NIKE (NKE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Elliott Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $36.3M in fiscal 2026, up 40% from $26M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 746:1, on median employee pay of $48,695.

Filed
July 15, 2026
Annual meeting
September 8, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$36.3M+40% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
746:1median $48,695
CEO pay in equity
88%$32.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO target incentive
200%Based on salary
Other NEO target incentive
120%Based on salary
CEO incentive payout
74%Of target
Other NEO payout
78%Of target

How Hill was paid

$36.3M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Stock awards77%Option awards11%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Elliott HillPresident and Chief Executive Officer$36,340,876
Matthew FriendExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$15,165,400
Venkatesh AlagirisamyExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$11,514,852
Treasure HeinleExecutive Vice President, Chief People Officer$11,972,190
Robert LeinwandExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$12,013,121

What changed and why

  • $36.3M$36,340,876: CEO Elliott Hill's fiscal 2026 total compensation, versus $26,018,068 in fiscal 2025.
  • 74%74% of target: Hill's fiscal 2026 annual cash incentive payout.
  • 78%78% of target: Each other NEO's fiscal 2026 annual cash incentive payout.
  • 200%200% of salary: Hill's fiscal 2026 target cash incentive; other NEO targets were 120%.
  • 0%0%-200% of target: Fiscal 2026 PSUs depended on Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EPS, and a Relative TSR modifier.
  • 94%94%: Votes cast in favor of the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.

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.