Walt Disney (DIS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert A. Iger, Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman, was paid $45.8M in fiscal 2025, up 12% from $41.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 805:1, on median employee pay of $56,932.

Filed
January 22, 2026
Annual meeting
March 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$45.8M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
805:1median $56,932
CEO pay in equity
76%$35M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
89%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$45.8MUp from $41.1M in fiscal 2024
Pay Ratio
805:1Ratio to median employee pay
Median Employee Pay
$56,932Full-time hourly parks employee
Say-on-Pay Support
89%Support at prior annual meeting

How Iger was paid

$45.8M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary2%Stock awards46%Option awards31%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert A. IgerChief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman$45,842,574
Hugh F. JohnstonSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$20,168,775
Horacio E. GutierrezSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer$16,286,239
Sonia L. ColemanSenior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer$7,374,471
Kristina K. SchakeSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer$6,157,209

What changed and why

  • $45.8MChief Executive Officer total compensation rose to $45,842,574 in fiscal 2025 compared to $41,114,015 previously.
  • 60%Performance-based restricted stock units were introduced for 60 percent of annual equity awards.
  • 12.9%Adjusted total segment operating income targets increased 12.9 percent year-over-year for annual incentives.
  • Annual incentive financial performance targets required to achieve payouts were raised.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 805 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.