Apple AAPL
Apple's February 24, 2026 meeting votes on directors, pay and a director stock plan extension
Annual meeting Feb 24, 2026Filed Jan 8, 2026Original
A proxy statement (DEF 14A) is what a US listed company sends holders before its annual meeting: the proposals, the board's position on each, and the officers' pay.
What was Apple's chief executive paid?
Pay versus performance table · 5 fiscal years
Mr. Cook · fiscal 2025 total pay
$74.3M
Compensation actually paid $108.4M
$100 put in on Sep 26, 2020 was worth $233.88 on Sep 27, 2025 · peer group $279.51
| Fiscal year | Total pay | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $98.7M | $311.8M |
| 2022 | $99.4M | $128.8M |
| 2023 | $63.2M | $106.6M |
| 2024 | $74.6M | $169M |
| 2025 | $74.3M | $108.4M |
Fiscal 2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025) · filed Jan 8, 2026Whalegun
What holders vote on
- 1Election of directorsDirectorsBoard: for
- 2Ratification of the independent registered public accounting firmAuditorBoard: for
- 3Advisory vote to approve executive compensationExecutive payBoard: for
- 4Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, as amended and restatedStock planBoard: for
- 5Shareholder proposal: China entanglement auditShareholder proposalBoard: against
What the statement says
- Nominees including Tim Cook, Art Levinson and Wanda Austin stand for election.
- The director stock plan amendment moves its expiry from November 13, 2027 to February 23, 2036.
- A shareholder proposal asks for a China entanglement audit report; the board opposes it, saying Apple already provides extensive information.
Vote results
Results the company reported on Feb 24, 2026Pay and what holders earned
Total pay is the summary compensation table's total; compensation actually paid adds the change in value of the awards over the year, so it moves with the share price.
| Fiscal year | Chief executive | Total pay | Actually paid | Other officers' average | Value of $100 | Peer group | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | Mr. Cook | $74.3M | $108.4M | $23.8M | $233.88 | $279.51 | $112B |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Mr. Cook | $74.6M | $169M | $27.2M | $207.59 | $206.32 | $93.7B |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Mr. Cook | $63.2M | $106.6M | $26.9M | $155.24 | $132.03 | $97B |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Mr. Cook | $99.4M | $128.8M | $27.2M | $135.59 | $92.83 | $99.8B |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Mr. Cook | $98.7M | $311.8M | $27M | $131.69 | $136.94 | $94.7B |
The $100 is invested on Sep 26, 2020.
The company's own statement, put into Korean. The numbers are the statement's.