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Walt Disney Executive Compensation (FY25)

DIS · Burbank, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Robert Iger
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 18, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 20, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Robert Iger: $41,114,015 → $45,842,574 (11.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.8% → 85.5% (3.3 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 746:1 → 805:1 (7.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Walt Disney's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Robert Iger, Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman, came to $45,842,574 in fiscal 2025. Iger's total was 11.5% higher than the $41,114,015 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Walt Disney's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 85.5% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held March 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Walt Disney's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and NIKE, Inc., among others. Companies named in the Media Industry Peers include Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., Comcast Corporation and Meta Platforms, Inc., among others.
What is Walt Disney's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 805:1, against median employee compensation of $56,932.

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
Robert Chapek
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christine McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Horacio Gutierrez
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Iger
Former Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Geoffrey Morrell
Former Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Kristina Schake
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Paul Richardson
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Iger
Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christine McCarthy
Former Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Horacio Gutierrez
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Chapek
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Sonia Coleman
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kevin Lansberry
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kristina Schake
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Iger
Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Hugh Johnston
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Horacio Gutierrez
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sonia Coleman
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kristina Schake
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Lansberry
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Iger
Chief Executive Officer; Former Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Hugh Johnston
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Horacio Gutierrez
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Sonia Coleman
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kristina Schake
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Horacio E. GutierrezOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Horacio E. GutierrezPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Horacio E. GutierrezRSU◇——◇——◇
Hugh F. JohnstonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Hugh F. JohnstonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Hugh F. JohnstonRSU◇——◇——◇
Kristina K. SchakeOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kristina K. SchakePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kristina K. SchakeRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert A. IgerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert A. IgerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Sonia L. ColemanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Sonia L. ColemanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sonia L. ColemanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Kristina SchakePSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2033
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/28/2032
Option◇—◇12/15/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/15/2035
RSU◇◇——
Hugh JohnstonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2033
Option◇—◇1/15/2035
Sonia ColemanPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/15/2035
Option◇—◇12/15/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/23/2033
Horacio GutierrezRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2032
Option◇—◇1/15/2035
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2033
Robert IgerOption◇—◇12/16/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/15/2033
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
James P. Gorman
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Derica W. Rice
◇◇———◇◇
Michael B.G. Froman
◇◇———◇◇
Carolyn N. Everson
◇◇———◇◇
Maria Elena Lagomasino
◇◇———◇◇
Mary T. Barra
◇◇————◇
Amy L. Chang
◇◇———◇◇
Calvin R. McDonald
◇◇————◇
D. Jeremy Darroch
◇◇————◇
Mark G. Parker
—◇————◇
Jeffrey E. Williams and Robert A. Iger 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◇
Board chair 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 Deferred Stock Units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual Board retainer within 3 years

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AT&T Inc. T
  • Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR
  • International Business Machines Corporation IBM
  • Microsoft Corporation MSFT
  • NIKE, Inc. NKE
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER
  • Verizon Communications Inc. VZ
Media Industry Peers
  • Alphabet Inc. GOOGL
  • Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN
  • Apple Inc. AAPL
  • Comcast Corporation CMCSA
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. META
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • Paramount Skydance Corporation PSKY
  • Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 3, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 9, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 11, 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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368 figures on this page: 361 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
361 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-020172
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001744489-26-000013
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025 · Fiscal 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Fiscal 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001744489-25-000079
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001744489-25-000059
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000950157-24-000595
  6. 0001744489-24-000073
    Compensation Tables · Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001744489-23-000071
  8. 0001193125-23-025766
    Compensation Tables
  9. 0001744489-22-000065
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  10. 0001744489-21-000061
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  11. 0001744489-20-000070
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Walt Disney discloses

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

AT&T Inc.Charter Communications, Inc.International Business Machines CorporationMicrosoft CorporationNIKE, Inc.Oracle CorporationSalesforce, Inc.T-Mobile US, Inc.Uber Technologies, Inc.Verizon Communications Inc.Alphabet Inc.Amazon.com, Inc.Apple Inc.Comcast CorporationMeta Platforms, Inc.Netflix, Inc.Warner Bros. Discovery, 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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