Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s total compensation for fiscal 2026 fell 27% to $36.3 million, according to company filings cited in reports on May 12 and May 13. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
The drop was driven mainly by a 36% decline in stock awards, which fell to $24.8 million from $38.8 million a year earlier. Huang’s total pay in fiscal 2025 was $49.9 million. [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
The filing covered Nvidia’s fiscal year that ended Jan. 25, 2026. Reports said Huang’s base salary was about $1.5 million and largely unchanged, while non-stock incentive compensation came to $6 million. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Some reports gave a fuller breakdown of the 2026 package, saying Huang received $19.2 million in one-year performance stock units, $18 million in multi-year performance stock units and $4 million in other compensation. Other reports did not include that same level of detail, but they agreed on the total pay figure and the size of the decline. [2, 4]
Nvidia remained the world’s most valuable company in the reports, even as its share-price growth slowed from 39% in 2025 to 18% year to date in 2026. The reports linked the lower pay to that slower share-price growth. [2, 4, 6]
One report carrying the story was published on May 13, 2026. [4, 5]
