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Broadcom Executive Compensation (FY25)

AVGO · Palo Alto, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 21, 2026
249 figures on this page: 241 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Hock Tan was paid $205,278,006 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $2,634,542 reported for fiscal 2024, Tan's total was up; the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 543:1, against median employee compensation of $378,281. Separately, the say-on-pay proposal drew 66.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Hock Tan
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 20, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Hock Tan: $2,634,542 → $205,278,006
CEO pay ratio: 8:1 → 543:1

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Broadcom's chief executive and what were they paid?
Hock Tan was paid $205,278,006 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,634,542 reported for fiscal 2024, Tan's total was up.
What was Broadcom's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 66.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Broadcom's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc., among others.
What is Broadcom's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 543:1, against median employee compensation of $378,281.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Hock E. Tan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark D. Brazeal
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charlie B. Kawwas
President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
◇———◇—◇◇
Kirsten M. Spears
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Thomas H. Krause
Former President, Broadcom Software Group
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Hock Tan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Charlie Kawwas
President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Brazeal
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kirsten Spears
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Brazeal
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Hock Tan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Charlie Kawwas
President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
◇———◇—◇◇
Kirsten Spears
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Hock Tan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Brazeal
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kirsten Spears
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charlie Kawwas
President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Charlie KawwasPSU◇——◇——◇
Hock TanPSU◇——◇——◇
Kirsten SpearsRSU◇——◇——◇
Kirsten SpearsPSU◇——◇——◇
Kirsten SpearsRSU◇——◇——◇
Kirsten SpearsPSU◇——◇——◇
Kirsten SpearsPSU◇——◇——◇
Mark BrazealPSU◇——◇——◇
Mark BrazealRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark BrazealRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark BrazealPSU◇——◇——◇
Mark BrazealPSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kirsten SpearsRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Mark BrazealRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Charlie KawwasRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Hock TanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Henry Samueli
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Eddy W. Hartenstein
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Gayla J. Delly
◇◇————◇
Harry L. You
◇◇————◇
Check Kian Low
◇◇————◇
Justine F. Page
◇◇————◇
Diane M. Bryant
◇◇————◇
Kenneth Y. Hao
◇◇————◇
Hock E. Tan served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD
  • Alphabet Inc. GOOGL
  • Apple Inc. AAPL
  • Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
  • Intel Corporation INTC
  • International Business Machines Corporation IBM
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. META
  • NVIDIA Corporation NVDA
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 1, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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249 figures on this page: 241 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
241 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001730168-26-000039
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-085691
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025 · FISCAL 2025 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001730168-25-000037
  4. 0001193125-25-044112
    FISCAL 2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001730168-24-000055
  6. 0001140361-24-009541
    FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001730168-23-000052
  8. 0001140361-23-007640
    Fiscal Year 2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001730168-22-000059
  10. 0001730168-21-000071
  11. 0001193125-20-092827
  12. 0001193125-19-094751
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Peers Broadcom discloses

The companies named in AVGO's own disclosed peer group.

Adobe Inc.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Alphabet Inc.Apple Inc.Applied Materials, Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.Intel CorporationInternational Business Machines CorporationIntuit Inc.Meta Platforms, Inc.NVIDIA CorporationOracle CorporationQualcomm IncorporatedSalesforce, Inc.Texas Instruments Incorporated

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Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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