Monster Beverage (MNST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Hilton H. Schlosberg, Vice Chairman, CEO and Director, was paid $19.3M in 2025, up 14% from $16.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 218:1, on median employee pay of $88,521.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$19.3M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
218:1median $88,521
CEO pay in equity
74%$14.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
Median Employee Pay
$88,521U.S. exempt full-time employee
CEO Pay Ratio
218:1Ratio to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
93.5%2025 advisory vote
AIA Payout
188%Average NEO payout percentage

How Schlosberg was paid

$19.3M 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 awards55%Option awards18%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Hilton H. SchlosbergVice Chairman, CEO and Director$19,282,630
Rodney C. SacksChairman, Director and Former Co-CEO$13,845,537
Thomas J. KellyChief Financial Officer$2,706,542
Emelie C. TirreChief Strategy Officer$3,833,752
Guy P. CarlingChief Executive Officer, EMEA & OSP$3,695,836
Rob L. GehringChief Executive Officer, Americas$2,995,503

What changed and why

  • $19.3MHilton H. Schlosberg received total compensation of $19,282,630 in 2025.
  • Rodney C. Sacks transitioned from Co-CEO to Chairman and employee in June 2025.
  • 188%Annual incentive awards for 2025 were earned at approximately 188% of target.
  • 200%2023 performance share units were earned at 200% of target.
  • 93.5%At the 2025 annual meeting, 93.5% of votes cast supported say-on-pay.

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.