Adobe (ADBE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Shantanu Narayen, CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CEO, was paid $51.2M in fiscal 2025, down 2% from $52.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 217:1, on median employee pay of $235,989.

Filed
February 27, 2026
Annual meeting
April 15, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$51.2M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
217:1median $235,989
CEO pay in equity
89%$45.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
80%of votes cast
Total Revenue
$23.77B11% year-over-year growth
GAAP Diluted EPS
$16.7035% year-over-year growth
Total ARR
$25.20BExiting fiscal 2025
Shares Repurchased
$12BNearly $12 billion total

How Narayen was paid

$51.2M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards89%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Shantanu NarayenCHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CEO$51,173,935
Daniel DurnCFO AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS$16,302,026
Anil ChakravarthyPRESIDENT, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ORCHESTRATION BUSINESS$17,790,824
David WadhwaniPRESIDENT, CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS$17,786,584
Louise PentlandCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$15,588,584

What changed and why

  • $51.2MShantanu Narayen received total compensation of $51,173,935 for fiscal year 2025, representing a slight decrease from the prior year.
  • $23.77BRecord revenue of $23.77 billion was achieved, representing 11% year-over-year growth.
  • 35%GAAP diluted earnings per share grew 35% year over year to $16.70.
  • $25.20BTotal Adobe Annualized Recurring Revenue grew to $25.20 billion exiting fiscal year 2025.
  • $12BShare repurchases totaled nearly $12 billion during the fiscal year.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.