Align executive pay with market expectations
Design and monitor a compensation strategy that aligns executive incentives with shareholder interests.
Striking the right balance in executive compensation
Executive pay is a powerful means to attract and retain the top talent you need to lead and maintain a resilient organization. At the same time, shareholders, regulators, and the public at large are increasingly demanding more accountability in compensation strategies.
Our data-driven platform empowers businesses to design, monitor, and communicate a resilient executive compensation program that can withstand different market cycles while aligning executive performance incentives with shareholder interests.
How our solutions can help
Benchmark your pay program against your peers
- Access the most extensive company-disclosed peer database to identify a list of potential peers
- Perform what-if analyses against custom peer groups and review market trends to stay informed on best practices
- Analyze benchmarks to align your executive and director pay with shareholder interests
Shape how investors and stakeholders understand you
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Gain a deep understanding of the diverse perspectives of the investor community
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Optimize your disclosures to ensure transparency and align with investor expectations
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Build a clear and consistent narrative that resonates with investor and stakeholder expectations
Model outcomes and prepare for shareholder disclosure and engagement
- Conduct quantitative modeling of your equity plan to ensure alignment with investor expectations, anticipate shareholder concerns, and optimize disclosures
- Use our quantitative Pay-for-Performance (PFP) model to evaluate how well your executive compensation aligns with company performance and anticipate shareholder concerns related to say-on-pay and remuneration reports
- Measure, track, and evaluate Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance
Our inside-out approach empowers you to design an effective, data-driven compensation strategy that you can be confident in.
Decades of experience, unparalleled market insights
Your executives deserve to be compensated for the value they bring to your organization, and your shareholders deserve to know their money is being spent wisely. Disclosures in proxy filings and annual reports are your strongest opportunities to communicate how your compensation strategy strikes the right balance between the competing interests of your stakeholders. As you make these important decisions, you’ll be guided by our proprietary models on equity plan and pay-for-performance assessment tools, our unmatched database on executive and director compensation, and our deep understanding of external market perceptions.
Case Studies
Unmatched coverage and expertise
We are uniquely positioned to customize the right suite of solutions to meet your specific needs
Explore the latest trends and practices in executive compensation
2026 U.K. Proxy Season Review: CEO Pay Policy Revamp
2026 Canadian Compensation Post-Season Review: CEO Pay Growth Gains Momentum Amid Strong Investor Support
U.S. 2026 Compensation Post-Season Review: Strong Investor Support Despite Resurgence of One-Time Grants
Europe Proxy Season 2026: CEO Pay Rises, Support Holds
U.S. Proxy Season: Say-on-Pay, One-Time Awards, and Equity Plan Trends
Short-term Incentive Metrics: Increasing metric complexity and a pay-for-performance disconnect
Frequently Asked Questions
ISS-Corporate’s executive compensation application accessible via our Compass platform provides access to a comprehensive database of executive and director compensation data, including company-disclosed peer group information from thousands of public companies globally. Clients can benchmark pay practices against peers, evaluate compensation trends, review market practices, and conduct custom analyses to support compensation program design and decision-making. The platform helps companies assess how their compensation programs compare with peers and evolving market expectations.
The ISS STOXX Pay-for-Performance (PFP) model, accessible via our platform and tools evaluates the relationship between executive compensation and company performance, helping companies understand how their pay programs may be viewed by shareholders and proxy advisors. The model enables companies to assess pay-for-performance alignment, evaluate potential areas of concern, and test compensation scenarios before disclosure. These insights can help strengthen executive compensation programs, support shareholder engagement efforts, and inform strategies designed to reduce say-on-pay risk.
Yes. The platform allows companies to create and analyze custom peer groups for executive compensation benchmarking. Using company-disclosed peer group data and compensation market intelligence, clients can compare executive and director pay levels, compensation structure, incentive design, and performance metrics against selected peers. These insights support compensation committee decisions and help companies evaluate how their programs compare with market practice.
Clients have access to ISS-Corporate’s executive compensation expert advisors who can help interpret compensation data, benchmarking results, and pay-for-performance analyses available through the platform.
Our experts provide context around investor expectations, compensation trends, disclosure practices, and emerging governance issues. Depending on the services selected, organizations may also engage ISS-Corporate’s advisory team for additional support with compensation program assessments, disclosure reviews, shareholder engagement preparation, and other executive compensation matters.
The platform helps companies understand how key aspects of their compensation programs may be viewed by shareholders, proxy advisors, and other stakeholders.
Through benchmarking, pay-for-performance analysis, and compensation intelligence, companies can identify areas where additional disclosure or clarification may be beneficial. These insights help support transparent and effective proxy disclosures that clearly communicate the rationale behind compensation decisions and alignment with company performance and shareholder interests.
The platform includes equity plan modeling capabilities that help companies evaluate potential compensation outcomes and assess the shareholder implications of equity compensation decisions. Clients can model equity award scenarios, analyze plan design alternatives, and assess the relationship between compensation outcomes, company performance, and shareholder considerations. These tools support compensation planning, disclosure preparation, and engagement discussions with investors and other stakeholders.
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