Nutanix (NTNX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Rajiv Ramaswami, CEO, was paid $29.5M in fiscal Year 2026, up 31% from $22.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 201:1, on median employee pay of $146,606.

Filed
October 20, 2026
Annual meeting
December 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal Year 2026
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$29.5M+31% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
201:1median $146,606
CEO pay in equity
97%$28.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO option awards
$27,883,613Grant-date fair value
CEO salary
$800,000
Maximum incentive payout
200%Of target

How Ramaswami was paid

$29.5M in total for fiscal Year 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards3%Option awards95%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Rajiv RamaswamiCEO$29,485,213
Rukmini SivaramanChief Financial Officer$11,766,785
Brian MartinChief Legal Officer$6,839,846
Tarkan ManerFormer President and Chief Commercial Officer$6,796,153

What changed and why

  • 12%12% revenue growth was reported for fiscal 2026 despite increased hardware prices and supply-chain constraints.
  • Annual incentive metrics were updated to balance growth and profitability.
  • $29.5MCEO total compensation was $29,485,213, compared with $22,569,085 in fiscal 2025.
  • 200%PRSUs use relative TSR against the Nasdaq Composite Index, with performance-based payouts of up to 200% of target.
  • 92%Approximately 92% of votes supported say-on-pay in fiscal 2025.

Other Nutanix proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Rajiv Ramaswami paid $22.6M (-56% on the year), pay ratio 153:1.

    Filed Oct 22, 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.