Diebold Nixdorf Executive Compensation (FY25)
DBD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
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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 — Octavio Marquez: $9,526,709 → $8,694,401 (8.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 99.9% → 99.2% (0.7 points 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 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Octavio Marquez President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Octavio Marquez President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Myers Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ilhami Cantadurucu Executive Vice President, Global Retail | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baur | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ilhami Cantadurucu | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Myers | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kathleen Creech | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Octavio Marquez | PSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Timko | PSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Marquez | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Ilhami Cantadurucu | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Jonathan Myers | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Frank Baur | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maura A. Markus | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. Colin J. Parris | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patrick J. Byrne Board chair | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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.
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
- 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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 22, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 25, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 6, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 30, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 1, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | April 25, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | April 25, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | April 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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Peer benchmarking
Where Diebold Nixdorf sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
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163 figures on this page: 154 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000028823-26-000024
- 0001193125-26-1402842025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · and 2 more sections
- 0000028823-25-000051
- 0001193125-25-054449Summary Compensation Table
- 0000028823-24-000032
- 0001193125-24-065443Summary Compensation Table
- 0000028823-22-000093
- 0000028823-21-000070
- 0000028823-20-000109
- 0000028823-19-000089
- 0000028823-18-000075Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000028823-16-000190
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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}
}