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Say-on-Pay Watchlist — 2024

Companies where shareholders expressed the most concern about CEO compensation. Say-on-pay is a non-binding advisory vote required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Votes below 70% are a red flag — companies typically respond with compensation changes the following year.

#CEOCompanyIndustryTotal CompPay RatioApprovalGrade
1Carlos Abrams-RiveraKraft HeinzKHCPackaged Foods$8.0M160:185.0%C
2Jim VenaUnion PacificUNPRailroads$12.0M160:185.0%C
3Bob IgerWalt DisneyDISEntertainment$12.0M120:185.0%C
4Charlie ScharfWells FargoWFCBanks$12.0M185:185.1%C
5Anirudh DevganCadence Design SystemsCDNSEDA Software$9.1M59:185.2%B
6Kathy WardenNorthrop GrummanNOCAerospace & Defense$8.0M80:185.2%B
7Michael MiebachMastercardMAPayment Processing$12.0M120:185.3%A
8Steven VondranAmerican TowerAMTInfrastructure REITs$8.0M114:185.4%C
9Gail BoudreauxElevance HealthELVHealth Insurance$12.0M200:185.5%B
10Jim BidzosVerisignVRSNInternet Infrastructure$8.0M62:185.5%B
11Jeff HarmeningGeneral MillsGISPackaged Foods$8.0M160:185.5%C
12Greg AbelBerkshire HathawayBRK.BDiversified Financials$25.0M313:185.5%D
13Robert FordAbbott LaboratoriesABTMedical Devices$12.0M133:185.6%C
14Tom HillVulcan MaterialsVMCConstruction Materials$8.0M114:185.6%A
15Stephane BancelModernaMRNABiotechnology$9.7M77:185.6%A
16Adam NorwittAmphenolAPHElectronic Components$8.0M62:185.7%A
17John DoyleMarsh & McLennanMMCInsurance Brokers$12.0M160:185.7%C
18Christopher NassettaHilton WorldwideHLTHotels$8.0M250:185.8%C
19Satish DhanasekaranKeysight TechnologiesKEYSTest & Measurement$13.0M100:185.8%C
20Jensen HuangNVIDIANVDASemiconductors$19.2M137:185.8%A
21Julie SweetAccentureACNIT Consulting$12.0M141:185.9%B
22Alex ChrissPayPal HoldingsPYPLFintech$20.0M251:186.0%B
23Ryan McInerneyVisaVPayment Processing$15.0M150:186.0%C
24Ernie HerrmanTJX CompaniesTJXRetail$12.0M375:186.0%C
25Jim RechtinHumanaHUMHealth Insurance$8.0M133:186.0%B
26Steven MoskowitzCrown CastleCCIInfrastructure REITs$8.0M114:186.0%D
27Jim UmplebyCaterpillarCATMachinery$12.0M160:186.1%C
28Larry FinkBlackRockBLKAsset Management$12.0M109:186.2%C
29Fred TomczykCBOE Global MarketsCBOEExchanges$8.0M100:186.3%A
30Evan GreenbergChubb LimitedCBInsurance$12.0M150:186.4%B
31Neil HunnRoper TechnologiesROPDiversified Technology$8.0M62:186.4%C
32John MayDeere & CompanyDEMachinery$12.0M160:186.6%D
33Chris BoernerBristol-Myers SquibbBMYPharmaceuticals$12.0M120:186.7%C
34Jacek OlczakPhilip MorrisPMTobacco$12.0M171:186.7%B
35Chris KempczinskiMcDonald'sMCDRestaurants$12.0M429:186.8%C
36Albert BourlaPfizerPFEPharmaceuticals$12.0M120:186.8%C
37Hock TanBroadcomAVGOSemiconductors$15.0M107:186.9%A
38Daniel O'DayGilead SciencesGILDBiotechnology$12.0M96:187.0%B
39Drew MarshEntergyETRElectric Utilities$13.0M137:187.0%C
40Brian CheskyAirbnbABNBOnline Travel$25.0M625:187.0%D
41Carl EschenbachWorkdayWDAYSoftware$25.0M156:187.1%A
42Nikesh AroraPalo Alto NetworksPANWCybersecurity$12.0M80:187.2%A
43Gary PilnickKelloggKPackaged Foods$8.0M160:187.2%D
44Marvin EllisonLowe'sLOWHome Improvement$12.0M343:187.2%D
45Robert MichaelAbbVieABBVPharmaceuticals$12.0M120:187.2%B
