Executive pay continues to capture headlines, with Axon Enterprise’s CEO Rick Smith topping the charts. Using CompanyIQ® executive compensation data, Business Insider reports that Smith earned nearly $165 million in 2024, making him one of the highest-paid executives in the U.S. This eye-catching figure brings into question whether such compensation aligns with long-term shareholder value….
CEO Pay Rankings 2023: MyLogIQ Data Highlights Record Compensation In the latest Wall Street Journal analysis of CEO pay, Rick Smith, CEO of Axon (maker of the Taser), topped the list with a staggering $165 million in total compensation for 2023. This figure is largely attributed to long-term stock awards tied to ambitious performance milestones….
The new boss at Starbucks came very close. The leaders of Apple and GE were close too. But so far, no CEO has scored a $100 million payday for 2024. If the tally holds, it would be the first time in a decade without a $100 million pay package for a public-company chief executive. Such…
As executive compensation continues to evolve, a growing number of major U.S. companies are shifting focus from traditional financial incentives to performance metrics that prioritize the customer experience. This trend has accelerated following a turbulent year for the health insurance industry and rising public scrutiny around service quality and claims management. One of the strongest…
Brian Niccol, Starbucks’s chief executive and chairman, started work at the world’s largest coffee chain last September. He has already been awarded about $96 million, the company said Friday. Niccol’s compensation, detailed in a securities filing, includes buyouts of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares awarded during his six-year tenure leading that chain. While Niccol earned $61,538…
Where CEO pay climbed and performance sank last year Danaher and United Parcel Service were among roughly 60 firms in the Russell 1000 index at which total shareholder return sank last year while their CEOs’ pay climbed, according to data from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s pay-versus-performance disclosures. Less than a quarter of major companies…
Jury is still out on the impact of the compensation rule. Year two of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s pay-versus-performance disclosure is in the books for most public companies, but how the data will be used remains to be seen. Even so, next year, companies will need to provide much more expansive disclosures under the…
CEOs in the S&P 500 earned nearly $8.5 billion in total comp in 2023 — a year in which executive comp spiked compared to 2022. Some of the highest-paid CEOs work at high-profile companies where one might expect eye-popping pay, while others on the list may come as a surprise. …Semiconductor manufacturing company Broadcom Inc….
The chiefs of America’s biggest companies reached new pay heights in 2023 as stock awards swelled the value of compensation packages. Half of the executives in a Wall Street Journal analysis made at least $15.7 million, a record for median CEO pay in the annual survey, with several making more than $50 million. Median pay…
Elon Musk didn’t just upend the global auto business and space missions. The billionaire is also reshaping the landscape of executive pay. Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package from 2018 has set the tone for other high-end pay deals, despite being thrown out by a Delaware court earlier this year. More executives have gotten outsize pay packages,…