Domino's management check
DPZ · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · CEO Joseph Hugh Jordan (since the last proxy; previously Russell J. Weiner)
Filings as of
3 good · 4 to watch · 0 flagged, across the seven questions below.
- Watch
Have owners done well?
Trailed its chosen peers$100 invested at the start of fiscal 2021 grew to $118, against $138 for the peer group the company picked itself.
- Good
Does pay follow performance?
Pay rose and fell with returnsOver 5 years, the CEO's pay actually paid (equity valued at the share price) had a correlation of 0.79 with shareholder return. 1 means pay moved in step; below 0, the opposite way.
- Watch
What does the CEO cost owners?
1.8% of net income$10.7m of reported pay in fiscal 2025, against $601.7m of net income.
- Watch
Do they own the stock?
New CEO since the proxyJoseph Hugh Jordan filed as Chief Executive Officer after the last proxy (which named Russell J. Weiner) and holds 21,075.268 shares. Their pay will be in the next proxy. 3 insiders sold $9.9m in the last six months and none bought. 7 of 14 sales ran on pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans.
- Good
Are owners being diluted?
Share count shrinkingDiluted shares changed -1.7% a year over the last three fiscal years. Stock-based pay was 0.9% of revenue in the latest year.
- Watch
Is leadership stable?
New CEO: Joseph Hugh JordanJoseph Hugh Jordan has filed as CEO since the last proxy. CEOs in the pay table: Richard E. Allison, Jr., Russell J. Weiner. 10 filings under 8-K item 5.02 (officers or directors leaving or joining, or new pay arrangements) in the last 3 years.
- Good
Are the books clean?
No red flags on fileNo restatements, auditor changes or late filings since 2021.
Against the S&P 500
Each check's score (0–100) and how it compares: the share of ranked S&P 500 companies it matches or beats, and the median in Consumer Discretionary.
| Check | Score | At or above | Sector median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner returns | 32 | 70 | |
| Pay for performance | 90 | 79 | |
| CEO cost | 29 | 44 | |
| Skin in the game | — | — | 36 |
| Dilution | 71 | 74 | |
| Stable leadership | 35 | 80 | |
| Clean books | 100 | 100 |
Closest peers
Others in Restaurants, by management score. Domino's is 36th of 47 in its sector.
- 223MCDMcDonald's66
- 303DRIDarden Restaurants61
- 324DPZDomino's60
- 356CMGChipotle Mexican Grill58
- 438YUMYum! Brands48
- 448SBUXStarbucks47
Pay versus performance
From the proxy statement filed March 10, 2026. "Actually paid" values stock awards at the share price, so it rises and falls with the stock.
| Fiscal year | CEO | CEO pay | Actually paid | Other executives (avg) | $100 became | Peers | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Russell J. Weiner | $10.7m | $8.9m | $3.5m | $118 | $138 | $601.7m |
| 2024 | — | $8.9m | $10.7m | $2.8m | $118 | $139 | $584.2m |
| 2023 | — | $10.1m | $14.4m | $4.2m | $111 | $129 | $519.1m |
| 2022 | Richard E. Allison, Jr. | $6.6m | −$27.8m | $3.2m | $92 | $111 | $452.3m |
| 2021 | — | $7.1m | $18.9m | $2.7m | $148 | $122 | $510.5m |
The board says pay is tied most to Incentive Adjusted EBITDA. Its other key measures: Global retail sales, excluding foreign currency impact, Relative total shareholder return (the Company’s TSR as compared to the S&P Composite 1500 Restaurants Sub-Index comparison group established by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee).
Insiders and the CEO's stake
Joseph Hugh Jordan (Chief Executive Officer) held 21,075.268 shares directly after their latest Form 4 on Oct 1, 2026.
3 insiders sold $9.9m in the last six months and none bought. 7 of 14 sales ran on pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans.
- SoldKelly E GarciaEVP, Chief Tech & Data Ofcr$4.6mJul 22, 2026
- SoldRussell J WeinerChief Executive Officer · 10b5-1 plan$3.6mJul 17, 2026
- SoldJoseph Hugh JordanCOO and President-Domino's US · 10b5-1 plan$1.7mJul 16, 2026
Leadership and governance on file
- Oct 8, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jul 14, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jun 22, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Apr 27, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Feb 20, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Nov 25, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jun 30, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Mar 10, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Feb 20, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Oct 22, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Mar 20, 2023Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Mar 4, 2022Leadership change8-K 5.02
Latest shareholder vote results: Apr 24, 2026, including the say-on-pay vote.
Where the money went
Over 2021–2025: $3.5bn returned to owners in buybacks and dividends, 131% of net income, and $182.8m of pay in stock.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.4bn | $4.5bn | $4.5bn | $4.7bn | $4.9bn |
| Net income | $510.5m | $452.3m | $519.1m | $584.2m | $601.7m |
| Stock-based pay | $28.7m | $28.7m | $37.5m | $43.3m | $44.6m |
| Buybacks | $1.3bn | $293.7m | $269.0m | $329.6m | $357.7m |
| Dividends | $139.4m | $157.5m | $169.8m | $209.9m | $236.9m |
| Diluted shares | 38m | 36m | 35m | 35m | 34m |
Educational only, not investment advice. Figures are as filed with the SEC: pay from the proxy's pay-versus-performance table, capital allocation from 10-K XBRL data, insider trades from Form 4s over the last six months, events from the last 5 years of filings. The peer group is the one the company chose. See the method.