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The SEC requires companies to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to the median worker pay. According to the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proxy, “2025 annual total compensation of our CEO was $74,294,811, the 2025 annual total compensation of our median compensated employee was $139,483, and the ratio of these amounts is 533 to 1. “ While there are some companies with a higher ratio, Cook’s number is still in nosebleed territory Cook recently said he will retire and will be replaced by John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. Cook has held the job since 2011, making him one of America’s longest-serving CEOs at a large company.
Apple’s financial results are reported on a fiscal year basis, which differs from the calendar year. In the most recent fiscal year, which ended on September 27 of last year, Apple had revenue of $461 billion, up from $391 billion in the previous year. EPS was $7.49, up from $6.11.