LEVI Strauss (LEVI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michelle Gass, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $16.1M in 2025, up 18% from $13.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,004:1, on median employee pay of $16,077.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$16.1M+18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,004:1median $16,077
CEO pay in equity
70%$11.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
Total Net Revenue
$6.3BUp 7% organically
Gross Margin
61.7%Record gross margin achieved
Adjusted EBIT Margin
11.4%Up 70 basis points
Capital Returned
$363MUp 26% compared to 2024

How Gass was paid

$16.1M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards50%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michelle GassPresident and Chief Executive Officer$16,145,173
Harmit SinghExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial and Growth Officer$6,048,504
Gianluca FloreChief Commercial Officer$5,701,373
David JedrzejekSenior Vice President and General Counsel$2,443,498
Elizabeth O’NeillFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer$3,923,815

What changed and why

  • $6.3BThe company delivered $6.3 billion in total net revenues, up 7% on an organic basis.
  • $16.1MChief Executive Officer Michelle Gass received total compensation of $16,145,173 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 61.7%The company achieved a record gross margin of 61.7% and expanded adjusted EBIT margin by 70 basis points.
  • 99%Shareholders approved executive compensation with over 99% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • $363MThe company returned $363 million in capital to shareholders, representing a 26% increase compared to 2024.

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.