Netflix (NFLX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

TED SARANDOS, co-Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $53.9M in 2025, down 13% from $61.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 255:1, on median employee pay of $211,201.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$53.9M-13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
255:1median $211,201
CEO pay in equity
77%$41.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
85%of votes cast
2025 Say-on-Pay Support
85.3%Support received at the 2025 annual meeting
CEO Target Bonus
200%Percentage of base salary
Bonus Payout Level
117.57%Actual payout percentage for 2025

How SARANDOS was paid

$53.9M 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 awards77%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
TED SARANDOSco-Chief Executive Officer and President$53,905,972
GREG PETERSco-Chief Executive Officer and President$53,187,307
REED HASTINGSFormer Executive Chairman of the Board$1,242,113
SPENCER NEUMANNChief Financial Officer$20,834,050
DAVID HYMANChief Legal Officer$15,400,781
CLETE WILLEMSChief Global Affairs Officer$14,334,095

What changed and why

  • $53.9MTed Sarandos received total compensation of $53,905,972 in 2025 compared to $61,922,397 in 2024.
  • $53.2MGreg Peters received total compensation of $53,187,307 in 2025 compared to $60,272,574 in 2024.
  • 117.57%The 2025 bonus program paid out at approximately 117.57% of target based on F/X neutral revenue and operating margin.
  • $4.3MClete Willems joined the company as Chief Global Affairs Officer with a sign-on bonus of $4,250,000.

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.