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Ambarella Executive Compensation (FY26)

AMBA · Santa Clara, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 1, 2026
280 figures on this page: 270 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang was paid $7,354,330 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026, and compared with the $7,477,266 reported for fiscal 2024, Wang's total was 1.6% lower. Meanwhile, for fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 67:1, against median employee compensation of $109,872. Separately, shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 26, 2026 for fiscal 2026. The disclosed peer group includes Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Altair Engineering, AppFolio, C3.ai and Cerence, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 26, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang: $7,477,266 → $7,354,330 (1.6% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 81:1 → 67:1 (17.3% lower)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ambarella's chief executive and what were they paid?
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang was paid $7,354,330 in total compensation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $7,477,266 reported for fiscal 2024, Wang's total was 1.6% lower.
What was Ambarella's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 26, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Ambarella's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Altair Engineering, AppFolio, C3.ai and Cerence, among others.
What is Ambarella's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 67:1, against median employee compensation of $109,872.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Leslie Kohn
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chan Lee
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chi-Hong (John) Ju
Senior Vice President, Systems
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Eichler
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——— not reconciled
John Young
Vice President, Finance
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian C. White
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇————◇
Leslie Kohn
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chan Lee
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇————◇
Chi-Hong (John) Ju
Sr. Vice President, Systems
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Young
Vice President, Finance
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
John Young
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Leslie Kohn
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chan Lee
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chi-Hong (John) Ju
Sr. Vice President, Systems
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Leslie Kohn
Chief Technology Advisor and Former Chief Technology Officer and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chan Lee
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Chi-Hong (John) Ju
Sr. Vice President, Systems
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Young
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Chan LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Chan LeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fermi WangPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fermi WangRSU◇——◇——◇
John JuRSU◇——◇——◇
John JuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John YoungPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John YoungRSU◇——◇——◇
Leslie KohnRSU◇——◇——◇
Leslie KohnPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John YoungRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John JuRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Chan LeeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Fermi WangRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Leslie KohnRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Leslie Kohn
Chief Technology Advisor and Former Chief Technology Officer and Director · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
John Young
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Chi-Hong (John) Ju
Sr. Vice President, Systems · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Chan Lee
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Chantelle Y. Breithaupt
◇◇————◇
D. Jeffrey Richardson
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Christopher B. Paisley
◇◇————◇
Chenming C. Hu
◇◇————◇
Elizabeth M. Schwarting
◇◇———◇◇
Hsiao-Wuen Hon
◇◇————◇
Gregory M. Bryant, Leslie Kohn, Feng-Ming (Fermi) Wang and Anne De Greef-Safft served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Alpha and Omega Semiconductor AOSL
  • Altair Engineering ALTR
  • AppFolio APPF
  • C3.ai AI
  • Cerence CRNC
  • Impinj PI
  • Indie Semiconductor INDI
  • Lattice Semiconductor LSCC
  • Luminar LAZR
  • MACOM Technology MTSI
  • MaxLinear MXL
  • Power Integrations POWI
  • Rambus RMBS
  • Semtech SMTC
  • SiTime SITM
  • Synaptics SYNA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 17, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 4, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2017June 7, 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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
280 figures on this page: 270 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
270 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-292824
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-227183
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2026 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-137166
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-097128
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Employment Agreement · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2025
  5. 0001193125-24-162670
    Item 5.07 below, on June 12, 2024, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (
  6. 0001193125-23-173956
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-22-171153
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-22-123862
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2022
  9. 0001193125-23-142149
    Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2023 · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2022 · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
  10. 0001193125-21-197400
  11. 0001193125-20-163461
  12. 0001193125-19-171357
  13. 0001193125-18-186776
  14. 0001193125-17-201403
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Peers Ambarella discloses

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

Alpha and Omega SemiconductorAppFolioC3.aiImpinjIndie SemiconductorLattice SemiconductorMACOM TechnologyMaxLinearPower IntegrationsRambusSemtechSiTimeSynaptics

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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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