According to a
recent filing, the CEO was paid $79,106,183 for fiscal year 2024. However, this amount added up to just $48.5 million during the last fiscal year, highlighting an increase of over $30 million. Of the $79 million, Nadella saw $71.24 million coming from stock awards, $2.5 million from his base salary, and the rest through various forms of compensation. It's also interesting to note that the CEO could have received a lot more compensation this year.
In contrast to Microsoft's overall performance, the Xbox brand has not been at its best this year. The decision to move forward with a bigger
multiplatform focus remains controversial, and Xbox laid off
nearly 2,000 employees as early as January 2024. This was not the last of Xbox's layoffs since
another wave followed in July. Console sales have also suffered in
recent quarters, highlighting a larger problem with the Series S|X hardware.
