Cardlytics (CDLX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Amit Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $5M in 2025, up 10% from $4.6M the year before.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5M+10% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
79%$4M in awards
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$5,030,252Up from $4,558,382 in 2024
CEO Stock Awards
$3,996,000Grant date fair value
CFO Base Salary Adjustment
5%Effective April 1, 2025

How Gupta was paid

$5M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards79%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Amit GuptaChief Executive Officer and Director$5,030,252
Alexis DeSienoFormer Chief Financial Officer$1,267,426
Nick LyntonChief Legal and Privacy Officer$1,209,853

What changed and why

  • $5MCEO total compensation increased to $5,030,252 in fiscal 2025 from $4,558,382 in fiscal 2024.
  • $4MAmit Gupta received a stock award grant of $3,996,000 in fiscal 2025.
  • Alexis DeSieno resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective January 12, 2026.
  • 5%Base salaries for Alexis DeSieno and Nick Lynton each increased by 5% in 2025.
  • Meridian Compensation Partners continued to serve as the independent compensation consultant.

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.