Sprout Social (SPT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ryan Barretto, CEO and Director, was paid $7.8M in 2025, up 4% from $7.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 43:1, on median employee pay of $183,233.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$7.8M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
43:1median $183,233
CEO pay in equity
88%$6.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
100%Percentage of base salary
Executive Chair Salary
$350,000For Justyn Howard
Former CFO Salary
$460,000For Joe Del Preto
Global Workforce
1,362Employees as of year end

How Barretto was paid

$7.8M 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.

Salary6%Stock awards88%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ryan BarrettoCEO and Director$7,848,570
Justyn HowardExecutive Chair and Director$3,091,774
Joe Del PretoFormer CFO and Treasurer$3,537,489

What changed and why

  • $7.8MCEO total compensation increased to $7,848,570 in 2025 compared to $7,545,381 in 2024.
  • $480KBase salary for the CEO increased from $480,000 to $500,000 effective March 13, 2025.
  • $6.9MStock awards for the CEO rose to $6,881,733 in 2025 from $6,679,686 in the prior year.
  • $460KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $460,337 in 2025.
  • 99%Stockholders strongly supported the executive compensation program with approximately 99% approval at the annual meeting.

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.