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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

CENT · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$1.9M

Pay Ratio

Nicholas Lahanas

Pay rose +105% while TSR fell -16.0 pts

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

COST · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$13.9M

Pay Ratio

Ron M. Vachris

The board raised the CEO's pay package by $1.70M to $13.93M while the stock fell 5.9%.

Walmart Inc.

WMT · FY2026

MIXED

CEO Package

$29.2M

Pay Ratio

Doug McMillon

The board raised Doug McMillon's total pay package by $1.83M to $29.24M while the stock fell 3.8%.

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

CENT$1.9MCOST$13.9MWMT$29.2M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

WMT carries the largest package at $29.2M, about 15.3x CENT.
CENT reads misaligned, while WMT looks mixed.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

CENT

Nicholas Lahanas

$1.9M

base salary47%
stock awards52%
other compensation1%

COST

Ron M. Vachris

$13.9M

base salary8%
stock awards86%
non-equity incentive compensation4%
other compensation0%

WMT

Doug McMillon

$29.2M

base salary5%
stock awards72%
non-equity incentive compensation14%
other compensation2%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO(CENT)Nicholas Lahanas2025$1.9M
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW(COST)Ron M. Vachris2025$13.9M
Walmart Inc.(WMT)Doug McMillon2026$29.2M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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