Core Scientific (CORZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Adam Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.9M in 2025, down 45% from $41.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 171:1, on median employee pay of $134,231.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$22.9M-45% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
171:1median $134,231
CEO pay in equity
87%$20M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
38%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
125%Percentage of base salary
2025 Say-on-Pay Support
38.3%Previous advisory vote support
Median Employee Pay
$134,231Annual total compensation
Contracted Capacity
590 MWCoreWeave agreement total

How Sullivan was paid

$22.9M 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.

Salary4%Stock awards87%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Adam SullivanPresident and Chief Executive Officer$22,923,204
James NygaardExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$9,680,354
Todd DuCheneExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer$7,420,639
Denise SterlingFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$6,125,647

What changed and why

  • $22.9MCEO total compensation decreased to $22,923,204 in 2025 from $41,938,321 in 2024.
  • James Nygaard was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective March 17, 2025.
  • Denise Sterling transitioned from CFO and later resigned as an officer during 2025.
  • 38.3%The 2025 say-on-pay advisory vote received approximately 38.3 percent support from stockholders.
  • A Total Shareholder Return measure was incorporated into the 2025 executive compensation design.

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.