Kyndryl Holdings (KD) CEO pay: -$16.1M in FY2026 after Item 402(v) adjustments
$KD · Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Data through FY2026 — latest proxy filed 2026-06-16, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
A negative figure is not pay returned. Compensation Actually Paid re-values unvested equity every year, so when a stock falls, the write-down on awards granted earlier can exceed everything granted that year. How CAP is calculated
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $21.8M | -$16.1M | -$2.9M | $50.00 | $150.00 | — |
| 2025 | $15.8M | $45.8M | $15.8M | $119.00 | $102.00 | — |
| 2024 | $15.7M | $31.6M | $11.1M | $82.00 | $116.00 | -$340.0M |
| 2023 | $13.7M | $19.2M | $6.9M | $56.00 | $87.00 | -$1.37B |
| 2022 | $774,244 | -$7.0M | -$2.2M | $50.00 | $89.00 | -$229.0M |
| 2021 | $26.4M | $23.1M | $9.0M | $69.00 | $96.00 | -$2.30B |
A negative figure is not pay returned. Compensation Actually Paid re-values unvested equity every year, so when a stock falls, the write-down on awards granted earlier can exceed everything granted that year. How CAP is calculated
Frequently asked
How much did the KD CEO make in 2026?
-$16,095,806 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.'s CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-06-16. CAP is negative here: Item 402(v) adjustments to prior-year equity and pension values exceeded the year's reported total. It is an SEC-defined fair-value measure, not an amount repaid.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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