CompanyIQ® Insights

ESG in S&P 500 MD&A Runs the Gamut

Our CompanyIQ® analysis indicates that 24 S&P 500 companies included ESG topics in their 10-Q management discussion and analysis during the last 30 days. The MD&A of ESG issues in these recent 10-Qs ranges from identifying who is responsible to impacts on operations to meeting stated environmental, social, or governance goals. See below for four examples of how companies are talking to the SEC


Top Equity Grants Dominated by Tech

The top 20 equity grants in the S&P 500 to named executive officers (NEOs) in 2020 averaged $76 million and had a median of $54 million according to our CompanyIQ® analysis of proxy filings. Half of these equity grants were for tech executives, and not all of them were for the CEO. The top equity grant went to Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) CEO Chad Richison who received $209 million in stock awards.


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