David Zaslav — $39 Million (Warner Bros. Discovery)

David Zaslav's $39 million pay package is the most glaring disconnect between CEO compensation and shareholder value on this list. While he took home that sum, Warner Bros. Discovery wrote off over $3 billion in content, slashed thousands of jobs, and saw its stock price plummet more than 60% from the merger. This is 8% higher than Jamie Dimon's $36 million, yet Dimon at least delivered consistent profits—Zaslav's company lost billions. The compensation committee justified the payout by citing restructuring achievements, but investors lost over $40 billion in market value during the same period, making this the worst value-for-money deal among all entries.