COHU (COHU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Luis A. Müller, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.5M in 2025, down 7% from $4.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 169:1, on median employee pay of $26,620.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$4.5M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
169:1median $26,620
CEO pay in equity
78%$3.5M in awards
2025 Revenue
$453.0MGrew 13% year-over-year
2025 GAAP Gross Margin
42.7%Non-GAAP was 43.3%
Median Employee Pay
$26,620Based in Philippines
CEO Pay Ratio
169:1Compared to median employee

How Müller was paid

$4.5M 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.

Salary16%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Luis A. MüllerPresident & Chief Executive Officer$4,498,059
Jeffrey D. JonesSr. Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer$1,681,161
Christopher G. BohrsonSr. Vice President, Chief Customer Officer$1,351,580
Klaus IlgenfritzSr. Vice President, Chief Product Officer$1,059,938

What changed and why

  • $453.0MSales of $453.0 million grew 13% year-over-year in fiscal year 2025.
  • $4.8MCEO total compensation decreased from $4,831,084 in 2024 to $4,498,059 in 2025.
  • No stock options were granted to NEOs during the three-year period ended December 27, 2025.
  • The ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee was 169 to 1.

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.