V
Velarion™Intelligence
Sign InFree TrialBook a Walkthrough

US Foods Holding Executive Compensation (FY25)

USFD · Rosemont, IL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

The US Foods Holding brief, $1,500

Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
Both reports for $2,400.
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 15, 2026
12 filings cited on this page
A report that fails to generate is refunded in full
Published by Velarion Company Intelligence
US Foods Holding brief$1,500Get the executive brief
227 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
David Flitman
Latest say-on-pay support
=
May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
◇
To the median employee
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 — David Flitman: $11,250,707 → $18,063,586 (60.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.9% → 97.4% (1.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 121:1 → 173:1 (43.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is US Foods Holding's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Flitman was paid $18,063,586 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $11,250,707 reported for fiscal 2024, Flitman's total was 60.6% higher.
What was US Foods Holding's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in US Foods Holding's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Albertsons Companies Inc., Aramark, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Avnet, Inc. and CDW Corporation, among others.
What is US Foods Holding's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 173:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $104,652.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Flitman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dirk Locascio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Guberman
Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer and Nationally Managed Business
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Tonnison
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Hancock
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Flitman
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dirk Locascio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Guberman
Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer and Nationally Managed Business
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Randy Taylor
Executive Vice President, Field Operations and Local Sales
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Tonnison
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David E. FlitmanPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Dirk J. LocascioPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
John A. TonnisonPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Randy J. TaylorPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Steven M. GubermanPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Randy TaylorPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/26/2028
Option◇—◇3/25/2029
RSU◇◇——
Steven GubermanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Dirk LocascioPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David FlitmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John TonnisonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
David Flitman
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Dirk Locascio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
John Tonnison
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Steven Guberman
Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer and Nationally Managed Business · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David M. Tehle
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Marla C. Gottschalk
◇◇————◇
Quentin Roach
◇◇————◇
Cheryl A. Bachelder
◇◇————◇
Ann E. Ziegler
◇◇————◇
Carl Andrew Pforzheimer
◇◇————◇
David W. Bullock
◇◇————◇
Sunil Gupta
◇—————◇
David E. Flitman 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◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($500,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Albertsons Companies Inc. ACI
  • Aramark ARMK
  • Arrow Electronics, Inc. ARW
  • Avnet, Inc. AVT
  • CDW Corporation CDW
  • Conagra Brands, Inc. CAG
  • Genuine Parts Company GPC
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • Performance Food Group PFGC
  • Sysco Corporation SYY
  • TD SYNNEX Corporation SNX
  • The Kraft Heinz Company KHC
  • Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN
  • United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI
  • W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW
  • WESCO International, Inc. WCC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 13, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 4, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
◇
Median employee compensation
◇
Chief executive total compensation
◇
Email me this page as a cited PDF
The same figures, the same citations, formatted to hand to a committee. Nothing is added that is not on this page.
Your address is used for this and nothing else. Unsubscribe in one click.
Tell me when US Foods Holding files
You get a note when this company’s compensation data changes.
Your address is used for this and nothing else. Unsubscribe in one click.

What this page does not include

Everything above is a fact US Foods Holding disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where US Foods Holding 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 — $1,500
Written 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 — $1,500
Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200
Realizable 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 Intelligence
Adviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
Inquire about access
Multiple companies at once
Cross-company views, cohort screens, and data export across the industries we cover. This page is one company; the platform is all of them.
Velarion Intelligence
Join the list for a Velarion Pro seat
Full platform access for one person: every industry we cover, peer positioning, and the written analysis. We will email you when it opens.
Your address is used for this and nothing else. Unsubscribe in one click.
Join the list for Peer Group Review
Whether US Foods Holding's disclosed peer group is defensible, who names US Foods Holding back in their own benchmarking group, and how pay tracks performance across it. This is the analysis a compensation consultant delivers on the group above. We will email you when it opens.
Your address is used for this and nothing else. Unsubscribe in one click.

Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
227 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
217 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001665918-26-000038
  2. 0001665918-26-000022
    CEO PAY RATIO · Director Compensation · FISCAL YEAR 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001665918-25-000094
  4. 0001665918-25-000071
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · FISCAL YEAR 2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001999371-24-006230
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001387131-23-006749
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001387131-22-006306
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-21-169397
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-20-143482
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-19-135030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-18-011282
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001564590-17-011085
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Cite this data
This page is free to cite. Attribution we ask for:
Velarion, “US Foods Holding executive compensation, FY2024–FY2025.” https://intel.velarion.ai/comp/USFD (accessed 2026).
Short form: data: Velarion

The US Foods Holding brief, $1,500

Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
Both reports for $2,400.
Get the executive briefGet the board briefNo account needed.
12 filings cited on this page
Method: intel.velarion.ai/methodology
A report that fails to generate is refunded in full
Published by Velarion Company Intelligence
Embed this data
A small, cited view of this data for your own page or newsletter. Every embed carries a visible link back here, so the attribution travels with it.
The headline figures, each with its citation.
Connect an AI assistant
Ask your own assistant about US Foods Holding and roughly 3,000 other US public companies, and get back the same figures on this page with the same citations. Free read access, no account. Add this to your assistant's connector settings.
Setup guide and the full list of questions it answers

Peers US Foods Holding discloses

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

Albertsons Companies Inc.AramarkArrow Electronics, Inc.Avnet, Inc.CDW CorporationConagra Brands, Inc.Genuine Parts CompanyHenry Schein, Inc.Performance Food GroupSysco CorporationTD SYNNEX CorporationThe Kraft Heinz CompanyTyson Foods, Inc.United Natural Foods, Inc.W.W. Grainger, Inc.WESCO International, Inc.

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies

Free to read and cite. Redistribution or bulk use of the dataset requires a data license. Talk to us about the data license.

Cite this data
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}
}
For informational purposes only. Not investment, legal, or compensation advice.  All companies · The Pay Desk · Methodology · Terms · Privacy