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AbbVie Inc.

ABBV · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$32.5M

Pay Ratio

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Robert A. Michael

Pay outran TSR by +62.0 pts

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

ABT · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$24.2M

Pay Ratio

—

Robert B. Ford

Returns outran pay growth by +1.8 pts

Merus N.V.

MRUS · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$9.7M

Pay Ratio

—

Sven (Bill) Ante Lundberg

Pay and TSR both rose, but not in lockstep

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

ABBV$32.5MABT$24.2MMRUS$9.7M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

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

ABBV carries the largest package at $32.5M, about 3.4x MRUS.
ABBV reads misaligned, while ABT looks aligned.

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.

ABBV

Robert A. Michael

$32.5M

base salary5%
stock awards41%
option awards10%
other compensation2%

ABT

Robert B. Ford

$24.2M

base salary6%
stock awards36%
option awards36%
non-equity incentive compensation8%
other compensation4%

MRUS

Sven (Bill) Ante Lundberg

$9.7M

base salary7%
option awards87%
non-equity incentive compensation5%
other compensation0%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
AbbVie Inc.(ABBV)Robert A. Michael2025$32.5M
ABBOTT LABORATORIES(ABT)Robert B. Ford2025$24.2M
Merus N.V.(MRUS)Sven (Bill) Ante Lundberg2024$9.7M

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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