Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David Steinberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.1M in 2025, down 77% from $26.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 59:1, on median employee pay of $102,694.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$6.1M-77% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
59:1median $102,694
CEO pay in equity
31%$1.9M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$750,000Unchanged from prior years
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,500,000Annual performance-based bonus earned
CEO Marigold Deal Bonus
$1,500,000Granted in 2025

How Steinberg was paid

$6.1M 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.

Salary12%Bonus25%Stock awards31%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David SteinbergChairman and Chief Executive Officer$6,083,236
Christopher GreinerChief Financial Officer$2,555,250
Steven GerberPresident$3,015,250

What changed and why

  • 6,083,236 dollars was the CEO total compensation for 2025, decreasing from 26,156,274 dollars in 2024.
  • 1,500,000 dollars was awarded to the CEO as a Marigold Deal Bonus in 2025.
  • 59 to 1 was the ratio of the CEO annual total compensation to the median employee total compensation.

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.