Coca Cola (KO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James Quincey, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $31.2M in 2025, up 11% from $28M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,739:1, on median employee pay of $17,947.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$31.2M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,739:1median $17,947
CEO pay in equity
73%$22.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
Organic Revenue Growth
5%Non-GAAP growth vs. 2024
Reported Operating Income Growth
38%Growth vs. 2024
Returned to Shareowners
$8.8 BNTotal returned in 2025
Say-on-Pay Approval
92%Prior year support

How Quincey was paid

$31.2M 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.

Salary5%Stock awards40%Option awards33%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp4%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James QuinceyChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer$31,208,165
John MurphyPresident and Chief Financial Officer$11,755,706
Manuel ArroyoExecutive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer$6,693,887
Henrique BraunExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$11,642,602
Jennifer MannExecutive Vice President and President, North America operating unit$8,005,433

What changed and why

  • $31.2MJames Quincey received a total compensation of $31,208,165 in 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • 5%The company reported 5 percent organic revenue growth and 13 percent comparable currency neutral operating income growth for 2025.
  • Henrique Braun was announced to succeed James Quincey as Chief Executive Officer effective March 31, 2026.
  • Stock awards granted in 2025 consisted entirely of performance share units subject to predefined performance targets and a relative TSR modifier.
  • The ratio of the CEO's annual total compensation to the median employee annual total compensation was estimated to be 1,739 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.