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Coty (COTY): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $11,088,860FY2026
CEO total pay was $11,088,860 in fiscal 2026; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2026: salary $478,358 · bonus $0 · stock awards $6,720,001 · option awards $3,720,000
Executives and directors
Frequently asked questions
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Strobel | $478,358 | $0 | $6,720,001 | $3,720,000 | $0 | $0 | $170,500 | $11,088,860 |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Sue Nabi | 1,762,757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,878,427 | 3,641,184 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Laurent Mercier | 962,541 | 0 | 351,445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39,100 | 1,353,085 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Gordon von Bretten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
| President, Consumer Beauty | ||||||||
| Anna von Bayern | 933,372 | 0 | 191,697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111,985 | 1,237,054 |
| Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | ||||||||
| Kristin Blazewicz | 850,000 | 0 | 271,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,495 | 1,171,064 |
| Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Strobel | $11,088,860 | — | — | — |
| Sue Nabi | 3,641,184 | 19,691,333 | 7,250,579 | ↓ −16,050,149 |
| Laurent Mercier | 1,353,085 | 1,867,036 | 8,193,442 | ↓ −513,951 |
| Gordon von Bretten | 1,300,000 | — | 4,010,709 | — |
| Anna von Bayern | 1,237,054 | 1,441,887 | 5,121,103 | ↓ −204,833 |
| Kristin Blazewicz | 1,171,064 | 1,569,652 | 6,429,615 | ↓ −398,588 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's compensation programs are designed to attract, motivate, and reward leaders who create value by paying for performance and aligning executives' interests and risk orientation with the Company's business goals and stockholder interests. The program seeks to provide competitive compensation that supports leadership continuity, stockholder alignment, and long-term value creation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Strobel | RSU | 2026-03-16 | — | — | 1,351,352 | — | $3,000,001 |
| Markus Strobel | OPTION | 2026-03-16 | — | — | 6,000,000 | — | 13,320,000 |
| Laurent Mercier | RSU | 2025-12-22 | — | — | 111,925 | — | 351,445 |
| Anna von Bayern | RSU | 2025-12-22 | — | — | 61,050 | — | 191,697 |
| Kristin Blazewicz | RSU | 2025-12-22 | — | — | 86,487 | — | 271,569 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Strobel | $3,000,001 | $0 | $13,320,000 | 0.0% |
| Laurent Mercier | 351,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anna von Bayern | 191,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kristin Blazewicz | 271,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Blazewicz | RSU | 61,050 | — | $131,868 |
| Anna von Bayern | RSU | 61,050 | — | 131,868 |
| Laurent Mercier | RSU | 86,487 | — | 186,812 |
| Kristin Blazewicz | RSU | 86,487 | — | 186,812 |
| Markus Strobel | RSU | 111,925 | — | 241,758 |
| Laurent Mercier | RSU | 111,925 | — | 241,758 |
| Anna von Bayern | RSU | 213,675 | — | 461,538 |
| Kristin Blazewicz | RSU | 302,705 | — | 653,843 |
| Laurent Mercier | RSU | 391,738 | — | 846,154 |
| Markus Strobel | RSU | 1,351,352 | — | 2,918,920 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter HarfNot independent · Departed during FY | $250,000 | $150,750 | $0 | — | — | $400,750 |
| Beatrice BalliniIndependent · Compensation · Departed during FY | 180,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 263,750 |
| Robert SingerIndependent · Audit · Finance · Departed during FY | 150,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 233,750 |
| Gordon von BrettenNot independent · Departed during FY | 120,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 203,750 |
| Isabelle ParizeIndependent · Departed during FY | 120,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 203,750 |
| Joachim CreusNot independent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation | 120,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 203,750 |
| Anna Adeola MakanjuIndependent · Departed during FY | 120,000 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 203,750 |
| Frank EngelenNot independent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 77,803 | 54,300 | 0 | — | — | 132,103 |
| Olivier GoudetIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 42,198 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 125,948 |
| Lubomira RochetIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 42,198 | 83,750 | 0 | — | — | 125,948 |
| Patricia CapelIndependent · Remuneration and Nomination · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 59,340 | 38,449 | 0 | — | — | 97,789 |
| Stephanie PlainesIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 34,285 | 15,141 | 0 | — | — | 49,426 |
| Carsten FischerIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 34,285 | 15,141 | 0 | — | — | 49,426 |
| Maria Carla LiuniIndependent · Remuneration and Nomination · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 34,285 | 15,141 | 0 | — | — | 49,426 |
| Robert Kunze-ConcewitzIndependent · Remuneration and Nomination (Chair) · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 34,285 | 15,141 | 0 | — | — | 49,426 |
| Alia GogiIndependent · Audit · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 34,285 | 15,141 | 0 | — | — | 49,426 |
| Markus StrobelEmployee director · Board Chair · Partial-year service · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $120,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 30,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,452,964 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $989,204 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $2,442,168 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Coty as a peer
Companies that benchmark against COTY
11 companies name COTY as a compensation peer
- Bath & Body Works, Inc.BBWIFY2025
- CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/CHDFY2025
- e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.ELFFY2026
- ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INCELFY2026
- HELEN OF TROY LTDHELEFY2026
- HERBALIFE LTD.HLFFY2025
- INTERPARFUMS INCIPARFY2025
- OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC.OLPXFY2025
- PERRIGO Co plcPRGOFY2025
- TAPESTRY, INC.TPRFY2026
Each company listed discloses COTY in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named COTY in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
Of the companies Coty Inc names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Coty Inc.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Estée Lauder Company, Inc. | 2026 | Stéphane Faverie | $1,500,000 | $8,396,680 | $6,325,072 | $4,105,300 | $20,585,784 |
| 2 | The Procter and Gamble Company | 2026 | Shailesh Jejurikar | 1,387,500 | 11,035,209 | 3,500,010 | 0 | 18,976,742 |
| 3 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 2025 | Noel Wallace | 1,500,000 | 8,005,152 | 3,570,016 | 2,455,950 | 16,478,196 |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 2025 | Kecia Steelman | 1,350,003 | 4,792,877 | 4,792,556 | 4,383,972 | 15,403,663 |
| 5 | Coty Inc | 2026 | Markus Strobel | 478,358 | 6,720,001 | 3,720,000 | 0 | 11,088,860 |
| 6 | Kenvue | 2025 | Kirk Perry | 566,346 | 2,691,683 | 2,509,607 | 0 | 7,494,081 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coty Inc | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | 93.6% | PSU 50 · Options 30 · RSU 20 | No | FW Cook |
