CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Home Depot HD
CEO: Ted Decker · Home Improvement · 465,000 employees
Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot (HD), earned $12.0M in total compensation in 2026. Home Depot receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of D (40/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 343:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 90.0%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -19.8%.
How Home Depot CEO Pay Compares
Ted Decker's $12.0M total compensation is 0% below the Home Improvement industry median of $12.0M. The 343:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 343:1.
Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot (HD), 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 Home Depot is 343x — Ted Decker's pay is over 300 times the median worker pay of $35,000. Ratios at this magnitude reflect either very high CEO compensation, a low-wage workforce mix, or both. Three-year performance has been negative: TSR of -19.8% and -7.5% revenue change. Significant CEO compensation alongside negative shareholder returns is the most controversial pay pattern and is the central case for proxy-advisor pay-for-performance opposition.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 90%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Home Depot operates in Home Improvement with 465,000 employees and $157.4B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $380.0B. 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 Home Depot (HD).
Compensation Breakdown
Ted Decker's $12.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2025 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2023 | $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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Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot (HD), 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
Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot (HD), 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.
Home Depot has a Pay-for-Performance Score of D (40/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -19.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 90.0% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Home Depot is 343:1. The median worker at Home Depot earns $35K per year, while CEO Ted Decker earns $12.0M in total compensation.
Home Depot employs approximately 465,000 people. The company operates in the Home Improvement industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $157.4B in annual revenue.