Dropbox (DBX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew W. Houston, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, was paid $2.2M in 2025, up 27% from $1.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 8:1, on median employee pay of $286,151.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.2M+27% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
8:1median $286,151
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$800,000Annual base salary for fiscal 2025
Non-PEO NEO Pay
$9,532,069Average SCT total for other NEOs
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$750,400Annual cash bonus payout
Say-on-Pay Support
98.8%Support from prior year vote

How Houston was paid

$2.2M 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.

Salary37%Non-equity incentive35%All other compensation28%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew W. HoustonChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder$2,166,622
Ross TennenbaumChief Financial Officer$372,917
Timothy ReganFormer Chief Financial Officer$6,977,144
William YoonChief Legal Officer$5,939,280
Ali DasdanChief Technology Officer$17,115,597
Ashraf AlkarmiGeneral Manager and Senior Vice President, Core Products$17,255,405

What changed and why

  • $2.2MAndrew W. Houston received total compensation of $2,166,622 for fiscal 2025.
  • 98.8%Stockholders showed strong support with 98.8% voting in favor of the say-on-pay proposal.
  • $16.3MChief Technology Officer Ali Dasdan received stock awards valued at $16,300,045 during the year.
  • $16.2MGeneral Manager and Senior Vice President Ashraf Alkarmi received stock awards totaling $16,159,597.
  • $7MFormer Chief Financial Officer Timothy Regan received a total compensation of $6,977,144 including transition fees.

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.