Equity Incentives Design Survey
A Global Look at Equity Compensation Design Practices
The NASPP-Deloitte Consulting LLP Equity Incentives Design Survey provides the field's most in-depth analysis of how public companies design stock-based compensation plans for employees. Results reveal valuable benchmark data and trends that companies
may use to evaluate and optimize their equity programs across five key areas:
Key Questions Answered:
- What types of equity awards are companies granting?
- Is usage of stock options continuing to decline?
- How common are ESPPs?
Key Questions Answered:
- How deep in their orgs do companies offer equity?
- What guidelines are applied to determine award eligibility?
- How common are annual grants?
Key Questions Answered:
- How do companies extend equity programs around the world?
- In what countries is equity commonly offered?
- How common are locally tax-qualified awards?
Key Questions Answered:
- What do retirees get and who gets it?
- How does vesting differ for new hire, retention, and annual grants?
- Do companies adjust vesting for leaves of absence?
Key Questions Answered:
- What are the most common metrics used to measure performance?
- Is usage of relative TSR still increasing?
- How are performance awards adjusted for a change-in-control?
Last Conducted: 2024
Full Results Coming Soon
We expect to publish the full results in early December.
Webinar Presenting Survey Highlights
The webinar "Top Trends from the 2024 Equity Incentives Design Survey" presents highlights from the survey. Participation in the survey is not a requirement to view the webinar.
Preview of 2024 Survey Results Now Available
A selection of results from the 2024 survey are now available for preview, including data on:
- Public company objectives and priorities for their equity programs
- The types of equity vehicles public companies grant and who they grant them to
- Prevalence of employee stock purchase plans
- Vesting conditions for new-hire, retention, annual, and performance-based grants
- Treatment of equity awards upon retirement and how companies define retirement eligibility
The following individuals can access the preview report:
- All survey participants
- All NASPP members at participating companies
- NASPP members from service provider companies who were unable to participate in the survey
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