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Cardlytics Executive Compensation (FY25)

CDLX · Atlanta, GA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
173 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Amit Gupta was paid $5,030,252 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025, and Gupta's total moved 9.6% higher from the $4,591,666 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 74.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Eventbrite, EverQuote, Groupon, LivePerson and LiveRamp, among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 3 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Amit Gupta
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
This company is not required to report a chief executive pay ratio.
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 — Amit Gupta: $4,591,666 → $5,030,252 (9.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 84.4% → 74.4% (10.0 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cardlytics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Amit Gupta was paid $5,030,252 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025. Gupta's total moved 9.6% higher from the $4,591,666 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cardlytics' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 74.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cardlytics' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Eventbrite, EverQuote, Groupon, LivePerson and LiveRamp, among others.

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
Karim Temsamani
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
Lynne Laube
Former Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Christiansen
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kirk Somers
Former Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Lynton
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alexis DeSieno
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Amit Gupta
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Karim Temsamani
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Lynton
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Christiansen
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Karim Temsamani
former Chief Executive Officer and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Amit Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, Director and former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Alexis DeSieno
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Nick Lynton
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Amit Gupta
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Alexis DeSieno
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇————◇
Nick Lynton
Chief Legal and Privacy 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alexis DeSienoRSU◇——◇——◇
Alexis DeSienoPSU———————
Alexis DeSienoRSU◇——◇——◇
Amit GuptaPSU———————
Nick LyntonRSU◇——◇——◇
Nick LyntonRSU◇——◇——◇
Nick LyntonPSU———————
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Amit GuptaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Nick LyntonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jack Klinck
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Scott Hill
◇◇————◇
Andre Fernandez
◇◇————◇
Liane Hornsey
◇◇————◇
Srishti Gupta
◇◇————◇
Jon Francis
◇◇————◇
Amit Gupta and Alex Mishurov 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 equity retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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 2024
  • Eventbrite EB
  • EverQuote EVER
  • Groupon GRPN
  • LivePerson LPSN
  • LiveRamp RAMP
  • Magnite MGNI
  • MediaAlpha MAX
  • NerdWallet NRDS
  • PagerDuty PD
  • PROS PRO
  • PubMatic PUBM
  • Q2 QTWO
  • QuinStreet QNST
  • SEMrush SEMR
  • TrueCar TRUE
  • Viant DSP
  • Yelp YELP
  • Yext YEXT
  • Zeta ZETA
  • Zuora ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 21, 2021=◇◇◇
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173 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
167 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-036875
  2. 0001628280-26-024446
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Summary Compensation Table
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  4. 0001666071-25-000046
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001666071-24-000097
  6. 0001666071-24-000077
    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Cardlytics discloses

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

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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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