Sandisk (SNDK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David V. Goeckeler, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.2M in fiscal 2026, down 34% from $22.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 267:1, on median employee pay of $56,823.

Filed
October 6, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$15.2M-34% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
267:1median $56,823
CEO pay in equity
59%$9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
Fiscal 2026 revenue
$20,248 million175% year-over-year increase
Non-GAAP EPS
$71.00Fiscal 2026 actual performance
One-year achievement
200%Revenue and EPS weighted metrics
Launch grant maximum
300%Stock-price performance payout

How Goeckeler was paid

$15.2M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards59%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David V. GoeckelerChief Executive Officer$15,181,160
Luis F. VisosoExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$8,430,409
Alper IlkbaharExecutive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer$3,807,651
Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer and Secretary$2,630,464

What changed and why

  • 15,181,160 CEO total compensation decreased from 22,919,536 in fiscal 2025.
  • 200%20,248 million revenue and 71.00 non-GAAP EPS produced 200% fiscal 2026 achievement.
  • 300%300% maximum performance-based launch grant achievement was reached after the stock price hurdle was met.
  • 3,600%3,600% stock price increase from fiscal 2025 year-end to fiscal 2026 year-end significantly outperformed the S&P 500 Index.
  • 98%98% shareholder support approved the fiscal 2025 performance-based launch grants.
  • 267:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was based on median employee compensation of 56,823.

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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.