Patrick Sexton compensation by year
Cboe Global Markets Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $415,000 | $415,000 | $427,500 | $446,667 | $450,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $729,837 | $806,155 | $1,085,605 | $1,422,809 | $1,398,747 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $720,473 | $861,540 | $595,942 | $662,041 | $999,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $54,006 | $55,256 | $66,256 | $62,455 | $82,922 |
| Total | $1,919,316 | $2,137,951 | $2,175,303 | $2,593,972 | $2,930,669 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-022939, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Cboe Global Markets, Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-022939. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 3,042 | $763,542 | — |
| RSU | 2,706 | $679,206 | — |
| RSU | 2,640 | $662,640 | — |
| RSU | 1,821 | $457,071 | — |
| RSU | 1,804 | $452,804 | — |
| RSU | 976 | $244,976 | — |
| RSU | 670 | $168,170 | — |
| RSU | 252 | $63,252 | — |
| RSU | 251 | $63,001 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Cboe Global Markets, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Cboe Global Markets discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $450,000 | $2,441,226 | $54,130 | $4,025,356 |
| Death | $0 | $5,606,085 | $0 | $5,606,085 |
| Disability | $0 | $5,606,085 | $0 | $5,606,085 |
| Retirement | $0 | $5,252,857 | $0 | $5,252,857 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $900,000 | $7,179,353 | $72,173 | $9,771,526 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $2,441,226 | $0 | $2,441,226 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Cboe Global Markets, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Cboe Global Markets’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Donohue | Chief Executive Officer and President | $18,347,037 |
| Fredric Tomczyk | Former Chief Executive Officer | $11,666,184 |
| David Howson | Former Executive Vice President, Global President | $6,022,543 |
| Christopher Isaacson | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $5,284,997 |
| Jill Griebenow | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $4,465,234 |
| Catherine Clay | Former Executive Vice President, Head of Global Derivatives | $3,040,388 |
| Patrick Sexton · this page | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $2,930,669 |
| Timothy Lipscomb | Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | $2,170,190 |
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