We also take a look at how the performance of these companies has increased to understand how executives are rewarded for performance.
Key CEO pay take aways from the first half of 2019 :
Given these significant increases in total granted compensation compared to the value being delivered to shareholders, it’s easy to see why CEO pay and compensation continues to dominate AGM discussions.
Ranking |
CEO |
Company |
Total Granted |
Total Realised Pay |
TSR in % |
TSR 1YR growth in |
1 |
Musk, Elon |
Tesla, Inc. |
$2,284,044,884 |
$56,380 (513%) |
57% |
515% |
2 |
Smith, Patrick |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. |
$246,026,710 |
$25,488,720 |
565% |
592% |
3 |
Zaslav, David |
Discovery Communications, Inc. |
$129,499,005 |
$33,498,259 |
511% |
543% |
4 |
Glancey, Stephen |
C&C Group plc |
$119,819,023 |
$1,643,004 |
50% |
62% |
5 |
Hodler, Bernhard |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. |
$78,813,367 |
$2,979,804 |
640% |
639% |
6 |
Levine, Jay |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. |
$71,532,583 |
$71,532,583 |
67% |
62% |
7 |
Schwarzman, Stephen |
The Blackstone Group L.P. |
$69,147,028 |
$69,147,028 |
50% |
51% |
8 |
Legere, John |
T-Mobile US, Inc. |
$66,538,206 |
$42,071,611 |
50% |
57% |
9 |
Iger, Robert |
The Walt Disney Company |
$65,645,214 |
$66,065,073 |
54% |
56% |
10 |
Steele, Gary |
Proofpoint, Inc. |
$64,730,296 |
$54,931,367 |
66% |
510% |
11 |
Charlès, Bernard |
Dassault Systèmes SE |
$51,098,970 |
$65,983,199 |
518% |
517% |
12 |
Alber, Laura |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
$50,758,332 |
$28,830,401 |
51% |
63% |
13 |
Heppelmann, James |
PTC Inc. |
$49,969,163 |
$17,041,464 |
536% |
546% |
14 |
Freda, Fabrizio |
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. |
$48,753,819 |
$9,387,109 |
53% |
56% |
15 |
Buckley, Henry |
Uni-Select Inc. |
$47,774,090 |
$47,012,426 |
630% |
634% |
16 |
Handler, Richard |
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. |
$44,674,213 |
$5,951,709 |
633% |
638% |
17 |
Kilroy, John |
Kilroy Realty Corporation |
$43,624,774 |
$18,204,958 |
614% |
610% |
18 |
Bird, Lewis |
At Home Group Inc. |
$43,089,790 |
$1,614,791 |
639% |
632% |
19 |
Lebda, Douglas |
LendingTree, Inc. |
$42,318,238 |
$164,584,011 |
636% |
628% |
20 |
MacMillan, Stephen |
Hologic, Inc. |
$42,040,142 |
$12,231,622 |
64% |
56% |
21 |
Hogan, Joseph |
Align Technology, Inc. |
$41,758,338 |
$69,763,660 |
66% |
61% |
22 |
Schulman, Daniel |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
$37,764,588 |
$41,295,115 |
514% |
517% |
23 |
Hastings, Reed |
Netflix, Inc. |
$36,080,417 |
$4,064,854 |
539% |
547% |
24 |
Roberts, Brian |
Comcast Corporation |
$35,026,207 |
$47,400,117 |
613% |
613% |
25 |
Jellison, Brian |
Roper Technologies, Inc. |
$34,931,318 |
$142,847,568 |
54% |
59% |
26 |
Wenig, Devin |
eBay Inc. |
$34,842,832 |
$19,946,164 |
626% |
628% |
27 |
Thiry, Kent |
DaVita Inc. |
$32,017,501 |
$13,983,054 |
629% |
632% |
28 |
Kotick, Robert |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. |
$30,841,004 |
$4,307,586 |
626% |
622% |
29 |
Wichmann, David |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |
$30,824,112 |
$22,558,157 |
515% |
518% |
30 |
Dimon, James |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
$30,033,745 |
$18,136,934 |
67% |
68% |
31 |
Lutnick, Howard |
BGC Partners, Inc. |
$29,694,152 |
$17,791,850 |
643% |
659% |
32 |
Stephenson, Randall |
AT&T Inc. |
$29,118,118 |
$21,606,548 |
622% |
69% |
33 |
Narayen, Shantanu |
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
$28,397,528 |
$67,297,455 |
529% |
534% |
|
Benioff, Marc |
salesforce.com, inc. |
$28,391,846 |
$44,183,075 |
534% |
549% |
35 |
Moghadam, Hamid |
Prologis, Inc. |
$28,201,397 |
$35,887,540 |
66% |
516% |
36 |
Gorman, James |
Morgan Stanley |
$28,168,639 |
$19,299,856 |
623% |
624% |
37 |
Florance, Andrew |
CoStar Group, Inc. |
$27,555,954 |
$18,644,383 |
514% |
520% |
38 |
Greenberg, Robert |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. |
$27,361,406 |
$11,157,656 |
640% |
637% |
39 |
Umpleby, D. |
Caterpillar Inc. |
$27,289,513 |
$14,840,544 |
618% |
616% |
40 |
Fink, Laurence |
BlackRock, Inc. |
$26,543,344 |
$51,471,260 |
622% |
621% |
41 |
Schleifer, Leonard |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
$26,520,555 |
$117,840,017 |
61% |
56% |
42 |
Chenault, Kenneth |
American Express Company |
$24,208,661 |
$54,431,474 |
63% |
61% |
43 |
Holmes, Stephen |
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation |
$21,479,166 |
$50,161,004 |
629% |
669% |
44 |
Johnson, R. |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
$21,419,906 |
$109,050,692 |
543% |
544% |
45 |
Banga, Ajaypal |
MasterCard Incorporated |
$20,379,353 |
$60,704,447 |
525% |
528% |
46 |
Brown, Gregory |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
$20,348,558 |
$69,555,180 |
530% |
535% |
47 |
Minogue, Michael |
ABIOMED, Inc. |
$19,243,230 |
$123,043,867 |
573% |
585% |
48 |
Casper, Marc |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
$18,607,103 |
$85,476,755 |
518% |
524% |
49 |
Meyer, James |
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. |
$17,633,953 |
$50,452,233 |
57% |
56% |
50 |
Fairbank, Richard |
Capital One Financial Corporation |
$17,333,796 |
$108,527,637 |
623% |
622% |