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Bumble Executive Compensation (FY25)
BMBL · Austin, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 8, 2026
167 figures on this page: 163 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
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 — Whitney Wolfe Herd: $6,045,649 → $7,617,828 (26.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 189:1 → 43:1 (77.2% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Bumble's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 94.5% support at the meeting held June 4, 2026.
Which companies are in Bumble's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Angi Inc., BlackLine, Inc., CarGurus, Inc., Etsy, Inc. and Five9, Inc., among others.
What is Bumble's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 43:1, against median employee compensation of $178,674.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitney Wolfe Herd Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tariq Shaukat President | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anuradha Subramanian Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Franco Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitney Wolfe Herd Executive Chair; Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tariq Shaukat Former President Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Franco Former Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anuradha Subramanian Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lidiane Jones Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Whitney Wolfe Herd Chief Executive Officer, Former Executive Chair Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anuradha B. Subramanian Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Monteleone Former Chief Legal Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Franco Former Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Cook Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Whitney Wolfe Herd Chief Executive Officer, Former Executive Chair Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Monteleone Former Chief Legal Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ron Fior Former Interim Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year Served on an interim basis | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lidiane Jones Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anuradha Subramanian Former Chief Financial Officer 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deirdre Runnette | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Deirdre Runnette | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth Monteleone | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth Monteleone | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kevin Cook | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Whitney Wolfe Herd | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Herd | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/14/2033 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/28/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kevin Cook | 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ann Mather Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
R. Lynn Atchison | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elisa A. Steele | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela A. Thomas-Graham | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Amy M. Griffin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sissie L. Hsiao | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew S. Bromberg | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Whitney Wolfe Herd, Martin Brand and Jonathan C. Korngold 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 chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Angi Inc. ANGI
- BlackLine, Inc. BL
- CarGurus, Inc. CARG
- Etsy, Inc. ETSY
- Five9, Inc. FIVN
- fuboTV, Inc. FUBO
- GoodRX Holdings, Inc. GDRX
- Healthpeak Properties, Inc. DOC
- Match Group, Inc. MTCH
- Nextdoor Holdings NXDR
- Pinterest, Inc. PINS
- Reddit, Inc. RDDT
- Shutterstock, Inc. SSTK
- Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX
- Tripadvisor, Inc. TRIP
- Udemy, Inc. UDMY
- Yelp Inc. YELP
- ZipRecruiter, Inc. ZIP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 4, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 5, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 5, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Bumble disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Bumble sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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Velarion IntelligenceCitations
Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
167 figures on this page: 163 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
163 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-261767
- 0001628280-26-025680CEO Pay Ratio · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 2 more sections
- 0001193125-25-137071
- 0001193125-25-084347Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-069924
- 0001193125-24-102910Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-162528
- 0001193125-23-110547Summary Compensation Table
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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
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}
}