Applied Digital (APLD) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Wes Cummins, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and President, was paid $27.7M in 2025.

Filed
September 22, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$27.7M2025
CEO pay in equity
92%$25.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$25,462,00092% of CEO total compensation
CEO target bonus
100% of base salaryMaximum payout was 200%
CFO target bonus
75% of base salary
COO target bonus
80% of base salary

How Cummins was paid

$27.7M 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.

Salary3%Bonus5%Stock awards92%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Wes CumminsChief Executive Officer, Chairman and President$27,708,092
Saidal MohmandChief Financial Officer$9,787,555
Laura LaltrelloChief Operating Officer$9,946,409

What changed and why

  • $27.7M$27,708,092 was CEO Wes Cummins’ total compensation in fiscal 2025, versus $1,237,002 in fiscal 2024.
  • $25.5M$25,462,000 of Cummins’ fiscal 2025 compensation consisted of stock awards.
  • $1.5M$1,500,000 was Cummins’ fiscal 2025 bonus, including a $62,500 salary true-up payment.
  • $8.9M$8,932,700 and $9,534,000 were the stock awards granted to the CFO and COO, respectively.
  • 100%100% of base salary was Cummins’ target annual performance bonus, with a maximum payout of 200%.
  • 97%97% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Other Applied Digital proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    Wes Cummins paid $189.2M (+583% on the year), pay ratio 828:1.

    Filed Sep 25, 2026

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.