Arista Networks (ANET) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jayshree Ullal, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.9M in 2025, down 68% from $8.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 15:1, on median employee pay of $190,815.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.9M-68% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
15:1median $190,815
CEO pay in equity
79%$2.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
62%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$9.006BUp 28.6% year-over-year
Say-on-Pay Support
62%At 2025 annual meeting
CEO Total Compensation
$2.87MFiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
15:1Versus median employee

How Ullal was paid

$2.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards79%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jayshree UllalChief Executive Officer$2,872,145
Chantelle BreithauptChief Financial Officer$7,244,070
Kenneth DudaPresident, Chief Technology Officer$7,212,028
Todd NightingalePresident, Chief Operating Officer$52,289,323
Marc TaxayFormer Senior Vice President, General Counsel$1,674,724

What changed and why

  • $9.006BRevenue for fiscal year 2025 reached $9.006 billion, representing an increase of 28.6% compared to fiscal year 2024.
  • $2.9MChief Executive Officer Jayshree Ullal received total compensation of $2,872,145 for fiscal 2025, down from $8,949,403 in the prior year.
  • 62%Advisory say-on-pay support stood at approximately 62% at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
  • The board conducted supplemental stockholder engagement and outreach following the previous advisory vote outcome.
  • $52.3MTodd Nightingale was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer during the year, receiving total compensation of $52,289,323.

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.