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Corteva Executive Compensation (FY25)

CTVA · Indianapolis, IN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Charles Magro
Median of the other named officers
$3,751,442
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
◇
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 — Charles Magro: $14,507,058 → $17,499,399 (20.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.6% → 95.3% (6.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 178:1 → 206:1 (15.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Corteva's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Charles Magro, Chief Executive Officer, came to $17,499,399 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $14,507,058 reported for fiscal 2024, Magro's total was 20.6% higher.
What was Corteva's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Corteva's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 3M Company, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Archer-Daniels Midland Company, Becton, Dickinson and Co. and Biogen Inc., among others.
What is Corteva's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 206:1, against median employee compensation of $85,012.

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
Charles Magro
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Magro
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
David Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Glenn
Executive Vice President, Seed
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Robert King
Executive Vice President, Crop Protection
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Magro
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Timothy Glenn
Executive Vice President, Seed
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert King
Executive Vice President, Crop Protection
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Cornel Fuerer
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Magro
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
David Johnson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Samuel Eathington
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Digital Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert King
Executive Vice President, Crop Protection Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Cornel Fuerer
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer & Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Judd O'Connor
Executive Vice President, Seed Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
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
Charles V. MagroOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Charles V. MagroRSU◇——◇——◇
Charles V. MagroPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cornel B. FuererRSU◇——◇——◇
Cornel B. FuererPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cornel B. FuererOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
David P. JohnsonRSU◇——◇——◇
David P. JohnsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David P. JohnsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Judd M. O'ConnorOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Judd M. O'ConnorRSU◇——◇——◇
Judd M. O'ConnorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert D. KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert D. KingOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Robert D. KingRSU◇——◇——◇
Samuel R. EathingtonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Samuel R. EathingtonRSU◇——◇——◇
Samuel R. EathingtonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
Charles MagroOption◇—◇2/18/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Robert KingPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/18/2035
Cornel FuererRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2035
Judd O'ConnorOption◇—◇2/20/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Option◇—◇2/18/2035
David JohnsonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/18/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/16/2034
Samuel EathingtonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/28/2033
Option◇—◇2/20/2034
Option◇—◇2/18/2035
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Charles Magro
Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Cornel Fuerer
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer & Secretary · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
David Johnson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Judd O'Connor
Executive Vice President, Seed Business Unit · Severance agreement
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Robert King
Executive Vice President, Crop Protection Business Unit · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Samuel Eathington
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Digital Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory R. Page
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Patrick J. Ward
◇◇———◇◇
Janet P. Giesselman
◇◇———◇◇
Klaus A. Engel
◇◇———◇◇
Kerry J. Preete
◇◇———◇◇
Lamberto Andreotti
◇◇———◇◇
Marcos M. Lutz
◇◇———◇◇
David C. Everitt
◇◇———◇◇
Karen H. Grimes
◇◇———◇◇
Michael O. Johanns
◇◇———◇◇
Nayaki R. Nayyar
◇◇———◇◇
Christopher J. Policinski, Charles V. Magro and Jean-Marc Gilson 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.
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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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
  • 3M Company MMM
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD
  • Archer-Daniels Midland Company ADM
  • Becton, Dickinson and Co. BDX
  • Biogen Inc. BIIB
  • Celanese Corporation CE
  • Deere & Company DE
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD
  • Eastman Chemical Company EMN
  • Ecolab Inc. ECL
  • Honeywell International Inc. HON
  • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. IFF
  • Nutrien Ltd. NTR
  • PPG Industries, Inc. PPG
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW
  • Zoetis Inc. ZTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 7, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 28, 2020=◇◇◇

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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387 figures on this page: 380 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
380 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001755672-26-000006
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-116069
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001755672-25-000007
  4. 0000950170-25-043278
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001755672-24-000010
  6. 0001193125-24-069255
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001755672-23-000007
  8. 0001193125-23-067536
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001755672-22-000009
  10. 0001193125-21-310412
    Employment Agreement
  11. 0001755672-21-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001755672-20-000010
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Corteva discloses

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

3M CompanyAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.Archer-Daniels Midland CompanyBecton, Dickinson and Co.Biogen Inc.Celanese CorporationDeere & CompanyDuPont de Nemours, Inc.Eastman Chemical CompanyEcolab Inc.Honeywell International Inc.International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.PPG Industries, Inc.The Sherwin-Williams CompanyZoetis Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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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