Verisign (VRSN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

D. James Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.5M in 2025, up 11% from $14.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 67:1, on median employee pay of $233,491.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15.5M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
67:1median $233,491
CEO pay in equity
84%$13M in awards
CEO Pay Ratio
67:1Compared to median employee pay
CEO Performance-Based Pay
94%Of targeted total compensation
Revenue Increase
6.4%Compared to 2024
Operating Income Increase
5.9%Compared to 2024
Median Employee Pay
$233,491Annual total compensation

How Bidzos was paid

$15.5M 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 awards84%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
D. James BidzosExecutive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$15,536,674
John D. CalysExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,397,586
George E. Kilguss, IIIFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,939,312
Danny R. McPhersonExecutive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer$5,622,680
Thomas C. IndelicartoExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$4,911,344

What changed and why

  • $15.5MCEO total compensation increased to $15,536,674 in 2025 from $14,055,378 in 2024.
  • 94%For the CEO, 94% of targeted total compensation is performance-based.
  • 88%For other NEOs, 88% of targeted total compensation on average is performance-based.
  • $1.66BRevenue increased by 6.4% compared to 2024 to reach $1.66 billion.
  • $1.12BOperating income increased by 5.9% compared to 2024 to reach $1.12 billion.

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.