v3.25.2
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2025
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
AVERAGE
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL
FOR NON-CEO
NEOs
($)(3)
AVERAGE
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY
PAID TO
NON-CEO NEOs
($)(4)
VALUE OF INITIAL
FIXED $100 INVESTMENT
BASED ON:
ADJUSTED
CONSOLIDATED
OPERATING
INCOME (IN
MILLIONS)
($)(8)
YEAR
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION
TABLE TOTAL
($)(1)
COMPENSATION
ACTUALLY PAID
TO CEO
($)(2)
FEDEX
TSR
($)(5)
DOW JONES
TRANSPORTATION
AVERAGE TSR
($)(6)
NET
INCOME
(IN MILLIONS)
($)(7)
2025 12,873,691 7,273,193 5,637,869 3,590,384 182.43 175.85 4,092 6,120
2024 12,382,507 15,909,634 5,498,440 5,688,059 208.06 179.57 4,331 6,235
2023 13,249,823 12,796,020 6,296,043 5,689,551 174.03 159.13 3,972 4,948
2022 10,596,150 (19,560,048) 4,131,008 (1,388,125) 176.23 163.49 3,826 6,733
2021 14,325,537 88,307,582 5,783,014 16,035,779 244.15 177.82 5,231 5,857
(1)
Reflects total compensation amounts for Mr. Subramaniam for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 and Frederick W. Smith for fiscal 2022 and 2021 reported in the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
(2)
Reflects “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Subramaniam in fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 and Mr. Smith in fiscal 2022 and 2021, as determined in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K for each year, adjusted in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K as set forth in the table below. These dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Subramaniam in fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023 or Mr. Smith in fiscal 2022 or 2021. For information regarding the decisions made by our Compensation & HR Committee relating to CEO compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion & Analysis” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
YEAR
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
CEO
F.W. Smith
F.W. Smith
R. Subramaniam
R. Subramaniam
R. Subramaniam
SCT Total Compensation ($) 14,325,537 10,596,150 13,249,823 12,382,507 12,873,691
Less: Stock and Option Award Values
Reported in SCT for the Covered
Year ($)
(8,784,094) (7,160,341) (5,964,153) (5,964,665) (5,964,862)
Plus: Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year ($) 49,787,090 4,378,639 6,029,546 7,017,566 3,466,167
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock, and Option Awards from Prior Years ($) 32,335,923 (24,455,363) (484,674) 1,826,533 (3,150,182)
Change in Fair Value of Stock, and
Option Awards from Prior Years that
Vested in the Covered Year ($)
532,670 (2,970,262) 69,188 784,265 282,904
Less: Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards that failed to meet Vesting Conditions in the Covered Year ($)
Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
Under Pension Plans ($)
(209,016) (247,803) (386,862)
Plus: Aggregate Service Cost and Prior Service Cost for Pension Plans ($) 110,456 51,129 105,306 111,231 152,337
Compensation Actually Paid ($) 88,307,582 (19,560,048) 12,796,020 15,909,634 7,273,193
Equity Valuations: Stock option grant date fair values are calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of date of grant in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 as of the end of the respective fiscal year. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date using the stock price as of the measurement date and updated assumptions (i.e., term, volatility, dividend yield, risk free rates) as of the measurement date. Time-vested restricted stock awards grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of the date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of fiscal year-end and as of each vesting date. Stock award valuations include reinvested dividends where applicable.
(3)
Reflects the average total compensation amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the following non-CEO named executive officers for the indicated years:
2021: Messrs. Subramaniam; Donald F. Colleran, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express; Robert B. Carter, our former Executive Vice President, FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer; and Michael C. Lenz and Alan B. Graf, Jr., who each formerly served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
2022: Messrs. Colleran, Subramaniam, Carter, and Lenz.
2023: Messrs. F.W. Smith, Carter, Lenz, and Mark R. Allen, who formerly served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
2024: Messrs. Krishnasamy, Allen, Carter, Dietrich, and Lenz.
2025: Messrs. Krishnasamy, J.A. Smith, and Dietrich and Ms. Carere
(4)
Reflects the average of the “compensation actually paid” to our non-CEO named executive officers in each of fiscal 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as determined in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K for each year, adjusted in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K as set forth in the table below. These dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our non-CEO named executive officers during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Compensation & HR Committee with respect the compensation of the non-CEO named executive officers for each fiscal year, please see the “Executive Compensation —  Compensation Discussion & Analysis” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
YEAR
2021
AVERAGE
2022
AVERAGE
2023
AVERAGE
2024
AVERAGE
2025
AVERAGE
Non-CEO NEOs(3)
SCT Total Compensation ($) 5,783,014 4,131,008 6,296,043 5,498,440 5,637,869
Less: Stock, and Option Award Values Reported in SCT
for the Covered Year ($)
(2,457,868) (2,061,624) (1,670,867) (2,300,849) (2,743,298)
Plus: Year End Fair Value for Stock, and Option Awards
Granted in the Covered Year ($)
8,632,939 1,381,663 1,685,166 2,000,364 1,559,936
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock, and Option Awards from Prior Years ($) 3,534,655 (4,374,850) (605,233) 437,425 (866,569)
Change in Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards from
Prior Years that Vested in the Covered Year ($)
250,602 (443,261) (33,347) 294,355 99,626
Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock, and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year ($) 390,549 214,520
Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Covered Year ($) (104,391) (449,288)
Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Benefit Under Pension Plans ($) (66,903) (94,867) (34,030) (51,743) (156,083)
Plus: Aggregate Service Cost and Prior Service Cost for
Pension Plans ($)
73,182 73,806 51,819 44,835 58,904
Compensation Actually Paid ($) 16,035,779 (1,388,125) 5,689,551 5,688,059 3,590,384
Equity Valuations: Stock option grant date fair values are calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of date of grant in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 as of the end of the respective fiscal year. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date using the stock price as of the measurement date and updated assumptions (i.e., term, volatility, dividend yield, risk free rates) as of the measurement date. Time-based restricted stock award grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of fiscal year-end and as of each vesting date. The aggregate change in actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under pension plans reflects the amount reported for the applicable year in the Summary Compensation Table. Stock award valuations include reinvested dividends where applicable.
