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KLA CORP

KLAC · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$25.1M

Pay Ratio

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Richard Wallace

Returns outran pay growth by +74.5 pts

COHERENT CORP.

COHR · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$3.7M

Pay Ratio

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James R. Anderson

CEO pay fell 96% to $3.7M while stock surged 95%, masking a $100.9M equity grant removal and a $2.7M performance bonus.

NOVA LTD.

NVMI

MIXED

CEO Package

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Pay Ratio

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NOVA LTD.

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

KLAC$25.1MCOHR$3.7MNVMI

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.

KLAC carries the largest package at $25.1M, about 6.7x COHR.
COHR reads misaligned, while KLAC looks aligned.
KLAC is the most equity-heavy package, while COHR leans hardest on non-equity incentive compensation.

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.

KLAC

Richard Wallace

$25.1M

base salary5%
stock awards80%
non-equity incentive compensation15%
other compensation0%

COHR

James R. Anderson

$3.7M

base salary28%
non-equity incentive compensation71%
other compensation0%

NVMI

NOVA LTD.

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Component-level breakdown is unavailable for this company.

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
KLA CORP(KLAC)Richard Wallace2025$25.1M
COHERENT CORP.(COHR)James R. Anderson2025$3.7M
NOVA LTD.(NVMI)N/A2024N/A

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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