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Digital Turbine Executive Compensation (FY26)

APPS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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William Stone
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 26, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 1, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): July 13, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — William Stone: $2,483,750 → $4,789,499 (92.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 87.3% → 94.4% (7.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 18:1 → 33:1 (83.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Digital Turbine's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for William Stone, Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,789,499 in fiscal 2026. Compared with the $2,483,750 reported for fiscal 2025, Stone's total was 92.8% higher.
What was Digital Turbine's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.4% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held August 26, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Digital Turbine's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Domo, Inc., Entravision Communications Corporation, EverQuote, Inc., Ibotta, Inc. and MediaAlpha, Inc., among others.
What is Digital Turbine's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 33:1, against median employee compensation of $143,710.

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
William Stone
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Barrett Garrison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Gillis
President
◇◇————◇◇
Christine Collins
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇————◇◇
Michael B. Miller
Chief Accounting Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Stone
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Barrett Garrison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Senthil Kanagaratnam
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Matthew Gillis
President
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Michael Miller
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Stone
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Barrett Garrison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Matthew Gillis
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Senthil Kanagaratnam
Former Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Michael Miller
Former Chief Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen Lasher
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
William Stone
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Michael Akkerman
Chief Business Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Barrett Garrison
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Senthil Kanagaratnam
Former Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Joshua Kinsell
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Stone
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephen Lasher
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Akkerman
Chief Business Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Senthil Kanagaratnam
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Joshua Kinsell
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting 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
Joshua KinsellRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael AkkermanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Michael AkkermanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Senthil KanagaratnamPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Senthil KanagaratnamOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Stephen LasherPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen LasherOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
William StonePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
William StoneOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024, 2025 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
William StoneRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/23/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/24/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/27/2032
Stephen LasherOption◇—◇2/6/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/23/2035
RSU◇◇——
Senthil KanagaratnamRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/23/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/24/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/22/2033
RSU◇◇——
Michael AkkermanOption◇—◇5/23/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/3/2034
PSU◇◇——
Joshua KinsellPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Deutschman
◇◇————◇
Holly Hess Groos
◇◇————◇
Mohan S. Gyani
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey Karish
◇◇————◇
Michelle M. Sterling
◇◇————◇
Roy Chestnutt
◇◇————◇
Mollie V. Spilman
◇◇————◇
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◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Domo, Inc. DOMO
  • Entravision Communications Corporation EVC
  • EverQuote, Inc. EVER
  • Ibotta, Inc. IBTA
  • MediaAlpha, Inc. MAX
  • PubMatic, Inc. PUBM
  • QuinStreet, Inc. QNST
  • Rimini Street, Inc. RMNI
  • Riskified, Ltd. symbol not shown
  • Thryv Holdings, Inc. THRY
  • Viant Technology Inc. DSP
  • Xperi Inc. XPER
  • Yext, Inc. YEXT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025August 26, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2023August 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2022August 29, 2023=◇◇◇
2021August 30, 2022=◇◇◇
2020September 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019September 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2018September 17, 2019=◇◇◇
2017September 19, 2018=◇◇◇
2016January 10, 2017=◇◇◇
2015March 9, 2016=◇◇◇

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

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310 figures on this page: 299 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
299 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-048037
  2. 0000317788-25-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001628280-25-035216
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  4. 0001628280-24-038529
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001628280-24-031898
  6. 0001628280-23-030869
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-23-082005
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  8. 0001104659-22-096924
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001104659-22-080146
  10. 0001104659-21-117376
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001628280-20-013794
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001144204-19-044974
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001144204-18-049981
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001144204-17-002086
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001144204-16-087375
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Digital Turbine discloses

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

Domo, Inc.Entravision Communications CorporationEverQuote, Inc.Ibotta, Inc.MediaAlpha, Inc.PubMatic, Inc.QuinStreet, Inc.Rimini Street, Inc.Thryv Holdings, Inc.Viant Technology Inc.Xperi Inc.Yext, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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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