How Singhal was paid
$3.2M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil K. SinghalCo-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman | $594,825 | $130,732 | $1,346,256 | $999,915 | $134,559 | $3,206,287 |
| Anthony PiazzaExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | $342,416 | $50,500 | $560,940 | $386,250 | $16,652 | $1,356,758 |
| Sanjay MunshiChief Operating Officer | $360,698 | $40,400 | $467,450 | $309,000 | $16,051 | $1,193,599 |
| John W. DowningExecutive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations | $300,245 | $45,978 | $673,128 | $535,092 | $22,741 | $1,577,184 |
| Michael SzabadosVice Chairman of the Board, former Senior Advisor, and former Chief Operating Officer | $423,500 | — | — | — | $29,653 | $453,153 |
| Jean BuaFormer Senior Advisor and former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer | $402,215 | — | — | — | $21,168 | $423,383 |
What changed and why
- 3,206,287 was CEO Anil K. Singhal’s fiscal 2026 total compensation, up from 2,437,479 in fiscal 2025.
- 130,732 was Singhal’s discretionary bonus above the annual incentive plan payout.
- 86.63%86.63% of votes supported say-on-pay at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
- 17 to 1 was the fiscal 2026 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio.
- Relative TSR, non-GAAP EPS, revenue, and cybersecurity revenue growth informed executive incentives.
- Two departing executives received no fiscal 2026 equity awards or annual incentive bonuses.
Other Netscout Systems proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
Anil K. Singhal paid $2.4M (-15% on the year), pay ratio 16:1.
Filed Jul 25, 2025
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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.