CEO total pay
$46,239,805
S.J. Squeri · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)814 to 1
Median employee: $46,239,805
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation and Benefits Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S.J. Squeri2025 compensation | Chairman and CEO | $46,239,805↑ 24% | 87% at-risk | $1,729,167 | $23,486,257 | — | $4,230,116 |
C.Y. Le Caillec2025 compensation | Chief Financial Officer | $13,090,458↑ 36% | 92% at-risk | $933,333 | $4,957,970 | — | $159,203 |
D.E. Buckminster2025 compensation | Former Vice Chairman | $15,575,770↓ 3% | 91% at-risk | $1,100,000 | $6,051,545 | — | $296,867 |
H.M. Grosfield2025 compensation | President, U.S. Consumer Services | $13,077,645 | 92% at-risk | $933,333 | $4,957,970 | — | $142,407 |
R.D. Joabar Group2025 compensation | President, Global Commercial Services | $12,582,817 | 91% at-risk | $943,750 | $5,045,036 | — | $170,036 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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2025 Compensation Peer Group
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“ Prohibit executive officers from hedging Company stock or margining or pledging shares”
pledging
prohibited
“ Prohibit executive officers from hedging Company stock or margining or pledging shares”
clawback
present
“Clawback and Recoupment Policies”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“stock ownership guidelines require the CEO and our other executive officers, including our NEOs, to own and maintain a substantial stake in the Company”
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant.”
compensation committee
Compensation and Benefits Committee
“Section 7: Report of the Compensation and Benefits Committee”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$15.38
“HIGHLIGHTS ▪ blacklining:none;Led a high-performing leadership team with an enterprise mindset, emphasizing strong collaboration across the organization and with senior leadership, navigating a dynamic environment to del…”
time equity mix
50%
“ Performance-Based Vesting PRSUs are used in place of time-based RSUs for the Company’s senior colleagues.”
ceo pay ratio
814 to 1
“Pay Ratio CEO Pay Ratio In accordance with SEC rules, this year we identified a new median compensated employee as the last median employee was identified for our 2023 disclosure. Our CEO to median compensated employee p…”
median employee compensation
$46,239,805
“Pay Ratio CEO Pay Ratio In accordance with SEC rules, this year we identified a new median compensated employee as the last median employee was identified for our 2023 disclosure. Our CEO to median compensated employee p…”
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