How Nawabi was paid
$15.3M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahid NawabiPresident and Chief Executive Officer | — | — | $13,339,715 | $767,609 | $27,623 | $15,253,775 |
| Kevin McDonnellFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $565,455 | — | $2,410,272 | $455,420 | $28,682 | $3,459,829 |
| Melissa BrownExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | $524,390 | — | $1,621,705 | $227,220 | $23,530 | $2,373,315 |
| Trace StevensonPresident, Autonomous Systems | $464,548 | $100,000 | $1,580,397 | $228,904 | $22,855 | $2,396,704 |
| Mary ClumPresident Space, Cyber & Directed Energy | — | — | $761,649 | — | $8,544 | $1,292,110 |
| Bradley TruesdellFormer Chief Operating Officer | $417,320 | — | $951,475 | $180,445 | $22,512 | $1,571,753 |
What changed and why
- $15.3M$15,253,775: CEO total compensation rose from $7,405,129 in fiscal 2025.
- $13.3M$13,339,715: CEO stock awards were the largest component of fiscal 2026 compensation.
- $135K113.4 to 1: CEO annual total compensation compared with median employee compensation of $134,502.
- Below target: named executives received annual cash bonuses below fiscal 2026 target amounts.
- 206.8%206.8%: PRSUs granted for fiscal 2026 were valued using probable achievement at this level.
- 97%Over 97%: stockholders supported the fiscal 2025 say-on-pay resolution.
Other AeroVironment proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
Wahid Nawabi paid $7.4M (-3% on the year), pay ratio 65:1.
Filed Aug 13, 2025
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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.