46Todd SchneiderCintasCTASBusiness Services$8.0M107:187.3%B
47Carol TomeUPSUPSLogistics$12.0M218:187.3%B
48Kevin HouricanSyscoSYYFood Distribution$13.0M260:187.4%D
49Ed BastianDelta Air LinesDALAirlines$8.0M107:187.5%C
50Powell BrownBrown & BrownBROInsurance Brokers$8.0M107:187.5%A
51Walt BettingerCharles SchwabSCHWBrokerage$12.0M150:187.6%B
52Heidi PetzSherwin-WilliamsSHWSpecialty Chemicals$8.0M114:187.9%B
53Michele BuckHershey CompanyHSYConfectionery$8.0M160:187.9%C
54David RicksEli LillyLLYPharmaceuticals$15.0M150:187.9%A
55Hamid MoghadamPrologisPLDIndustrial REITs$12.0M141:188.0%C
56Brian MoynihanBank of AmericaBACBanks$30.0M462:188.1%D
57Olivier Le PeuchSchlumbergerSLBOilfield Services$8.0M100:188.1%C
58Lynn GoodDuke EnergyDUKElectric Utilities$8.0M84:188.1%A
59Tricia GriffithProgressive CorpPGRInsurance$12.0M150:188.2%A
60Adaire Fox-MartinEquinixEQIXData Center REITs$10.0M142:188.3%C
61Douglas PetersonS&P GlobalSPGIFinancial Data$12.0M150:188.4%B
62Joseph DominguezConstellation EnergyCEGElectric Utilities$8.0M84:188.4%C
63Jeff LiawCopartCPRTAuto Auctions$8.0M107:188.4%A
64Billy GiffordAltria GroupMOTobacco$18.0M257:188.4%D
65Scott BoatwrightChipotle Mexican GrillCMGRestaurants$8.0M286:188.5%B
66Henry FernandezMSCI IncMSCIFinancial Data$8.0M100:188.5%B
67Sundaram NagarajanNordsonNDSNPrecision Dispensing$13.0M173:188.5%C
68Todd VasosDollar GeneralDGDiscount Stores$8.0M286:188.6%C
69James QuinceyCoca-ColaKOBeverages$12.0M200:188.6%C
70Pat GelsingerIntelINTCSemiconductors$19.5M139:188.7%B
71Jenny ParmentierParker-HannifinPHIndustrial Equipment$8.0M107:188.7%B
72Hal LawtonTractor SupplyTSCOFarm & Retail$8.0M200:188.7%C
73Phebe NovakovicGeneral DynamicsGDAerospace & Defense$8.0M80:188.7%B
74William Brown3M CompanyMMMDiversified Manufacturing$8.0M100:188.9%D
75Marc BenioffSalesforceCRMSoftware$28.1M175:189.0%A
76Matt MurphyMarvell TechnologyMRVLSemiconductors$8.0M57:189.0%C
77Leonard SchleiferRegeneronREGNBiotechnology$12.0M96:189.2%A
78Ward NyeMartin MariettaMLMConstruction Materials$8.0M114:189.4%C
79Bob JordanSouthwest AirlinesLUVAirlines$13.0M173:189.4%C
80Mike WirthChevronCVXOil & Gas$18.0M150:189.5%D
81Gary GuthartIntuitive SurgicalISRGMedical Devices$12.0M133:189.6%A
82Ted SarandosNetflixNFLXStreaming$12.0M120:189.7%A
83Billy HultTradeweb MarketsTWExchanges$8.0M100:189.7%A
84Sridhar RamaswamySnowflakeSNOWCloud Computing$25.0M161:189.8%B
85Kim DangKinder MorganKMIGas Pipelines$8.0M84:189.8%B
86Sanjiv LambaLindeLINIndustrial Gases$12.0M171:189.8%C
87Ted DeckerHome DepotHDHome Improvement$12.0M343:190.0%D
88Ryan LanceConocoPhillipsCOPOil & Gas$12.0M100:190.1%B
89Marc CasperThermo Fisher ScientificTMOLife Sciences$12.0M126:190.2%B
90Cliff PembleGarminGRMNConsumer Electronics$8.0M62:190.3%A
91Pete ArvanPool CorporationPOOLPool Supplies$8.0M200:190.4%C
92Tim ArcherLam ResearchLRCXSemiconductor Equipment$12.0M92:190.5%A
93Judy MarksOtis WorldwideOTISBuilding Equipment$8.0M107:190.5%C
94Elliott HillNikeNKEApparel$12.0M300:190.6%D
95Ken XieFortinetFTNTCybersecurity$8.0M53:190.6%A
96Shantanu NarayenAdobeADBESoftware$15.5M97:190.7%C
97Alex KarpPalantir TechnologiesPLTRSoftware$12.0M75:190.7%A
98Eric GreenWest PharmaceuticalWSTPharmaceutical Packaging$8.0M107:190.7%A
