY
  • J. M. Smucker Company (The) SJM
  • Kellanov symbol not shown
  • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. KDP
  • McCormick & Company, Incorporated MKC
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company symbol not shown
  • Monster Beverage Corporation MNST
  • Starbucks Corporation SBUX
  • YUM! Brands YUM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 22, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 17, 2024=◇◇◇
2023July 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021July 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2020July 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2019July 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2018July 17, 2018=◇◇◇

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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404 figures on this page: 396 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
396 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000016918-26-000032
    3. Proposal to Approve, by an Advisory Vote, the Compensation of the Company s Named Executive Officers as Disclosed in the Proxy Statement
  2. 0000016918-26-000023
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · Director Compensation in Fiscal 2026 · and 4 more sections
  3. 0000016918-25-000104
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000016918-25-000066
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000016918-24-000139
  6. 0000016918-24-000102
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000016918-23-000141
  8. 0000016918-23-000096
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000016918-21-000205
  10. 0000016918-20-000216
  11. 0000016918-19-000061
  12. 0000016918-18-000050
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Peers Constellation Brands discloses

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

Brown-Forman CorporationCampbell Soup CompanyClorox Company (The)Colgate-Palmolive CompanyConagra Brands, Inc.Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The)General Mills, Inc.Hershey Company (The)J. M. Smucker Company (The)Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMonster Beverage CorporationStarbucks CorporationYUM! Brands

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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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