AXON Enterprise (AXON) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Patrick Smith, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.2M in 2025, flat from $7.2M the year before.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.2Mflat vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
100%$7.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
65%of votes cast
CEO Target Stock Awards
$7,143,000Annual target value of CEO Performance Award
Cash Incentive Payout
135.9%Actual attainment plan payout percentage
Revenue Goal Payout
37.6%Weighted payout for revenue performance

How Smith was paid

$7.2M 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.

Salary0%Stock awards100%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Patrick SmithChief Executive Officer$7,174,201
Joshua IsnerPresident$11,870,000
Brittany BagleyChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$6,500,000
Jeffrey KuninsChief Product Officer$5,300,000
Cameron BrooksExecutive Vice President$4,750,000

What changed and why

  • 65%Over 65 percent of votes cast supported the 2025 advisory say-on-pay vote.
  • CEO Patrick Smith received an annual base salary of 31201 dollars.
  • Executive salaries remained consistent year-over-year in response to shareholder feedback.
  • The annual cash incentive program added new product adoption as a bonus metric in 2025.
  • Long-term equity compensation emphasizes performance-based awards linked to stock price and operational goals.

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.