James Quincey
The British engineer who led Coca-Cola from 2017 to 2026, remaking it as a "total beverage company" before handing the CEO role to a successor and moving up to executive chairman.
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Pay vs performance
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Why this pay?
- His fiscal 2025 pay was $31.2 million, near the top of his tenure, with the line items summing exactly to the SCT total. In December 2025 Coca-Cola announced his succession: he stepped down as CEO on March 31, 2026, becoming executive chairman, with Henrique Braun taking over.
Worth knowing
Coca-Cola has raised its dividend every single year since 1963 — more than 60 straight annual increases that put it in the small club of “Dividend Kings” that never cut through recessions, wars, or crashes.
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Compensation breakdown
DEF 14AHis last full year as CEO before stepping down March 31, 2026. Line items sum exactly to $31,208,165. Source: Coca-Cola 2026 Proxy (FY2025) →
Compensation history
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