CEO scores

Chief executives of publicly traded companies, scored out of 100. Each score weighs shareholder return against the company's benchmark index, dividends paid and grown, revenue and earnings growth, and whether the acquisitions made along the way added value.

Shareholder return 40%

Annualized total return over the tenure, against the benchmark index where one is on file.

Dividends 15%

Average dividend yield, adjusted for how fast the dividend grew.

Revenue growth 20%

Annualized revenue growth over the tenure.

Earnings growth 15%

Annualized growth in earnings per share.

Acquisitions 10%

Whether the deals closed under this CEO added value.

  1. William A. Mobley Jr.

    Chief Executive Officer, FreeCast Inc.

    Since February 2026

    86 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  2. Satya Nadella

    Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation

    Since February 2014

    86 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  3. Winifred Park

    President and CEO, Five Below Inc.

    Since December 2024

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  4. Matthew Francis Pine

    Pres. & CEO, Xylem Inc.

    Since January 2024

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  5. Shantanu Narayen

    Chairman and CEO, Adobe Inc.

    Since December 2007

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  6. Vincent J. Canino

    President & CEO, Capstone Energy Plus Inc.

    Since March 2024

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  7. Edward J. Goldthorpe

    Chief Executive Officer, Mount Logan Capital Inc.

    Since September 2025

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  8. Justin B. Stiefel

    CEO & Treasurer, IP Strategy Holdings Inc.

    Since November 2024

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  9. Aaron Wyatt Simons

    Chief Executive Officer, Virtu Financial Inc.

    Since August 2025

    85 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  10. Patrick Nj Schnegelsberg

    Chief Executive Officer, Picard Medical Inc.

    Since August 2025

    84 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  11. Christopher David Young

    President and CEO, Vertex Inc.

    Since November 2025

    84 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  12. Chad Hollingsworth

    CEO & President, Liberty Live Holdings Inc.

    Since December 2025

    84 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  13. Vinayak Hegde

    Chief Executive Officer, Credit Acceptance Corporation

    Since November 2025

    84 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  14. Ariane Gorin

    Chief Executive Officer, Expedia Group Inc.

    Since May 2024

    84 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  15. John Ternus

    CEO, Apple Inc.

    Since September 2026

    83 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  16. Michael Miebach

    President & CEO, Mastercard Incorporated

    Since January 2021

    83 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  17. Robert Thomas Dechant

    Chief Executive Officer, IBEX Limited

    Since December 2022

    83 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  18. Paul Josephs

    Chief Executive Officer, Lifecore Biomedical Inc.

    Since May 2024

    83 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  19. Paul H. Pickle

    President and CEO, Semtech Corporation

    Since June 2023

    83 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  20. Marc J. Rowan

    Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Global Management Inc. (New)

    Since March 2021

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  21. James M. Boyle

    Chief Executive Officer, Medline Inc.

    Since December 2025

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  22. W. Craig Jelinek

    CEO, Costco Wholesale Corporation

    2012 – 2024 · Former CEO

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

  23. James Robert Anderson

    Chief Executive Officer, Coherent Corp.

    Since June 2024

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 20% of the scoring weight is on file.

  24. James Alexander Chriss

    President and CEO, PayPal Holdings Inc.

    Since September 2023

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

  25. Suresh Krishna

    President and CEO, Proto Labs Inc.

    Since May 2025

    82 CEO score

    Outstanding · grade A

    Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

    Partial: only 35% of the scoring weight is on file.

Scores are computed from figures recorded by our staff and are a summary of past performance, not investment advice. A score marked partial is based on only some of the five components.

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