Cirrus Logic (CRUS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John M. Forsyth, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.8M in fiscal Year 2026, up 9% from $9.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 61:1, on median employee pay of $175,458.

Filed
June 3, 2026
Annual meeting
July 31, 2026
Pay year
fiscal Year 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.8M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
61:1median $175,458
CEO pay in equity
84%$9M in awards
CEO stock awards
$9,000,184Fiscal 2026
CFO total compensation
$4,410,752Fiscal 2026
Maximum MSU payout
200%Of target amount
Operating profit margin
27.5%Company-selected measure
CEO compensation actually paid
$22,799,519Pay-versus-performance table

How Forsyth was paid

$10.8M in total for fiscal Year 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards84%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John M. ForsythPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,769,395
Jeff WoolardChief Financial Officer$4,410,752
Gregory S. ThomasExecutive Vice President, General Counsel$2,526,405
Justin DoughertyExecutive Vice President, Global Operations$2,496,012
Carl J. AlbertyExecutive Vice President, Mixed-Signal Products$2,493,803

What changed and why

  • $10.8M$10,769,395 was CEO total compensation in fiscal 2026, up from $9,852,387 in fiscal 2025.
  • $9M$9,000,184 of CEO compensation was stock awards, with no option awards reported.
  • $1M$1,040,210 was CEO non-equity incentive compensation under the Incentive Plan.
  • 200%200% was the maximum stated payout for fiscal 2026 market-stock units.
  • 27.5%27.5% was the company-selected operating profit margin measure in fiscal 2026.
  • $2.5M$2,493,803 to $4,410,752 was total compensation for the other named executives.

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.