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John Stankey
CEO · AT&T T
$28.4M
FY2025 total compensation
Filed · DEF 14AAT&T’s CEO, a 35-year company veteran who refocused the telecom giant on wireless and fiber after unwinding its media misadventure.
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CEO since2020
Born1962
Pay rank#31 of 50 tracked
Pay vs performance
what happened while he earned itCEO compensation$28.4M
Stock · since 2024+36.3%
S&P 500 · since 2024+40.5%
Revenue · YoY+2.7%
EPS · YoY+104%
CEO tenure6 yrs
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Why this pay?
- His fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table total was about $28.4 million — salary, a cash incentive, and the grant value of stock. AT&T’s SCT can also carry a large change-in-pension-value line, which the company includes and which can move the reported total.
Quick facts
CEO since2020
PreviouslyWarnerMedia
Largest pay componentStock & options · 69%
Pay rank (tracked)#31 of 50
EducationLoyola Marymount University (BBA); UCLA Anderson (MBA)
Compensation breakdown
DEF 14Atotal · FY2025$28,409,949
Salary$2,400,000
Cash incentive$6,272,000
Stock awards$19,500,012
All other comp$237,937
Total$28,409,949
Source: AT&T 2026 Proxy (FY2025) →
Compensation history
salary + cash vs stock, from the proxies$26.4MFY2024
$28.4MFY2025
Stock & optionsSalary & cashOther
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