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NIO (NIO): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $966,250FY2024
- $451,000FY2025
CEO total pay was $451,000 in fiscal 2025, down from $966,250 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $325,000 · bonus $0 · option awards $126,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith | $325,000 | $0 | — | $126,000 | — | — | — | $451,000 |
| Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||||||
| Scott Honan | 280,000 | 0 | — | 84,000 | — | — | — | 364,000 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Neal Shah | 250,000 | 0 | — | 84,000 | — | — | — | 334,000 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith | $451,000 | $966,250 | — | ↓ −515,250 |
| Scott Honan | 364,000 | 707,500 | — | ↓ −343,500 |
| Neal Shah | 334,000 | 677,500 | — | ↓ −343,500 |
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 compensation program is designed to be relatively simple in concept, balancing reasonable current compensation with longer-term compensation tied to the performance of the Company as a whole. The Board and Compensation Committee determine rewards based on individual and corporate performance, using subjective assessments of the level of success rather than formal benchmarks or pre-determined formulas.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Honan | Option | 40,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Neal Shah | Option | 40,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Mark Smith | Option | 70,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Scott Honan | Option | 100,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Neal Shah | Option | 100,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Mark Smith | Option | 150,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Scott Honan | Option | 250,000 | 2.99 | — |
| Neal Shah | Option | 250,000 | 2.99 | — |
| Mark Smith | Option | 375,000 | 2.99 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. MorrisIndependent · Compensation | $0 | — | $63,000 | — | $0 | $63,000 |
| Nilsa Guerrero-MahonIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 0 | — | 63,000 | — | 0 | 63,000 |
| Dean C. KehlerIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Peter OliverIndependent · Safety and Sustainability (Chair) · Nominating (Chair) | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Michael G. MaselliIndependent · Audit | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| David C. BelingIndependent · Compensation · Safety and Sustainability | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Mark A. SmithEmployee director · Board Chair · Safety and Sustainability | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Anthony W. FultonIndependent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
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 NIO as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NIO
1 company names NIO as a compensation peer
Each company listed discloses NIO 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 NIO 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 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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 | NIO Inc | 2025 | Mark Smith | $325,000 | — | $126,000 | — | $451,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020-11-05 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019-11-07 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018-12-05 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020-11-05 | —a |
| 2019 | 2019-11-07 | —b |
| 2018 | 2018-12-05 | —c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (17 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, Mark Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 451,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Scott Honan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 364,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Neal Shah. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 334,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael J. Morris. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nilsa Guerrero-Mahon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dean C. Kehler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Peter Oliver. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael G. Maselli. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David C. Beling. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark A. Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anthony W. Fulton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-11-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2019 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2019-11-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2018 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2018-12-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. 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.
- NIO Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. CEO total compensation as printed in NIO Inc's own proxy. As printed: 451,000. View filing ↗