Medtronic (MDT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Geoff Martha, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.9M in 2026, up 8% from $21.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 303:1, on median employee pay of $75,587.

Filed
August 17, 2026
Annual meeting
October 15, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.9M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
303:1median $75,587
CEO pay in equity
82%$18.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO compensation actually paid
$22,452,995FY26 pay-versus-performance disclosure
CEO target MIP
$2,240,000Annual incentive target
CEO stock awards
$13,672,200FY26 grant-date fair value
CEO option awards
$5,175,559FY26 grant-date fair value

How Martha was paid

$22.9M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards60%Option awards23%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Geoff MarthaChairman and Chief Executive Officer$22,940,252
Thierry PiétonEVP, Chief Financial Officer$8,587,387
Brett WallFormer EVP & President, Neuroscience Portfolio$6,921,425
Mike MarinaroEVP & President Medical Surgical Portfolio & Americas$6,832,836
Michelle QuinnEVP, General Counsel and Secretary$6,719,170

What changed and why

  • $22.9M$22,940,252: CEO total compensation, up from $21,240,058 in 2025.
  • $20.4M$20,444,258: Maximum potential FY26 PSU payout for CEO Geoff Martha.
  • $2M$2,000,000: Cash sign-on award paid to CFO Thierry Piéton for forfeited prior-employer compensation.
  • $1.1M$1,100,000: Cash sign-on award paid to General Counsel Michelle Quinn for forfeited prior-employer compensation.
  • 93.45%93.45%: Shareholder approval of named executive officer compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • $36.4B5.8%: FY26 organic revenue growth, alongside $36.4 billion in reported revenue.

Other Medtronic proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Geoffrey S. Martha paid $21.2M (+6% on the year), pay ratio 309:1.

    Filed Aug 25, 2025

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.