(5)
For the relevant fiscal year, represents the cumulative total shareholder return (TSR) of FedEx for the measurement periods ending May 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
(6)
For the relevant fiscal year, represents the cumulative TSR of the Dow Jones Transportation Average (“Peer Group TSR”) for the measurement periods ending May 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
(7)
Reflects “Net Income” in FedEx’s audited consolidated income statements included in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
(8)
Company-selected measure is adjusted consolidated operating income, as used in our AIC plans. See “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Elements” for a discussion of how adjusted consolidated operating income is used in our executive compensation program. See Appendix C for a reconciliation of adjusted consolidated operating income to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for fiscal 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022. GAAP consolidated operating income was the performance measure for the fiscal 2021 AIC plan.
       
Company Selected Measure Name adjusted consolidated operating income        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(1)
Reflects total compensation amounts for Mr. Subramaniam for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 and Frederick W. Smith for fiscal 2022 and 2021 reported in the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
(3)
Reflects the average total compensation amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the following non-CEO named executive officers for the indicated years:
2021: Messrs. Subramaniam; Donald F. Colleran, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express; Robert B. Carter, our former Executive Vice President, FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer; and Michael C. Lenz and Alan B. Graf, Jr., who each formerly served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
2022: Messrs. Colleran, Subramaniam, Carter, and Lenz.
2023: Messrs. F.W. Smith, Carter, Lenz, and Mark R. Allen, who formerly served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
2024: Messrs. Krishnasamy, Allen, Carter, Dietrich, and Lenz.
2025: Messrs. Krishnasamy, J.A. Smith, and Dietrich and Ms. Carere
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(6)
For the relevant fiscal year, represents the cumulative TSR of the Dow Jones Transportation Average (“Peer Group TSR”) for the measurement periods ending May 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
       
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 12,873,691 $ 12,382,507 $ 13,249,823 $ 10,596,150 $ 14,325,537
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 7,273,193 15,909,634 12,796,020 (19,560,048) 88,307,582
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
(2)
Reflects “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Subramaniam in fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 and Mr. Smith in fiscal 2022 and 2021, as determined in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K for each year, adjusted in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K as set forth in the table below. These dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Subramaniam in fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023 or Mr. Smith in fiscal 2022 or 2021. For information regarding the decisions made by our Compensation & HR Committee relating to CEO compensation for each fiscal year, please see the “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion & Analysis” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
YEAR
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
CEO
F.W. Smith
F.W. Smith
R. Subramaniam
R. Subramaniam
R. Subramaniam
SCT Total Compensation ($) 14,325,537 10,596,150 13,249,823 12,382,507 12,873,691
Less: Stock and Option Award Values
Reported in SCT for the Covered
Year ($)
(8,784,094) (7,160,341) (5,964,153) (5,964,665) (5,964,862)
Plus: Year End Fair Value for Stock and Option Awards Granted in the Covered Year ($) 49,787,090 4,378,639 6,029,546 7,017,566 3,466,167
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock, and Option Awards from Prior Years ($) 32,335,923 (24,455,363) (484,674) 1,826,533 (3,150,182)
Change in Fair Value of Stock, and
Option Awards from Prior Years that
Vested in the Covered Year ($)
532,670 (2,970,262) 69,188 784,265 282,904
Less: Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards that failed to meet Vesting Conditions in the Covered Year ($)
Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
Under Pension Plans ($)
(209,016) (247,803) (386,862)
Plus: Aggregate Service Cost and Prior Service Cost for Pension Plans ($) 110,456 51,129 105,306 111,231 152,337
Compensation Actually Paid ($) 88,307,582 (19,560,048) 12,796,020 15,909,634 7,273,193
Equity Valuations: Stock option grant date fair values are calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of date of grant in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 as of the end of the respective fiscal year. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date using the stock price as of the measurement date and updated assumptions (i.e., term, volatility, dividend yield, risk free rates) as of the measurement date. Time-vested restricted stock awards grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of the date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of fiscal year-end and as of each vesting date. Stock award valuations include reinvested dividends where applicable.
