Women in command of America’s biggest businesses are reaping rich rewards. In an unusual reversal of the gender pay gap, female chief executives at some of the largest U.S. companies repeatedly outearn their male counterparts. Last year, 21 female CEOs received a median compensation package of $13.8 million, compared with the $11.6 million median for 382… Continue reading Though Outnumbered, Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chiefs
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REIT Sector Gets Lower Marks on Pay Plans
The real-estate investment trust industry, which has gotten high marks in recent years for adopting compensation programs that investors like, has suffered a bit of slippage in 2016. So far this year, four REITs including mall giant General Growth Properties Inc. have had pay plans rejected by shareholders in nonbinding votes. By comparison, only one REIT received such… Continue reading REIT Sector Gets Lower Marks on Pay Plans
How the Journal Analyzed CEO Compensation
The Wall Street Journal analyzed CEO pay for companies in the S&P 500 index using compensation data provided by MyLogIQ LLC, a securities-filing data service. The 2015 figures included 452 companies that filed compensation data from July 1, 2015, through May 31. Companies were omitted for years in which there was a change of chief executive.… Continue reading How the Journal Analyzed CEO Compensation
CEO Pay Shrinks 4.6% but Offers Weak Reflection of Performance
Median pay for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies slipped 4.6% last year, but the link between annual compensation and shareholder returns remained weak. A Wall Street Journal analysis of S&P 500 companies found that none of the year’s 10 highest-paid CEOs ran one of the 10 best-performing companies. Only three of those executives led… Continue reading CEO Pay Shrinks 4.6% but Offers Weak Reflection of Performance
These CEOs Got the Biggest Raises of the S&P 500
Shares of Howard Schultz’s Starbucks were up 50% last year. Allergan CEO Brent Saunders completed a $70 billion acquisition, one of the largest deals of the year. And earnings at Apple rose 20% in 2015 under CEO Tim Cook, including a single quarter worth $18 billion—marking the most profitable three months ever at a public company. So which of… Continue reading These CEOs Got the Biggest Raises of the S&P 500
CEO Pay Shrank Most Since Financial Crisis
Compensation for the chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies fell more sharply last year than any year since the financial crisis, as weaker corporate performance slowed cash bonuses and accounting rules pared back pension growth. Median pay for the CEOs of nearly 300 large publicly traded companies slipped 3.8% to $10.8 million last year… Continue reading CEO Pay Shrank Most Since Financial Crisis