99Eric AshlemanIDEX CorporationIEXPumps & Valves$8.0M107:190.7%B
100Rainer BlairDanaherDHRLife Sciences$12.0M126:190.8%B
101Lisa SuAMDAMDSemiconductors$13.1M94:190.8%A
102Jeffrey MartinSempraSREEnergy Utilities$8.0M89:190.8%C
103Ramon LaguartaPepsiCoPEPBeverages$12.0M200:190.8%C
104Jack DorseyBlock IncSQFintech$24.3M304:190.9%C
105Bob FrenzelXcel EnergyXELElectric Utilities$8.0M84:190.9%C
106Leon TopalianNucorNUESteel$8.0M114:191.0%B
107Ron VachrisCostcoCOSTRetail$12.0M375:191.0%C
108David GibbsYum BrandsYUMRestaurants$8.0M286:191.1%C
109Richard AdkersonFreeport-McMoRanFCXMining$8.0M114:191.2%B
110Brian CornellTargetTGTRetail$8.0M250:191.3%C
111Richard TobinDover CorporationDOVIndustrial Equipment$8.0M107:191.3%B
112Jim FishWaste ManagementWMWaste Services$8.0M107:191.3%B
113Bill BurnsZebra TechnologiesZBRABarcode & RFID$8.0M62:191.4%B
114Jim FarleyFord MotorFAutomobiles$10.2M157:191.5%C
115Patrick GallagherArthur J GallagherAJGInsurance Brokers$8.0M107:191.5%B
116Kelly OrtbergBoeingBAAerospace & Defense$12.0M120:191.8%B
117Anthony CapuanoMarriott InternationalMARHotels$8.0M250:192.0%C
118Larry CulpGeneral ElectricGEAerospace & Defense$18.0M180:192.1%C
119Chuck RobbinsCisco SystemsCSCONetworking$29.1M224:192.2%D
120John KetchumNextEra EnergyNEEElectric Utilities$12.0M126:192.2%C
121Scott LauberWEC Energy GroupWECElectric Utilities$8.0M84:192.3%B
122Maria BlackAutomatic Data ProcessingADPPayroll Services$12.0M160:192.3%B
123Vimal KapurHoneywellHONDiversified Manufacturing$12.0M150:192.4%B
124Lee ShavelVerisk AnalyticsVRSKData Analytics$8.0M107:192.5%B
125George KurtzCrowdStrikeCRWDCybersecurity$21.9M146:192.5%C
126Seifi GhasemiAir ProductsAPDIndustrial Gases$8.0M114:192.6%C
127Darren WoodsExxonMobilXOMOil & Gas$18.0M150:192.6%C
128Mike SievertT-Mobile USTMUSTelecommunications$12.0M120:192.7%B
129Hans VestbergVerizonVZTelecommunications$12.0M120:192.7%C
130Jane FraserCitigroupCBanks$13.3M205:192.7%A
131Bill McDermottServiceNowNOWSoftware$15.6M98:192.8%A
132Jim TaicletLockheed MartinLMTAerospace & Defense$12.0M120:192.8%B
133Craig ArnoldEaton CorporationETNElectrical Equipment$12.0M160:192.8%C
134Jamie DimonJPMorgan ChaseJPMBanks$15.0M231:192.9%B
135Chris WomackSouthern CompanySOElectric Utilities$8.0M84:193.0%B
136Tom PalmerNewmontNEMGold Mining$8.0M114:193.1%C
137Eric YuanZoom VideoZMSoftware$15.2M95:193.1%A
138Terry DuffyCME GroupCMEExchanges$8.0M100:193.1%B
139Ted PickMorgan StanleyMSInvestment Banking$15.4M128:193.1%A
140Jay MazelskyIDEXX LaboratoriesIDXXDiagnostics$8.0M89:193.2%B
141Raj SubramaniamFedExFDXLogistics$8.0M145:193.2%B
142Pierce NortonONEOKOKEGas Pipelines$8.0M84:193.3%B
143David SolomonGoldman SachsGSInvestment Banking$27.6M230:193.3%B
144Andy PowerDigital RealtyDLRData Center REITs$8.0M114:193.5%C
145Sarah LondonCenteneCNCManaged Care$8.0M107:193.5%B
146Sasan GoodarziIntuitINTUSoftware$15.7M98:193.5%C
147Scott SheffieldPioneer Natural ResourcesPXDOil & Gas$8.0M67:193.5%C
148Hilton SchlosbergMonster BeverageMNSTBeverages$8.0M133:193.6%B
149Stephane de La FaverieEstee LauderELCosmetics$8.0M160:193.6%C
150Jon MoellerProcter & GamblePGConsumer Products$12.0M185:193.6%C
