CEO total pay
$99,736,336
Nikesh Arora · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
Latest disclosed shareholder vote
CEO pay ratio
CD&ANot in CD&A
Median employee: $225,828
Compensation committee
CD&ACompensation and People Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2025 · 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nikesh Arora2025 compensation | Chief Executive Officer | $99,736,336↑ 72% | 96% at-risk | $1,000,000 | $94,857,838 | $1,200,000 | $2,678,498 |
Dipak Golechha2025 compensation | Chief Financial Officer | $25,527,681↑ 75% | 98% at-risk | $600,000 | $24,205,961 | $720,000 | $1,720 |
William “BJ” Jenkins2025 compensation | President | $26,959,402↑ 50% | 97% at-risk | $750,000 | $25,291,747 | $900,000 | $17,655 |
Lee Klarich2025 compensation | Chief Product and Technology Officer | $25,971,237↑ 28% | 97% at-risk | $550,000 | $24,654,517 | $660,000 | $106,720 |
Nir Zuk2025 compensation | Founder Emeritus and Former Chief Technology Officer | $15,707,598↑ 28% | 96% at-risk | $408,026 | $14,852,714 | $203,014 | $243,844 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“Our insider trading policy prohibits our executive officers and members of our board of directors from engaging in derivative securities transactions, including hedging or other transactions that offset, or are designed …”
pledging
Hedging and Pledging Policies
“Hedging and Pledging Policies”
clawback
present
“clawback policy or applicable laws.”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“Stock Ownership Guidelines”
change in control
Merger or Change in Control
“Merger or Change in Control”
compensation consultant
independent
“Independent Compensation Consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation and People Committee
“Report of the Compensation and People Committee”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$9.22 billion
“OfficerNir ZukFounder Emeritus, Former Executive Vice President, Chief TechnologyOfficer CD&A HIGHLIGHTS•Our fiscal 2025 executive compensation programs align with recognized best practices •For fiscal 2025, our NEOs led…”
annual incentive payout
150%
“The total potential payouts under the cash incentive plan to all participants were capped at 150% of the target annual amounts for the entire year, before application of the Corporate Responsibility modifier.”
time equity mix
—
“(2)The weighted average exercise price does not take into account outstanding restricted stock, PSUs or time-based RSUs, which have no exercise price.”
say on pay
—
“CEOFiscal 2024 results vs. plan and consensus on key financial measuresOne-, two-, and three-year TSR performative relative to peers and S&P 500Company performance against fiscal 2024 strategic objectivesAs determined by…”
ceo pay ratio
—
“provides to other Israel-based employees), $38,450 for accrued vacation required to be paid out to Mr. Zuk in connection with his permanent relocation from Israel to the United States during fiscal 2025, and a fee of $10…”
median employee compensation
$225,828
“and a fee of $105,000 for a regulatory filing related to the acquisition and ownership of our common stock. CEO Pay Ratio Under SEC rules, we are required to provide information regarding the relationship between the ann…”
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