Crown Holdings (CCK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Timothy Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $17.5M in 2025, up 29% from $13.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 330:1, on median employee pay of $53,106.

Filed
March 23, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$17.5M+29% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
330:1median $53,106
CEO pay in equity
49%$8.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$4,205,000Non-equity incentive plan compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
92%At the 2025 annual meeting

How Donahue was paid

$17.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards49%Non-equity incentive24%Pension and deferred comp18%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Timothy DonahuePresident and Chief Executive Officer$17,501,363
Kevin ClothierSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,273,295
Gerard GiffordExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer$6,588,040
Djalma NovaesExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$4,831,296
Adam DicksteinSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$3,501,028

What changed and why

  • $17.5MCEO total compensation rose to $17,501,363 in 2025 compared to $13,618,150 in 2024.
  • Approximately two-thirds of named executive officer share awards are performance-based.
  • 92%The say-on-pay resolution received approximately 92% favorable votes at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  • $4.2MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was established at $4,205,000.
  • $3.2MChange in pension value for the CEO was recorded at $3,158,490 for fiscal 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.