151Safra CatzOracleORCLSoftware$30.0M188:193.8%C
152John StankeyAT&TTTelecommunications$12.0M120:193.8%B
153Jacob ThaysenIlluminaILMNGenomics$8.0M107:193.9%B
154Chris CalioRaytheon TechnologiesRTXAerospace & Defense$12.0M120:193.9%B
155Erik FyrwaldInternational FlavorsIFFSpecialty Chemicals$8.0M114:194.0%C
156Satya NadellaMicrosoftMSFTSoftware$35.9M225:194.0%D
157Rick WallaceKLA CorporationKLACSemiconductor Equipment$12.0M92:194.1%B
158Jayshree UllalArista NetworksANETNetworking$18.0M138:194.1%C
159Stephen SqueriAmerican ExpressAXPConsumer Finance$12.0M160:194.2%C
160Noel WallaceColgate-PalmoliveCLConsumer Products$8.0M123:194.2%C
161Dara KhosrowshahiUber TechnologiesUBERRide-Hailing$14.6M112:194.2%A
162Ezra YacobEOG ResourcesEOGOil & Gas$8.0M67:194.3%C
163Blake MoretRockwell AutomationROKIndustrial Automation$8.0M107:194.3%B
164Brian RobertsComcastCMCSAMedia$12.0M120:194.5%B
165Rob DavisMerckMRKPharmaceuticals$12.0M120:194.6%B
166Sundar PichaiAlphabetGOOGLInternet Services$40.0M235:194.6%B
167Sanjay MehrotraMicron TechnologyMUSemiconductors$12.0M86:194.6%A
168Mary BarraGeneral MotorsGMAutomobiles$8.0M123:194.7%B
169Joaquin DuatoJohnson & JohnsonJNJPharmaceuticals$12.0M120:194.8%B
170Joe RussellPublic StoragePSASelf-Storage REITs$8.0M114:194.8%B
171David CordaniCigna GroupCIHealth Insurance$8.0M133:194.8%A
172Mark ZuckerbergMeta PlatformsMETASocial Media$40.0M242:194.9%A
173Alan ArmstrongWilliams CompaniesWMBGas Pipelines$8.0M84:195.0%B
174Andrew WittyUnitedHealth GroupUNHHealth Insurance$12.0M200:195.0%B
175Vincent RocheAnalog DevicesADISemiconductors$12.0M86:195.2%A
176Haviv IlanTexas InstrumentsTXNSemiconductors$12.0M86:195.4%C
177Gary DickersonApplied MaterialsAMATSemiconductor Equipment$12.0M92:195.5%C
178Brian NiccolStarbucksSBUXRestaurants$12.0M429:195.5%C
179Tom PolenBecton DickinsonBDXMedical Devices$8.0M89:195.5%B
180Matthew FarrellChurch & DwightCHDConsumer Products$8.0M123:195.5%B
181Arvind KrishnaIBMIBMIT Services$13.7M144:195.7%C
182Lynn MooreTyler TechnologiesTYLGovernment Software$8.0M62:195.7%A
183Elon MuskTeslaTSLAAutomobiles$15.0M231:195.7%C
184Robert BradwayAmgenAMGNBiotechnology$12.0M96:195.8%B
185Reshma KewalramaniVertex PharmaceuticalsVRTXBiotechnology$12.0M96:195.8%A
186Russell WeinerDomino's PizzaDPZRestaurants$8.0M286:195.8%C
187Tim CookAppleAAPLTechnology Hardware$38.6M482:195.9%D
188Bernard ZovighianEdwards LifesciencesEWMedical Devices$8.0M89:196.0%B
189Ganesh MoorthyMicrochip TechnologyMCHPSemiconductors$8.0M57:196.0%A
190Dirk Van de PutMondelez InternationalMDLZPackaged Foods$8.0M160:196.1%C
191Glenn FogelBooking HoldingsBKNGOnline Travel$12.0M300:196.2%B
192Doug McMillonWalmartWMTRetail$15.0M469:196.3%C
193Geoff MarthaMedtronicMDTMedical Devices$12.0M133:196.3%B
194Sam HazenHCA HealthcareHCAHealthcare Facilities$8.0M178:196.3%B
195Mick FarrellResMedRMDMedical Devices$8.0M89:196.3%B
196David SimonSimon Property GroupSPGRetail REITs$13.0M186:196.4%C
197Scott KirbyUnited AirlinesUALAirlines$8.0M107:196.4%B
198Lal KarsanbhaiEmerson ElectricEMRIndustrial Automation$8.0M107:196.4%B
199Jon Vander ArkRepublic ServicesRSGWaste Services$8.0M107:196.5%B
200Sassine GhaziSynopsysSNPSEDA Software$17.9M115:196.5%C