Executive compensation remains a critical area of focus for boards, investors and stewardship teams. From CEO succession costs and incentive structures to pay-for-performance alignment and evolving disclosure requirements, compensation decisions can provide important signals about a company’s governance and strategic priorities.

Executive Compensation in 2026, from Diligent Market Intelligence, examines the latest trends in executive pay and compensation practices across key markets, providing the data and analysis investors need to put individual compensation decisions into context.

The report explores:

CEO succession: The cost and structure of executive transitions, including sign-on awards, replacement incentives and severance.
Pay-for-performance: How companies are linking executive compensation to performance through equity and long-term incentives.
Global compensation trends: How approaches to executive pay vary across the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Governance and disclosure: What compensation practices and disclosures can reveal about board accountability and investor expectations.
Investor stewardship: How compensation data can support benchmarking, engagement and more informed voting decisions.

Drawing on DMI’s executive compensation data and analysis, the report provides a practical view of how compensation practices are evolving and the governance considerations investors should be watching.

Register to download the report and explore the latest executive compensation trends.

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