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Commerce.com Executive Compensation (FY25)

CMRC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Travis Hess
Median of the other named officers
$1,038,582
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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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 — Travis Hess: $4,167,354 → $3,425,945 (17.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 52.8% → 93.5% (40.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 44:1 → 27:1 (38.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Commerce.com's chief executive and what were they paid?
Travis Hess was paid $3,425,945 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Hess' total moved 17.8% lower from the $4,167,354 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Commerce.com's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 93.5% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Commerce.com's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Amplitude, Average NEO, Consensus Cloud Solutions, CS Disco and Domo, among others.
What is Commerce.com's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 27:1, against median employee compensation of $127,973.

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
Brent Bellm
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Robert Alvarez
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Russell Klein
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Brian Dhatt
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Lisa Eggerton
Chief Marketing Officer
◇◇◇◇———◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Russell Klein
Former Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Daniel Lentz
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Brian Dhatt
Former Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Travis Hess
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brent Bellm
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Daniel Lentz
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Dhatt
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Russell Klein
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Lisa Eggerton
Former Chief Marketing Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Ben Sumrall
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Chuck Cassidy
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Travis Hess
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel Lentz
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Russell Klein
Former Chief Commercial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Rob Walter
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Chuck Cassidy
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Dhatt
Former Chief Technology 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian DhattRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian DhattPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Brian DhattOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Chuck CassidyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Chuck CassidyRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel LentzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel LentzRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel LentzOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Russell KleinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Russell KleinOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Russell KleinRSU◇——◇——◇
Travis HessRSU◇——◇——◇
Travis HessOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Travis HessPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
Travis HessRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/27/2035
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/13/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Russell KleinOption◇—◇2/1/2026
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/1/2026
Daniel LentzOption◇—◇2/27/2035
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/27/2029
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/11/2034
Option◇—◇3/3/2033
Option◇—◇6/30/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2031
Option◇—◇3/8/2032
Rob WalterOption◇—◇2/27/2035
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Chuck CassidyOption◇—◇2/27/2035
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/2/2033
Option◇—◇11/14/2029
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/20/2028
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.
Brian Dhatt
Former Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Chuck Cassidy
General Counsel · Offer letter
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Daniel Lentz
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Rob Walter
Former Chief Revenue Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Russell Klein
Former Chief Commercial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Travis Hess
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ellen F. Siminoff
Board chair
◇—◇———◇
Anil Kamath
—◇————◇
Donald E. Clarke
—◇————◇
Sally Gilligan
—◇————◇
Satish Malhotra
—◇————◇
Travis Hess and Jeff Richards 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Amplitude AMPL
  • Average NEO symbol not shown
  • Consensus Cloud Solutions CCSI
  • CS Disco LAW
  • Domo DOMO
  • E2open Parent ETWO
  • EverCommerce EVCM
  • Fastly FSLY
  • Kaltura KLTR
  • MeridianLink MLNK
  • Olo OLO
  • OneSpan OSPN
  • PagerDuty PD
  • Riskified RSKD
  • Sprout Social SPT
  • Yext YEXT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 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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380 figures on this page: 376 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
376 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-224115
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-135670
    2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO PAY RATIO · NARRATIVE TO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE AND GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
  3. 0000950170-25-072669
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-049295
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · NARRATIVE TO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE AND GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
  5. 0000950170-24-061851
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-23-023102
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000950170-23-011475
    NARRATIVE TO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE AND GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE
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Peers Commerce.com discloses

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AmplitudeConsensus Cloud SolutionsCS DiscoDomoE2open ParentEverCommerceFastlyKalturaMeridianLinkOloOneSpanPagerDutySprout SocialYext

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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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