Harmonic (HLIT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nimrod Ben-Natan, President and CEO, was paid $6.2M in 2025, down 27% from $8.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 56:1, on median employee pay of $109,991.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$6.2M-27% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
56:1median $109,991
CEO pay in equity
80%$4.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$600,000Target bonus amount for 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$4,927,562Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$109,991Global median employee compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Prior year stockholder approval

How Ben-Natan was paid

$6.2M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards80%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nimrod Ben-NatanPresident and CEO$6,163,092
Walter JankovicChief Financial Officer$2,641,489
Neven HaltmayerSenior Vice President and General Manager, Video Business$2,209,178
Timothy ChuGeneral Counsel, SVP HR and Corporate Secretary$1,485,557

What changed and why

  • $8.4MCEO total compensation decreased from $8,431,528 in 2024 to $6,163,092 in 2025 primarily due to lower stock award values.
  • Stock awards for the CEO included time-based RSUs, TSR awards, and performance-based RSUs tied to broadband segment bookings.
  • $570KNon-equity incentive plan compensation of $570,000 was earned by the CEO under the 2025 incentive bonus plan.
  • $110KThe median employee annual total compensation for 2025 was $109,991, resulting in a CEO to median employee pay ratio of 56:1.
  • 95%Stockholders previously approved the 2024 named executive officer compensation with approximately 95% support at the annual meeting.

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.