Beyond Believable?
Beyond Meat receives failed Say-on-Pay vote, becomes just the third Russell 3000 company to receive sub-50% support in 2026
BYND 0.00%↑ disclosed this evening that they received just 32.1% support for their Say-on-Pay proposal yesterday
According to Farient Say on Pay Tracker, BYND joins only Element Solutions Inc ESI 0.00%↑ and Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS 0.00%↑ with this failure
Directors up for election received:
Seth Goldman: 69.9%
Kathy Waller: 72%
Alexandre Zyngier: 61.6%
Key compensation disclosure from the 2026 proxy:
A $100 investment in BYND five years ago would be worth $0.66 today, versus approximately $118 across its peer group
CEO Ethan Brown received close to $30 million worth of stock (GDFV), cash, and other benefits in 2025
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