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Highest-Paid CEOs — Compensation Actually Paid

Ranked by Compensation Actually Paid — the SEC's pay-vs-performance measure of what a CEO's awards were actually worth, which is not the number the board granted. Disclosed in each company's most recent proxy, and regenerated as new proxies are filed.

Karp tops this table of the 100 highest-paid CEOs we have extracted, at $11.09B in Compensation Actually Paid — 1286.6× the $8.6M the board granted at target, driven by the stock's run.

#CompanyFYCEO CAPValue of $100 invested
1$PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.2025$11,094,359,597$754.78
2$AVGOBroadcom Inc.2025$2,268,000,000$1182.35
3$TSLATesla, Inc.2023$1,403,000,000$891.00
4$HOODRobinhood Markets, Inc.2025$1,020,806,245$324.81
5$WELLWELLTOWER INC.2025$999,622,730$328.20
6$WBDWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc.2025$636,141,723$96.00
7$ORCLORACLE CORP2025$461,805,673$231.50
8$RIVNRivian Automotive, Inc. / DE2025$443,177,383$19.57
9$OPENOpendoor Technologies Inc.2025$428,477,852$19.00
10$BEBloom Energy Corp2025$416,290,717$302.98
11$ROIVRoivant Sciences Ltd.2026$382,436,735$561.00
12$CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.2026$330,345,041$204.54
13$WWayfair Inc.2025$323,977,068$44.44
14$CLSCELESTICA INC2025$320,849,085$2656.00
15$GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2025$309,806,309$375.00
16$RDDTReddit, Inc.2025$307,430,831$455.73
17$PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc2025$267,474,290$407.00
18$HUTHut 8 Corp.2025$259,740,346$437.00
19$QXOSilverSun Technologies, Inc.2024$251,228,687$56.12
20$MPWRMONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC2025$250,151,561$256.61
21$JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO2025$246,827,058$289.18
22$DASHDoorDash, Inc.2025$238,464,732$159.00
23$TLNTalen Energy Corp2025$235,883,133$293.99
24$SMMTSummit Therapeutics Inc.2025$233,109,816$372.13
25$SPHRSphere Entertainment Co.2025$215,581,326$274.58
26$GOOGAlphabet Inc.2025$213,903,156$360.95
27$GEGENERAL ELECTRIC CO2025$213,466,111$586.00
28$FLEXFLEX LTD.2026$169,414,161$491.00
29$NVDANVIDIA CORP2026$162,180,936$1445.67
30$HIMSHims & Hers Health, Inc.2025$159,731,806$210.00
31$CIFRCipher Mining Inc.2025$155,535,793$2635.71
32$UTHRUNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp2025$149,876,842$321.00
33$THCTENET HEALTHCARE CORP2025$149,381,157$497.67
34$SOFISoFi Technologies, Inc.2025$149,095,531$116.00
35$AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC2025$146,727,337$234.00
36$CRWVCoreWeave, Inc.2025$146,695,704$179.03
37$CCITIGROUP INC2025$144,786,188$226.34
38$APHAMPHENOL CORP /DE/2025$141,580,126$432.58
39$WFCWELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN2025$136,245,977$347.00
40$HWMHowmet Aerospace Inc.2025$134,793,953$728.18
41$IONQIonQ, Inc.2025$134,178,807$487.72
42$MSFTMICROSOFT CORP2025$131,138,799$255.00
43$INSMINSMED Inc2025$127,861,600$523.00
44$EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC2025$122,260,895$750.83
45$ATGEAdtalem Global Education Inc.2025$120,351,401$408.00
46$GEVGE Vernova Inc.2025$119,347,311$468.00
47$BKBank of New York Mellon Corp2025$118,040,693$315.84
48$COGTCogent Biosciences, Inc.2025$116,766,733$413.99
49$IRENIREN Ltd2025$116,262,163$435.00
50$TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.2025$116,091,264$126.05
51$LRNStride, Inc.2025$110,458,035$300.00
52$CVNACARVANA CO.2025$110,136,005$176.18
53$AAPLApple Inc.2025$108,423,733$233.88
54$DALDELTA AIR LINES, INC.2025$105,500,600$177.00
55$DAVEDave Inc./DE2025$102,191,418$2386.00
56$TKOTKO Group Holdings, Inc.2025$102,183,502$213.23
57$VRTVertiv Holdings Co2025$102,015,794$871.48
58$NTNXNutanix, Inc.2024$97,948,820$228.00
59$NETCloudflare, Inc.2025$97,692,067$259.44
60$AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO2025$95,383,330$326.00
61$CDNSCADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC2025$95,274,525$229.00
62$CIENCIENA CORP2025$94,502,099$482.15
63$COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP2025$94,125,501$268.21
64$CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS, INC.2025$94,076,610$172.19
65$MSMORGAN STANLEY2025$92,936,732$304.00
66$SGISOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC.2025$91,774,678$348.13
67$RTXRTX Corp2025$88,622,978$287.64
68$LASRNLIGHT, INC.2025$88,597,639$115.00
69$GMGeneral Motors Co2025$87,783,000$202.00
70$AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE2025$86,971,543$392.09
71$MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2025$86,570,533$269.61
72$PARAParamount Global2024$86,043,063
73$GSATGlobalstar, Inc.2025$85,191,283$1196.86
74$MDGLMADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2025$84,097,793$524.00
75$CASYCASEYS GENERAL STORES INC2026$83,686,371$381.00
76$IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP2025$83,586,950$303.00
77$CHYMChime Financial, Inc.2025$83,486,391$68.00
78$RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc2025$82,508,112$85.11
79$CATCATERPILLAR INC2025$82,309,936$346.12
80$AONAon plc2025$82,231,585$174.00
81$RBLXRoblox Corp2025$82,186,349$117.00
82$PLDPrologis, Inc.2025$80,571,565$147.42
83$PCORPROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.2025$80,545,636$82.66
84$MODMODINE MANUFACTURING CO2026$80,479,068$1467.23
85$GHGuardant Health, Inc.2025$79,799,989$79.25
86$CEGConstellation Energy Corp2025$78,753,450$734.00
87$COMMCommScope Holding Company, Inc.2025$78,539,910$135.30
88$HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.2025$78,235,064$296.34
89$TPRTAPESTRY, INC.2025$77,657,770$780.00
90$RKTRocket Companies, Inc.2025$77,542,028$114.00
91$ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2025$77,428,521$305.96
92$CGCarlyle Group Inc.2025$76,127,932$220.00
93$BBIOBridgeBio Pharma, Inc.2025$75,350,467$108.00
94$LLYELI LILLY & Co2025$75,185,008$670.56
95$CORZCore Scientific, Inc./tx2025$74,800,401$423.26
96$EBAYEBAY INC2025$74,378,139$189.15
97$EDREndeavor Group Holdings, Inc.2023$74,373,233$94.67
98$MLIMUELLER INDUSTRIES INC2025$74,143,373$146.00
99$CAHCARDINAL HEALTH INC2025$72,784,925$371.00
100$EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.2025$70,393,447$215.72
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