AEye (LIDR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Matthew Fisch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.9M in 2025, up 65% from $1.1M the year before.

Filed
March 30, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.9M+65% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
18%$344,470 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$500,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Target Bonus
100%Percentage of base salary
Bonus Payout Percentage
186%Based on 93% score and multiplier

How Fisch was paid

$1.9M 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.

Salary27%Stock awards18%Non-equity incentive50%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Matthew FischChairman and Chief Executive Officer$1,864,345
Andrew S. HughesGeneral Counsel and Secretary$931,948
Conor B. TierneyChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$911,118

What changed and why

  • $1.9MMatthew Fisch received a total compensation of $1,864,345 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 93%Executives achieved a score of 93% against corporate goals for 2025.
  • 186%Each NEO received 186% of their bonus target due to overachievement of critical goals.
  • Stock awards in 2025 consisted of grants of restricted stock units.
  • No option awards were granted to named executive officers in fiscal year 2025.

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.