In a year like 2025, with record stock market gains, the main executives of the Ibex companies, the main benchmark of the Spanish equity market, overwhelmingly earned very significant incomes, further widening the gap with the average earnings of their staff. The link between remuneration and stock performance contributed to boosting the incomes of many senior executives. A clear example was Manuel Manrique, president of Sacyr, who topped the rankings by earning 32.6 million euros, 384.59% more than the previous year, thanks to a bonus for the company's stock market rise since the pandemic. As a consequence of this plan, this executive, one of the founders of Sacyr, multiplied his remuneration of around 6.7 million from 2022, 2023, and 2024. The fact is that Manrique's remuneration was 628 times the average earned by the company's staff, which is around 52,000 euros, according to the directors' remuneration report published by this company.

Manuel Lao has decided to divest his stake in the construction company Sacyr. One of Catalonia's wealthiest men and former owner of the Cirsa gaming empire has sold his 5.12% stake in Sacyr for €150.8 million. The transaction was carried out through a placement among investors at €3.70 per share, as reported to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).