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ADTRAN Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

ADTN · Huntsville, AL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
260 figures on this page: 250 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Thomas Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,683,726 in fiscal 2025, and Stanton's total moved 93.4% higher from the $3,973,485 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 85:1, against median employee compensation of $90,692. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 94.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Calix, Inc., Casa Systems, Inc., Ciena Corporation, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Extreme Networks, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Thomas Stanton
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 13, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Thomas Stanton: $3,973,485 → $7,683,726 (93.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.0% → 94.2% (0.8 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 50:1 → 85:1 (70.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ADTRAN Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Thomas Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,683,726 in fiscal 2025. Stanton's total moved 93.4% higher from the $3,973,485 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was ADTRAN Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 94.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026.
Which companies are in ADTRAN Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Calix, Inc., Casa Systems, Inc., Ciena Corporation, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Extreme Networks, Inc., among others.
What is ADTRAN Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 85:1, against median employee compensation of $90,692.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Stanton
Chief Executive Officer
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James Wilson Jr.
Chief Revenue Officer
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Ulrich Dopfer
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer
◇—◇———◇◇
Christoph Glingener
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Foliano
Former Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Stanton
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ulrich Dopfer
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christoph Glingener
Chief Technology Officer
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James Wilson Jr.
Chief Revenue Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Stanton
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Santo
Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christoph Glingener
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Wilson Jr.
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Ulrich Dopfer
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
James D. Wilson JrPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James D. Wilson JrRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas R. StantonRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas R. StantonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas R. StantonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy SantoRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy SantoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ulrich DopferRSU◇——◇——◇
Ulrich DopferPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
R. StantonRSU◇◇——
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Christoph GlingenerPSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇5/14/2029
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Ulrich DopferRSU◇◇——
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James WilsonRSU◇◇——
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Timothy SantoRSU◇◇——
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Thomas StantonRSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Fenwick Huss
Board chair · Lead independent director
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Nikos Theodosopoulos
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Jacqueline H. Rice
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Kathryn A. Walker
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Gregory McCray
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Balan Nair
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Thomas R. Stanton served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Calix, Inc. CALX
  • Casa Systems, Inc. CASA
  • Ciena Corporation CIEN
  • Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL
  • Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR
  • Fabrinet FN
  • Harmonic Inc. HLIT
  • Infinera Corporation INFN
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
  • Methode Electronics, Inc. MEI
  • NETGEAR, Inc. NTGR
  • NetScout Systems, Inc. NTCT
  • OSI Systems, Inc. OSIS
  • Ribbon Communications Inc. RBBN
  • Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2024July 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 12, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 13, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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260 figures on this page: 250 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    2025 Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers ADTRAN Holdings discloses

The companies named in ADTN's own disclosed peer group.

Ciena CorporationFabrinetHarmonic Inc.Lumentum Holdings Inc.MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.NETGEAR, Inc.NetScout Systems, Inc.OSI Systems, Inc.Viavi Solutions Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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