Starbucks
SBUX· Retail Trade· Fiscal year ends in September
Brian Niccol is the CEO of Starbucks and was paid $31.0M in FY2025 (Sep), down 68%. At the 2025 meeting, 86% of votes supported executive pay. In 2021, support was 47%, below 70%.
Executives7
See all- 1Brian Niccolchairman and chief executive officerFY2025
- 2Cathy Smithexecutive vice president, chief financial officerFY2025
- 3Brady Brewerchief executive officer, Starbucks InternationalFY2025
- 4Sara Kellyexecutive vice president, chief partner officerFY2025
- 5Mike Gramsexecutive vice president, chief operating officerFY2025
- 6Rachel Ruggeriformer executive vice president, chief financial officerFY2025
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allStarbucks paid its 7 named executives $84.5M in total in FY2025 (Sep). CEO Brady Brewer was paid $10.9M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Niccolchairman and chief executive officer | Not disclosed | ||
| Cathy Smithexecutive vice president, chief financial officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Brady Brewerchief executive officer, Starbucks International | Not disclosed | ||
| Sara Kellyexecutive vice president, chief partner officer | Not disclosed | ||
| Mike Gramsexecutive vice president, chief operating officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Rachel Ruggeriformer executive vice president, chief financial officer |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Say on pay7
See all86% of votes supported executive pay. Support was 92% the year before.
| Mar 12, 2025 | 85.6% | ||
| Mar 16, 2022 | 92.1% | ||
| Mar 17, 2021 | 47.0%Below 70% | ||
| Mar 18, 2020 | 84.2% | ||
| Mar 20, 2019 | 92.7% | ||
| Mar 21, 2018 | 92.2% |
From the 8-K the company files after each annual meeting. Support is votes for over votes cast.
Peers
No disclosed peer group
No proxy on file names a pay peer group for Starbucks. The peer group comes from the proxy statement, so it shows here when a proxy read has it.
Board8
See all- Brian NiccolChair · 1 yr on the boardNot independent—Paid as an executive
- Jørgen VigLead independent director · 8 yr on the boardIndependent—Paid as an executive
- Beth FordDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- Daniel ServitjeDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit and Compliance, Nominating and Corporate Governance—Paid as an executive
- Dambisa MoyoDirector · 0 yr on the boardIndependentAudit and Compliance, Nominating and Corporate Governance—Paid as an executive
- Marissa MayerDirector · 0 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and Corporate Governance—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).
Shared directors
- WalmartMarissa Mayer1 shared
Activity
Filings58
See all| Current report | 8-K | Jun 12, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Jan 26, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Nov 14, 2025 | FY2025 |
| Current report | 8-K | Jul 2, 2025 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Jun 26, 2025 | — |
