Overview
- Nadella’s total compensation rose 22% from $79.1 million, according to Microsoft’s proxy filing released Tuesday.
- The package includes over $84 million in stock awards and more than $9.5 million in cash incentives, with pay largely tied to share performance.
- Microsoft shares are up about 23% this year and have more than doubled over three years, as AI-related cloud demand boosts Azure.
- Last year, Nadella asked the board to cut his cash bonus to $5.2 million from $10.66 million following a series of cyberattacks on the company.
- The disclosure comes as Microsoft contends with 2025 layoffs affecting more than 15,000 roles and reported terminations of activists who protested work with the Israeli military.