Medtronic (MDT) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Geoffrey S. Martha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $21.2M in 2025, up 6% from $20.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 309:1, on median employee pay of $68,770.

Filed
August 25, 2025
Annual meeting
October 16, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$21.2M+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
309:1median $68,770
CEO pay in equity
82%$17.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO compensation actually paid
$26,085,386Fiscal 2025 pay-versus-performance table
CEO target MIP opportunity
$2,025,000Fiscal 2025 target
CEO stock awards
$12,625,000Grant-date fair value
CEO option awards
$4,800,365Grant-date fair value

How Martha was paid

$21.2M 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.

Salary6%Stock awards59%Option awards23%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Geoffrey S. MarthaChairman and Chief Executive Officer$21,240,058
Thierry PiétonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,212,448
Sean M. SalmonFormer EVP & President, Cardiovascular Portfolio$8,396,597
Brett A. WallEVP & President, Neuroscience Portfolio$8,121,213
Gregory L. SmithEVP Enterprise Operations$8,083,981
Gary L. CoronaFormer SVP Corporate Finance (former Interim CFO)$3,795,248
Karen L. ParkhillFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$270,679

What changed and why

  • $21.2M$21,240,058 CEO total compensation increased from $20,084,630 in fiscal 2024.
  • $12.6M$12,625,000 CEO stock awards represented the largest component of fiscal 2025 compensation.
  • $4.8M$4,800,365 CEO option awards were granted with a $80.00 exercise price.
  • $2M$2,025,000 was the CEO’s target Medtronic Incentive Plan opportunity.
  • $141K$141,274 of Thierry Piéton’s other compensation represented relocation expenses, including forfeited prior-employer compensation in stock awards.
  • 92.93%92.93% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the 2024 annual general meeting.

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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.