| Kenvue | 65.1% | PSU 50 · Options 30 · RSU 20 | No | Semler Brossy |
| The Estée Lauder Company, Inc. | not disclosed | Options 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Semler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC |
| The Procter and Gamble Company | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25 | Yes — Relative TSR Multiplier | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Ulta Beauty, Inc. | not disclosed | Option 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pay Governance LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-06 | 520,390,602 | 163,664,273 | 389,410 | 76.07% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-11-07 | 665,312,330 | 39,321,543 | 737,150 | 94.42% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-11-02 | 529,900,139 | 181,871,184 | 753,986 | 74.45% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-11-03 | 590,354,580 | 168,839,178 | 266,069 | 77.76% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-11-04 | 583,314,034 | 170,206,081 | 1,432,829 | 77.41% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-11-03 | 662,456,178 | 131,789,454 | 442,480 | 83.41% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-06 | 76.07%a |
| 2024 | 2024-11-07 | 94.42%b |
| 2023 | 2023-11-02 | 74.45%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “However, because broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes "cast" under 57 Delaware law, they will have no effect on the approval of Proposals 1, 2 and 3, except where brokers may exercise their discretion on routine matters, as discussed above.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “However, because broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes "cast" under 6 Delaware law, they will have no effect on the approval of Proposals 1, 2 and 3, except where brokers may exercise their discretion on routine matters, as discussed above.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “However, because broker non-votes and abstentions are not considered votes "cast" under Delaware law, they will have no effect on the approval of Proposals 1, 2 and 4, except where brokers may exercise their discretion on routine matters, as discussed above.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 251 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $11,088,860 |
| Median employee compensation | $44,027 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (44 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Markus Strobel. DEFR 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 51. As printed: 11,088,860. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Sue Nabi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,641,184. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Laurent Mercier. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,353,085. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Gordon von Bretten. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,300,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Anna von Bayern. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,237,054. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kristin Blazewicz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,171,064. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Markus Strobel RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Markus Strobel OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Laurent Mercier RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Anna von Bayern RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kristin Blazewicz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 251 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Peter Harf. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 400,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Beatrice Ballini. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 263,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robert Singer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gordon von Bretten. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Isabelle Parize. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joachim Creus. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anna Adeola Makanju. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frank Engelen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 132,103. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Olivier Goudet. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 125,948. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Lubomira Rochet. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 125,948. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Patricia Capel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,789. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephanie Plaines. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,426. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Carsten Fischer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,426. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Maria Carla Liuni. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,426. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robert Kunze-Concewitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,426. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alia Gogi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,426. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Markus Strobel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-11-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 76.07% (votes for as printed: 520,390,602). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-11-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.42% (votes for as printed: 665,312,330). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-11-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 74.45% (votes for as printed: 529,900,139). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,452,964 + equity 989,204 + all other 0 = 2,442,168, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- The Estée Lauder Company, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-30. CEO total compensation as printed in The Estée Lauder Company, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 20,585,784. View filing ↗
- The Procter and Gamble Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in The Procter and Gamble Company's own proxy. As printed: 18,976,742. View filing ↗
- Colgate-Palmolive Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Colgate-Palmolive Company's own proxy. As printed: 16,478,196. View filing ↗
- Ulta Beauty, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,403,663. View filing ↗
- Coty Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEFR 14A, filed 2026-09-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Coty Inc's own proxy. As printed: 11,088,860. View filing ↗
- Kenvue, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in Kenvue's own proxy. As printed: 7,494,081. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Ulta Beauty, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ulta Beauty, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Coty Inc. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, The Estée Lauder Company, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Estée Lauder Company, Inc. names Coty Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, The Procter and Gamble Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Procter and Gamble Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Coty Inc. View filing ↗