Shareholders of a company get money if the company profits. Can a CEO pay himself or herself in such a way that the company does not profit, so that the shareholders get $0? Like let's say a company makes $1 billion in profits, and the CEO pays himself $1 billion for that year.

How do shareholders prevent this from happening, so they also make money?

Is there a cap salary that the CEO can pay himself?

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC

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