CEO total pay
$18,210,597
Javier J. Rodriguez · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)254 to 1
Median employee: $71,839
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Javier J. Rodriguez2025 compensation | Chief Executive Officer | $18,210,597↓ 16% | 89% at-risk | $1,500,000 | $11,442,481 | $2,089,491 | $478,643 |
Joel Ackerman2025 compensation | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $6,129,962↓ 3% | 86% at-risk | $834,616 | $3,644,589 | $774,063 | $16,686 |
David P. Maughan2025 compensation | Chief Operating Officer, DaVita Kidney Care | $5,592,259↑ 13% | 83% at-risk | $725,000 | $3,178,454 | $686,330 | $252,474 |
Kathleen A. Waters2025 compensation | Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer | $3,943,645↓ 15% | 81% at-risk | $750,000 | $2,034,334 | $662,664 | $16,665 |
James O. Hearty2025 compensation | Chief Compliance Officer | $1,962,115↓ 16% | 69% at-risk | $600,000 | $720,420 | $455,331 | $16,352 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Compensation discussion & analysis
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Peer comparison
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2025 Compensation Peer Group
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
Restrictions and limitations with respect to hedging and
“Restrictions and limitations with respect to hedging and”
pledging
pledging of Company securities by our executive officers are described under the heading "Corporate Governance—Insider Trading Policy— Hedging and Pledging."
“pledging of Company securities by our executive officers are described under the heading "Corporate Governance—Insider Trading Policy— Hedging and Pledging."”
clawback
present
“recoupment policy that, among other items, includes "significant misconduct" by a domestic Senior Vice President or above of the Company as another possible triggering event for the recoupment of certain compensation, in…”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“Share Ownership Requirements”
change in control
Severance and Change of Control Arrangements
“Severance and Change of Control Arrangements”
compensation consultant
independent
“Independent Compensation Consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“The Compensation Committee determined that it was appropriate to increase the base salary for Mr”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$40 million
“international acquisitions, including the expansion of our footprint in Brazil. •U.S. dialysis revenue grew 4% through an increase in average patient services revenue per treatment of $18 that was driven in part by the s…”
operating income
$40 million
“including the expansion of our footprint in Brazil. •U.S. dialysis revenue grew 4% through an increase in average patient services revenue per treatment of $18 that was driven in part by the successful transition of phos…”
ceo pay ratio
254 to 1
“of non-discriminatory benefits. As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Rodriguez’s annual total compensation was $18,233,679 for purposes of this calculation. –Based on the information above, the ratio of the annual total com…”
median employee compensation
$71,839
“As required by Section 953(b) of Dodd-Frank, the Company is providing the following disclosure about the relationship of the annual total compensation of Mr. Rodriguez, our Chief Executive Officer, to the annual total co…”
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