Yext (YEXT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Walrath, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.7M in fiscal 2026. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 48:1, on median employee pay of $182,038.

Filed
April 27, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$8.7Mfiscal 2026
CEO to median employee
48:1median $182,038
CEO pay in equity
88%$7.7M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$7,675,000Grant date fair value
CEO Target Bonus
$550,000Annualized target cash incentive
Median Employee Pay
$182,038Fiscal 2026 total compensation

How Walrath was paid

$8.7M 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.

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

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael WalrathChief Executive Officer$8,693,973
Darryl BondChief Financial Officer$3,970,303
Ho ShinGeneral Counsel$2,665,721

What changed and why

  • $8.7MCEO total compensation increased to $8,693,973 for fiscal 2026 due to large equity awards.
  • $7.7MChief Executive Officer Michael Walrath received $7,675,000 in stock awards.
  • Performance-based stock units use reported ARR and Rule of 40 metrics.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 48 to 1.

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.