CEO total pay
$25,014,550
Adena T. Friedman · 2025
Say on pay
96%
Latest disclosed shareholder vote
CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)246 to 1
Median employee: $101,885
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adena T. Friedman2025 compensation | Chair and CEO | $25,014,550↑ 16% | 94% at-risk | $1,359,616 | $17,491,321 | $6,086,509 | $77,104 |
Sarah Youngwood2025 compensation | EVP and CFO | $9,945,096↑ 279% | 92% at-risk | $736,539 | $6,996,506 | $2,191,051 | $21,000 |
Tal Cohen2025 compensation | President | $17,365,455↑ 140% | 96% at-risk | $736,539 | $14,673,516 | $1,921,885 | $33,515 |
P.C. Nelson Griggs2025 compensation | President | $8,360,335↑ 7% | 91% at-risk | $736,539 | $5,247,325 | $2,355,471 | $21,000 |
Bradley J. Peterson2025 compensation | EVP and CIO/CTO | $6,118,574↑ 10% | 89% at-risk | $650,000 | $3,731,418 | $1,701,461 | $35,695 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“Trading Controls and Hedging and Pledging Policies We prohibit directors and executive officers from engaging in securities transactions that allow them either to insulate themselves or profit from a decline in Nasdaq’s …”
pledging
prohibited
“Trading Controls and Hedging and Pledging Policies We prohibit directors and executive officers from engaging in securities transactions that allow them either to insulate themselves or profit from a decline in Nasdaq’s …”
clawback
present
“recoupment policy, and stock ownership guidelines).”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“Stock Ownership Guidelines”
change in control
Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
“Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.””
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant, assisted management in gathering data, reviewing best practices, and making recommendations to the Management Compensation Committee about our executive compensation program”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“The Management Compensation Committee”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$5.2 billion
“undue risk.Retain our most talented employees in a highly dynamic, competitive talent market.Reinforce our cultural values of: Play as a Team, Fuel Client Success, Expand Your Mastery, Drive Innovation, Lead with Integri…”
operating income
$294
“section above. Mr. Cohen earned an annual incentive award payout of $1,921,885, or 130% of target, based on the final achievement of his pre-established, quantifiable performance goals, as described below. Goal TypeGoalG…”
say on pay
96%
“At our 2025 Annual Meeting, 96% of the votes cast were in favor of the advisory vote to approve executive compensation.”
ceo pay ratio
246 to 1
“same methodology used in calculating the total reflected in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table, the 2025 annual total compensation of the median employee was $101,885. •The ratio of the 2025 annual total compensation of…”
median employee compensation
$101,885
“full-time professional employee located in the U.S. Based on those factors, we determined the 2025 CEO Pay Ratio as follows: •The 2025 annual total compensation of Ms. Friedman was $25,014,550. •Based on the same methodo…”
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