10 Women CEOs Get Paid A Fortune — Do Investors Profit, Too?
Investors·2025-10-13 12:00

Core Insights - The average stock performance of companies with the highest paid women CEOs has underperformed compared to the S&P 500, with a gain of only 16.3% last year versus the S&P 500's 23.3% [1] - Year-to-date, these stocks have risen an average of just 5.9%, trailing the S&P 500's 11.5% gain [2] Company Performance - Otis Worldwide, led by CEO Judith Marks, had a 2024 compensation of $42.1 million, but its shares rose only 3.5% last year and are down 3.5% this year [3] - Equinix, with CEO Adaire Rita Fox-Martin earning $37 million, saw its shares increase by 17.1% last year, although they are down 15% year-to-date [4] - Citigroup's CEO Jane Fraser, with a pay of $31.1 million, achieved a nearly 37% increase in shares last year and an additional 33% gain this year [5] Summary of Top Paid Women CEOs - The following table summarizes the performance and compensation of the top paid women CEOs in 2024: | Company | Symbol | CEO | 2024 Stock % Change | YTD Stock % Change | 2024 Pay ($ million) | |---------------------|--------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | Otis Worldwide | | Judith Marks | 3.5% | -3.5% | 42.1 | | Equinix | EQIX | Adaire Rita Fox-Martin| 17.1% | -15.0% | 37 | | Citigroup | | Jane Fraser | 36.8% | 33.2% | 31.1 | | Advanced Micro | | | -18.1% | 78.4% | 31 | | General Motors | | Mary Barra | 48.3% | 3.9% | 29.5 | | Williams-Sonoma | | Laura Alber | 83.5% | -2.0% | 27.7 | | Expedia Group | | Arlane Gorin | 22.8% | 12.9% | 25.1 | | Canaan | | Julie Sweet | -11.3% | -47.2% | 24.9 | | United Parcel | | Carol Tome | -19.8% | -34.2% | 24.1 | | Northrop Grumman | | Kathy Warden | 0.2% | 32.9% | 24.1 | [6][7]