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Paramount Global (PARA): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $852,117FY2024
- $859,137FY2025
CEO total pay was $859,137 in fiscal 2025, up from $852,117 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $350,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $375,700 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Davy | $350,000 | $0 | $375,700 | $0 | $125,000 | $0 | $8,437 | $859,137 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Simon Baumer | 325,000 | 0 | 148,635 | 0 | 18,750 | 0 | 250 | 492,635 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Kurtzman | 154,375 | 56,250 | 225,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 435,875 |
| Chief Revenue Officer Mark Musburger – former Chief Financial Officer (14) | ||||||||
| Alvin Yip | 241,500 | 0 | 148,635 | 0 | 12,500 | 0 | 270 | 402,905 |
| former Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Dean Ditto | 128,125 | 0 | 100,000 | 0 | 25,000 | 0 | 10,042 | 263,167 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Davy | $859,137 | $852,117 | — | ↑ +7,020 |
| Simon Baumer | 492,635 | 298,648 | — | ↑ +193,987 |
| Michael Kurtzman | 435,875 | 231,714 | — | ↑ +204,161 |
| Alvin Yip | 402,905 | 281,288 | — | ↑ +121,617 |
| Dean Ditto | 263,167 | — | — | — |
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
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Yip | Option | 12 | 147 | — |
| Simon Baumer | Option | 31 | 500 | — |
| Alvin Yip | PSU | 45 | — | 43 |
| Joseph Davy | Option | 121 | 500 | — |
| Simon Baumer | PSU | 2,428 | — | 2,345 |
| Alvin Yip | PSU | 2,428 | — | 2,345 |
| Dean Ditto | PSU | 24,272 | — | 23,439 |
| Michael Kurtzman | PSU | 36,408 | — | 35,159 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph DavyEmployee director · Board Chair · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Kent SchofieldIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason WardIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paula BoggsIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack LeeneyIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | 5x annual retainer ($500,000) |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Paramount Global as a peer
Companies that benchmark against PARA
7 companies name PARA as a compensation peer
- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYVFY2025
- MATTEL INC /DE/MATFY2025
- NETFLIX INCNFLXFY2025
- NEWS CORPNWSFY2025
- TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INCTTWOFY2026
- TKO Group Holdings, Inc.TKOFY2025
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.WBDFY2025
Each company listed discloses PARA 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 PARA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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 | Paramount Global | 2025 | Joseph Davy | $350,000 | $375,700 | $0 | $125,000 | $859,137 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-05-10 | 35,520,037 | 1,309,172 | 43,654 | 96.33% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-05-18 | 46,688,738 | 2,249,542 | 41,019 | 95.32% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-05-10 | 96.33%a |
| 2020 | 2020-05-18 | 95.32%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention with respect to matters 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 will have the effect of a vote against such matter, and an abstention with respect to matter 4 will not have an effect on the outcome of that matter.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention with respect to any matter will have the effect of a vote against such matter.”.
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) | 151 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $129,102 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (16 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, Joseph Davy. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 61. As printed: 859,137. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Simon Baumer. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 492,635. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Kurtzman. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 435,875. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Alvin Yip. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 402,905. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Dean Ditto. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 263,167. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2025-06-02. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 151 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joseph Davy. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kent Schofield. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mason Ward. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Paula Boggs. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jack Leeney. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-05-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.33% (votes for as printed: 35,520,037). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-05-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.32%. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Paramount Global (subject), Section 10b CEO total. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Paramount Global's own proxy. As printed: 859,137. View filing ↗