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STARBUCKS CORPSBUX

Latest proxy: 2026 · view on SEC ↗ · CIK 0000829224

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CEO total pay

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CEO pay ratio

Item 402(u)

794 to 1

Median employee: $30,992,773

Compensation committee

CD&A

Compensation Committee

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Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025

Executive pay

What did they pay them?

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Executive	Role	TotalYoY	Pay mix	Salary	Stock	Cash incentive	Other
Brian Niccol chairman and chief executive2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$30,992,773↓ 68%	87% at-risk	$1,599,998	$19,881,585	$1,971,000	$2,540,190
Cathy Smith executive vice president, chief financial2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$15,766,023	97% at-risk	$462,498	$12,459,305	$328,697	$15,523
Brady Brewer chief executive officer, Starbucks International2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$10,947,811↑ 84%	92% at-risk	$775,008	$9,647,346	$424,313	$101,144
Sara Kelly2025 compensation	executive vice president chief partner officer	$9,407,806	92% at-risk	$664,424	$8,255,917	$364,298	$123,167
Mike Grams executive vice president, chief operating2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$8,666,624	93% at-risk	$457,692	$7,286,612	$307,442	$114,878
Rachel Ruggeri former executive vice president, chief financial2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$6,782,716	64% at-risk	$494,312	$4,366,852	$0	$1,921,552
Val Bauduin interim chief financial2025 compensation	Named executive officer	$1,983,600	72% at-risk	$524,992	$1,263,902	$165,309	$29,397

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CD&A excerpt

Compensation discussion & analysis

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(2) With the exception of Ms. Mayer and Dr. Moyo, the amounts shown in this column represent the grant date fair values of the RSU awards granted to each of the non-employee directors on March 12, 2025. The amount shown for each of Ms. Mayer and Dr. Moyo represents the grant date fair value of RSU awards granted on July 1, 2025, and their awards were prorated accordingly. The grant date fair value of the RSU awards was calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. (3) Stock options, which were granted in prior Plan Years, have an exercise price equal to the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date and have a 10-year term from the date of grant. As of September 28, 2025, the only non-employee director who had any outstanding option awards was Mr. Knudstorp, who held options for an aggregate 49,289 shares. As of the date of her departure from the Board, Ms. Hobson did not have any outstanding option awards. (4) Ms. Hobson retired from the Board on March 12, 2025. 36 STARBUCKS 2026 PROXY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking shareholders to approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, …

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Governance

Policy guardrails

hedging
Anti-hedging and pledging policies that apply to all partners
“Anti-hedging and pledging policies that apply to all partners”
pledging
prohibited
“Our Insider Trading Policy also prohibits partners and directors from holding Starbucks stock in a margin account or pledging Starbucks stock as collateral for a loan”
clawback
present
“Recoupment policy”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“Executive stock ownership guidelines”
change in control
No excise tax gross-ups upon a change in control
“No excise tax gross-ups upon a change in control”
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“Among other considerations, the Compensation Committee considered Ms”

Performance markers

Metric facts

revenue
$36.5 billion
“goals were set at levels that were below the equivalent targets used for fiscal year 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that such targets were appropriate as they would require meaningful performance in the cont…”
operating income
$5.47 billion
“meaningful performance in the context of the Company’s continued turnaround efforts during fiscal year 2025. The Adjusted Net Revenue Target was set above the fiscal year 2024 actual Adjusted Net Revenue result ($36.5 bi…”
annual incentive payout
30.38%
“Bauduin’s individual performance factor payout, as he participated in a separate bonus plan for senior vice presidents.”
performance equity mix
—
“Further, we made changes to the design of our performance-based RSU (“PRSU”) program for fiscal year 2025 to provide clarity regarding our long-term objectives, incentivize long-term sales growth, and more closely align …”
time equity mix
100%
“Time-based RSUs vest over a four-year period, subject to continued service with the Company, and become more valuable as our stock price increases, which aligns the recipients’ interests with the interests of our shareho…”
ceo pay ratio
794 to 1
“an average exchange rate for the fiscal year. The fiscal year 2025 annual total compensation for Mr. Niccol was $30,992,773, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table of this proxy statement. The fiscal year 2025 ann…”
median employee compensation
$30,992,773
“the other benefits provided to our partners. This allows total compensation of the median partner to represent the median of all partners based on elements of compensation shared generally among our partners worldwide. C…”

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