       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 5,637,869 5,498,440 6,296,043 4,131,008 5,783,014
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 3,590,384 5,688,059 5,689,551 (1,388,125) 16,035,779
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
(4)
Reflects the average of the “compensation actually paid” to our non-CEO named executive officers in each of fiscal 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as determined in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K for each year, adjusted in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K as set forth in the table below. These dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our non-CEO named executive officers during the applicable year. For information regarding the decisions made by our Compensation & HR Committee with respect the compensation of the non-CEO named executive officers for each fiscal year, please see the “Executive Compensation —  Compensation Discussion & Analysis” sections of the proxy statements reporting pay for the fiscal years covered in the table above.
YEAR
2021
AVERAGE
2022
AVERAGE
2023
AVERAGE
2024
AVERAGE
2025
AVERAGE
Non-CEO NEOs(3)
SCT Total Compensation ($) 5,783,014 4,131,008 6,296,043 5,498,440 5,637,869
Less: Stock, and Option Award Values Reported in SCT
for the Covered Year ($)
(2,457,868) (2,061,624) (1,670,867) (2,300,849) (2,743,298)
Plus: Year End Fair Value for Stock, and Option Awards
Granted in the Covered Year ($)
8,632,939 1,381,663 1,685,166 2,000,364 1,559,936
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock, and Option Awards from Prior Years ($) 3,534,655 (4,374,850) (605,233) 437,425 (866,569)
Change in Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards from
Prior Years that Vested in the Covered Year ($)
250,602 (443,261) (33,347) 294,355 99,626
Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock, and Option Awards Granted and Vested in the Covered Year ($) 390,549 214,520
Fair Value of Stock, and Option Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Covered Year ($) (104,391) (449,288)
Less: Aggregate Change in Actuarial Present Value of Accumulated Benefit Under Pension Plans ($) (66,903) (94,867) (34,030) (51,743) (156,083)
Plus: Aggregate Service Cost and Prior Service Cost for
Pension Plans ($)
73,182 73,806 51,819 44,835 58,904
Compensation Actually Paid ($) 16,035,779 (1,388,125) 5,689,551 5,688,059 3,590,384
Equity Valuations: Stock option grant date fair values are calculated based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of date of grant in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 as of the end of the respective fiscal year. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date using the stock price as of the measurement date and updated assumptions (i.e., term, volatility, dividend yield, risk free rates) as of the measurement date. Time-based restricted stock award grant date fair values are calculated using the stock price as of date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of fiscal year-end and as of each vesting date. The aggregate change in actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under pension plans reflects the amount reported for the applicable year in the Summary Compensation Table. Stock award valuations include reinvested dividends where applicable.
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
Compensation Actually Paid vs. FedEx and Peer Group TSR
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
Compensation Actually Paid vs. GAAP Net Income
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Adjusted Consolidated Operating Income
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Compensation Actually Paid vs. FedEx and Peer Group TSR
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Tabular List, Table
Listed below are the financial and non-financial performance measures which in our assessment represent the most important financial performance measures we used to link compensation actually paid to our named executive officers, for fiscal 2025, to company performance.
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Adjusted consolidated operating income;
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Adjusted EPS;
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CapEx/Revenue;
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Relative TSR; and
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ROIC.
       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 182.43 208.06 174.03 176.23 244.15
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 175.85 179.57 159.13 163.49 177.82
Net Income (Loss) $ 4,092,000,000 $ 4,331,000,000 $ 3,972,000,000 $ 3,826,000,000 $ 5,231,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 6,120,000,000 6,235,000,000 4,948,000,000 6,733,000,000 5,857,000,000
PEO Name Mr. Subramaniam        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted consolidated operating income        
Non-GAAP Measure Description
(8)
Company-selected measure is adjusted consolidated operating income, as used in our AIC plans. See “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Elements” for a discussion of how adjusted consolidated operating income is used in our executive compensation program. See Appendix C for a reconciliation of adjusted consolidated operating income to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for fiscal 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022. GAAP consolidated operating income was the performance measure for the fiscal 2021 AIC plan.
       
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted EPS        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name CapEx/Revenue        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Relative TSR        
Measure:: 5          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name ROIC        
PEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (386,862) $ (247,803) $ (209,016)
PEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 152,337 111,231 105,306 51,129 110,456
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (5,964,862) (5,964,665) (5,964,153) (7,160,341) (8,784,094)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 3,466,167 7,017,566 6,029,546 4,378,639 49,787,090
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (3,150,182) 1,826,533 (484,674) (24,455,363) 32,335,923
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 282,904 784,265 69,188 (2,970,262) 532,670
PEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (156,083) (51,743) (34,030) (94,867) (66,903)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 58,904 44,835 51,819 73,806 73,182
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,743,298) (2,300,849) (1,670,867) (2,061,624) (2,457,868)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,559,936 2,000,364 1,685,166 1,381,663 8,632,939
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (866,569) 437,425 (605,233) (4,374,850) 3,534,655
Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 214,520 390,549
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 99,626 294,355 (33,347) (443,261) 250,602
Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (449,288) $ (104,391)