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Diebold Nixdorf Executive Compensation (FY25)

DBD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Octavio Marquez
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 22, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Octavio Marquez: $9,526,709 → $8,694,401 (8.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 99.9% → 99.2% (0.7 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 329:1 → 253:1 (23.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Diebold Nixdorf's chief executive and what were they paid?
Octavio Marquez, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $8,694,401 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Marquez's total moved 8.7% lower from the $9,526,709 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Diebold Nixdorf's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 22, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Diebold Nixdorf's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACI Worldwide, Benchmark Electronics Inc., Bread Financial Holdings, Ciena Corporation and Euronet Worldwide, Inc., among others.
What is Diebold Nixdorf's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 253:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $34,383.

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
Octavio Marquez
Director President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
JEFFREY RUTHERFORD
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
OLAF HEYDEN
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
HERMANN WIMMER
Former Executive Vice President, Global Retail
Departed during or after this year
◇————◇◇◇
Octavio Marquez
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
OLAF HEYDEN
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇——◇◇◇◇
JONATHAN MYERS
Executive Vice President, Global Banking
◇◇——◇—◇◇
ELIZABETH RADIGAN
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Ilhami Cantadurucu
Executive Vice President, Global Retail
◇◇——◇◇◇◇
James Barna
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
JEFFREY RUTHERFORD
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Octavio Marquez
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Thomas Timko
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
James Barna
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Myers
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Frank Baur
Executive Vice President, Global Operational Excellence
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Ilhami Cantadurucu
Executive Vice President, Global Retail
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Octavio Marquez
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kathleen Creech
Former Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan Myers
Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Frank Baur
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ilhami Cantadurucu
Executive Vice President, Global Retail
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Frank BaurRSU◇——◇——◇
Ilhami CantadurucuRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan MyersRSU◇——◇——◇
Kathleen CreechRSU◇——◇——◇
Octavio MarquezRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas TimkoRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 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
Octavio MarquezOption◇—◇01/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas TimkoOption◇—◇05/17/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jonathan MyersOption◇—◇01/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ilhami CantadurucuOption◇—◇01/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Frank BaurOption◇—◇01/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
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
Maura A. Markus
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Dr. Colin J. Parris
◇◇————◇
Patrick J. Byrne
Board chair
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Matthew J. Espe
◇—————◇
Mark Gross
◇—————◇
Arthur F. Anton
◇—————◇
David H. Naemura
◇—————◇
Marjorie L. Bowen
◇—————◇
Emanuel R. Pearlman
◇—————◇
Octavio Marquez 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◇
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
  • ACI Worldwide ACIW
  • Benchmark Electronics Inc. BHE
  • Bread Financial Holdings BFH
  • Ciena Corporation CIEN
  • Euronet Worldwide, Inc. EEFT
  • Infinera Corporation INFN
  • Juniper Networks, Inc. JNPR
  • Logitech International SA LOGI
  • NCR Atleos NATL
  • NCR Voyix Corporation NCR
  • Pitney-Bowes Inc. PBI
  • Sabre Corporation SABR
  • Sanmina Corporation SANM
  • The Brink’s Company BCO
  • The Western Union Company WU

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 22, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2021May 6, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 30, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 1, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 25, 2018=◇◇◇
2015April 21, 2016=◇◇◇

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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243 figures on this page: 234 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
234 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000028823-26-000024
  2. 0001193125-26-140284
    2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 Director Compensation · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000028823-25-000051
  4. 0001193125-25-054449
    Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000028823-24-000032
  6. 0001193125-24-065443
    Executive Compensation Tables
  7. 0000028823-22-000093
  8. 0000028823-21-000070
  9. 0000028823-20-000109
  10. 0000028823-19-000089
  11. 0000028823-18-000075
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000028823-16-000190
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Peers Diebold Nixdorf discloses

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

ACI WorldwideBenchmark Electronics Inc.Bread Financial HoldingsCiena CorporationEuronet Worldwide, Inc.Infinera CorporationJuniper Networks, Inc.Logitech International SANCR AtleosPitney-Bowes Inc.Sabre CorporationSanmina CorporationThe Brink’s CompanyThe Western Union Company

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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
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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