CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Booking Holdings BKNG
CEO: Glenn Fogel · Online Travel · 23,100 employees
Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings (BKNG), earned $12.0M in total compensation in 2011. Booking Holdings receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (70/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 300:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 96.2%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +19.6%.
How Booking Holdings CEO Pay Compares
Glenn Fogel's $12.0M total compensation is 52% below the Online Travel industry median of $25.0M. The 300:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 35% lower than the industry average of 463:1. Shareholders broadly support this compensation, with 96.2% approval.
Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings (BKNG), received $12.0M in total reported compensation. The package mix typical at this scale: a small base salary, a larger stock-award component, and performance-tied incentives that vest over multiple years based on relative TSR or earnings benchmarks.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at Booking Holdings is 300x — Glenn Fogel's pay is over 300 times the median worker pay of $40,000. Ratios at this magnitude reflect either very high CEO compensation, a low-wage workforce mix, or both. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 19.6% alongside 12.2% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders ratified the compensation package overwhelmingly: 96% of votes cast supported the company's pay practices at the most recent annual meeting. Say-on-pay support above 95% is typical for well-aligned compensation programs without obvious controversy. Booking Holdings operates in Online Travel with 23,100 employees and $23.0B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $170.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Booking Holdings (BKNG).
Compensation Breakdown
Glenn Fogel's $12.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2011 includes $1.2M in base salary, $6.0M in stock awards, $1.4M in option awards, and $1.8M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2010 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2009 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2008 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings (BKNG), earns $12.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings (BKNG), earns $12.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Booking Holdings has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (70/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +19.6%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 96.2% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Booking Holdings is 300:1. The median worker at Booking Holdings earns $40K per year, while CEO Glenn Fogel earns $12.0M in total compensation.
Booking Holdings employs approximately 23,100 people. The company operates in the Online Travel industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $23.0B in annual revenue.