Lumentum Holdings (LITE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Hurlston, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.4M in fiscal 2026, down 44% from $27.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,478:1, on median employee pay of $10,412.

Filed
October 6, 2026
Annual meeting
November 18, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15.4M-44% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,478:1median $10,412
CEO pay in equity
80%$12.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
One-year TSR
762%Fiscal 2026
CEO target compensation
93%Performance-driven
Non-CEO target compensation
89%Performance-driven
AIP payout
186.3%Of target

How Hurlston was paid

$15.4M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards80%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael HurlstonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$15,392,731
Wajid AliExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$8,911,530
Jae KimSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$4,861,544
Vincent RetortExecutive Vice President, Global Reliability & Quality$7,527,776
Wupen YuenPresident, Global Business Units$8,908,054

What changed and why

  • $15.4M$15.4 million was CEO total compensation in fiscal 2026, down from $27.7 million in fiscal 2025.
  • 186.3%186.3% of target was paid under the fiscal 2026 Annual Incentive Plan.
  • Fiscal 2026 AIP payouts were entirely cash for the first time since fiscal year 2022.
  • 200%200% of target was the maximum payout for fiscal 2024–2026 long-term incentive PSUs.
  • 66%66% of the CEO’s equity mix was PSUs, up from 50% previously.
  • 88.3%88.3% of votes cast supported say-on-pay at the November 2025 annual meeting.

Other Lumentum Holdings proxy statements

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.