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Starbucks Executive Compensation (FY25)

SBUX · Seattle, WA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Brian Niccol
Median of the other named officers
$9,037,215
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 25, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 30, 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 — Brian Niccol: $95,801,676 → $30,992,773 (67.6% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 86.1% → 88.6% (2.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 6,666:1 → 1,794:1 (73.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Starbucks' chief executive and what were they paid?
Brian Niccol, chairman and chief executive officer, received $30,992,773 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $95,801,676 reported for fiscal 2024, Niccol's total was 67.6% lower.
What was Starbucks' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 88.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 25, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Starbucks' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,794:1, against median employee compensation of $17,279.

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
Kevin Johnson
former president and chief executive officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Rachel Gonzalez
former executive vice president, general counsel
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Laxman Narasimhan
chief executive officer-elect
—◇◇———◇◇
John Culver
former group president and chief operating officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Conway
group president, International and Channel Development
◇—◇———◇◇
Rachel Ruggeri
executive vice president and chief financial officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Howard Schultz
interim chief executive officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Laxman Narasimhan
chief executive officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Conway
group president, International and Channel Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rachel Ruggeri
former executive vice president, chief financial officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bradley Lerman
executive vice president, general counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sara Kelly
executive vice president, chief partner officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Howard Schultz
former interim chief executive officer,
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Niccol
chairman and chief executive officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Laxman Narasimhan
former chief executive officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Conway
former chief executive officer, Starbucks North America
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rachel Ruggeri
former executive vice president, chief financial officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brady Brewer
chief executive officer, Starbucks International
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bradley E. Lerman
executive vice president, chief legal officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sara Kelly
executive vice president, chief partner officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Niccol
chairman and chief executive officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cathy Smith
executive vice president chief financial officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Brady Brewer
chief executive officer, Starbucks International
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sara Kelly
executive vice president chief partner officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mike Grams
executive vice president chief operating officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Rachel Ruggeri
former executive vice president chief financial officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Val Bauduin
former interim chief financial officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Brady BrewerRSU◇——◇——◇
Brady BrewerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brady BrewerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian NiccolRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian NiccolPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian NiccolPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cathy SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Cathy SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cathy SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cathy SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cathy SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Mike GramsRSU◇——◇——◇
Mike GramsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mike GramsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rachel RuggeriPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rachel RuggeriRSU◇——◇——◇
Sara KellyRSU◇——◇——◇
Sara KellyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sara KellyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Val BauduinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Val BauduinRSU◇——◇——◇
Val BauduinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Brian NiccolRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sara KellyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mike GramsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brady BrewerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Cathy SmithPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Val BauduinPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Rachel RuggeriRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Brady Brewer
chief executive officer, Starbucks International · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Mike Grams
executive vice president chief operating officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Rachel Ruggeri
former executive vice president chief financial officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sara Kelly
executive vice president chief partner officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Val Bauduin
former interim chief financial officer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp
—◇————◇
Andy Campion
—◇————◇
Ritch Allison
—◇————◇
Beth Ford
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Wei Zhang
—◇————◇
Neal Mohan
—◇————◇
Mike Sievert
—◇————◇
Daniel Servitje
—◇————◇
Marissa Mayer
—◇————◇
Dambisa Moyo
◇◇————◇
Mellody Hobson 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 25, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 17, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 20, 2019=◇◇◇
2017March 21, 2018=◇◇◇
2016March 22, 2017=◇◇◇
2015March 23, 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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Citations

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404 figures on this page: 393 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
393 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000829224-26-000058
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001213900-26-007780
    CEO pay ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0000829224-25-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001213900-25-006516
    Summary compensation table
  5. 0000829224-24-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-014772
  7. 0000829224-23-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000829224-23-000007
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0000829224-22-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-087492
  11. 0000829224-20-000027
  12. 0000829224-19-000014
  13. 0000829224-18-000011
  14. 0000829224-17-000012
  15. 0000829224-16-000055
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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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