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Apple Inc.

AAPL · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$74.3M

Pay Ratio

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Tim Cook

The executive received grant-date fair-value awards totaling $57.5M on 2024-09-29 while the company lagged peers by 45.6 points.

MICROSOFT CORP

MSFT · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$96.5M

Pay Ratio

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Satya Nadella

Pay and TSR both rose, but not in lockstep

Apple Inc. - Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer Compensation & Stock Performance

Compensation is reported grant-date value, not realized cash. Stock price shown for context.Coverage: FY2021–FY2025 (latest structured compensation data)
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  • Cash pay: Salary, bonus, and incentive pay
  • Stock & options: Stock and option grants
  • Other: Pension, perks, and other

MICROSOFT CORP - Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Compensation & Stock Performance

Compensation is reported grant-date value, not realized cash. Stock price shown for context.Coverage: FY2021–FY2025 (latest structured compensation data)
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Component legend

  • Cash pay: Salary, bonus, and incentive pay
  • Stock & options: Stock and option grants
  • Other: Pension, perks, and other

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

MSFT carries the largest package at $96.5M, about 1.3x AAPL.
AAPL reads misaligned, while MSFT looks mixed.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

AAPL

Tim Cook

$74.3M

base salary4%
stock awards77%
non-equity incentive compensation16%
other compensation2%

MSFT

Satya Nadella

$96.5M

base salary3%
stock awards87%
non-equity incentive compensation10%
other compensation0%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal CompDifference
Apple Inc.(AAPL)Tim Cook2025$74.3Mref
MICROSOFT CORP(MSFT)Satya Nadella2025$96.5M+30%

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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