Diodes (DIOD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gary Yu, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.3M in 2025, up 9% from $4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 184:1, on median employee pay of $23,574.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$4.3M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
184:1median $23,574
CEO pay in equity
63%$2.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
Net Sales
$1.5B13.0% increase from fiscal 2024
CEO Pay Ratio
184:1Compared to worldwide median employee
US Median Employee Pay
$122,637US median employee total compensation

How Yu was paid

$4.3M 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 awards63%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dr. Keh-Shew LuChairman of the Board and Former Chief Executive Officer$3,695,596
Gary YuPresident and Chief Executive Officer$4,331,731
Brett R. WhitmireChief Financial Officer$1,546,254
Francis TangChief Technology Officer$1,635,845
Andy (Kuo-Ting) TsongSenior Vice President Worldwide Products Group$1,546,368
Emily YangSenior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing$1,543,437
Jin ZhaoSenior Vice President Worldwide Manufacturing Quality and Asia President$1,565,647

What changed and why

  • $1.5BNet sales for fiscal 2025 were $1.5 billion, an increase of 13.0% from fiscal 2024.
  • Gary Yu succeeded Dr. Keh-Shew Lu as President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2025.
  • 96%Stockholders approved executive compensation with approximately 96% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • 80%Executive bonuses tied 80% to company financial metrics and 20% to individual goals.
  • Dr. Keh-Shew Lu transitioned to Special Advisor to the CEO under a new agreement.

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.