Viavi Solutions (VIAV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Oleg Khaykin, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $12.3M in fiscal 2026, up 16% from $10.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 149:1, on median employee pay of $82,778.

Filed
October 2, 2026
Annual meeting
November 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$12.3M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
149:1median $82,778
CEO pay in equity
82%$10.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO target performance-based
63%FY26 target total direct compensation
CEO target at risk
92%FY26 target total direct compensation
FY26 revenue growth
40.0%Year-over-year increase
FY26 GAAP EPS
$(0.13)Decreased 186.7% year-over-year

How Khaykin was paid

$12.3M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards82%Non-equity incentive11%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Oleg KhaykinPresident and Chief Executive Officer$12,305,351
Ilan DaskalExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,803,607
Paul McNabExecutive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Strategy Officer$2,057,927
Luke ScrivanichSenior Vice President & General Manager, Optical Security & Performance Products$1,915,326
Gary StaleySenior Vice President, Global Sales, Network and Service Enablement$2,308,886

What changed and why

  • $12.3M$12,305,351 CEO total compensation increased from $10,595,839 in FY25, driven primarily by higher stock awards and incentive compensation.
  • $10.1M$10,103,344 in CEO stock awards represented the largest component of FY26 compensation.
  • 63%63% of CEO target total direct compensation was performance-based, and 92% was at risk.
  • 128.00%128.00% of target FY2025 MSUs were earned in FY26, with a 66.2 percentile TSR ranking.
  • 94%94% of votes cast supported the executive compensation program at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • 40.0%FY26 revenue increased 40.0% year-over-year, while GAAP EPS decreased 186.7% to $(0.13).

Other Viavi Solutions 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.