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Comtech Telecommunications Executive Compensation (FY25)

CMTL · Chandler, AZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kenneth Traub
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 9, 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 of record: Ken Peterman → Kenneth Traub
Say-on-pay support: 79.2% → 85.1% (5.9 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Comtech Telecommunications' chief executive and what were they paid?
Kenneth Traub, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,753,789 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Comtech Telecommunications' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 85.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Comtech Telecommunications' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ADTRAN, Inc., ATN International, Inc., Aviat Networks, CalAmp Corp. and Cambium Networks Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ken Peterman
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Bondi
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Maria Hedden
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Donald Walther
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
John Ratigan
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Jeffery Robertson
President, Terrestrial and Wireless Networks Segment
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Traub
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Ratigan
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Bondi
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffery Robertson
President, Allerium Segment
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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
Jeff RobertsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeff RobertsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff RobertsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeff RobertsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff RobertsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John RatiganPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John RatiganPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John RatiganRSU◇——◇——◇
John RatiganPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John RatiganRSU◇——◇——◇
John RatiganPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John RatiganPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ken TraubPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ken TraubRSU◇——◇——◇
Ken TraubPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael BondiRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael BondiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael BondiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Michael BondiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeffery RobertsonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Kenneth TraubRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Bruce T. Crawford
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Lawrence J. Waldman
◇◇————◇
Wendi B. Carpenter
◇◇————◇
Mark R. Quinlan
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Hildebrandt
◇◇————◇
Lloyd A. Sprung, Mary Jane Raymond and Kenneth Traub 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◇
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 2024
  • ADTRAN, Inc. ADTN
  • ATN International, Inc. ATNI
  • Aviat Networks AVNW
  • CalAmp Corp. symbol not shown
  • Cambium Networks Corporation CMBMF
  • Casa Systems, Inc. CASA
  • Digi International Inc. DGII
  • Ducommun Incorporated DCO
  • DZS Inc. DZSI
  • Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR
  • Harmonic Inc. HLIT
  • Infinera Corporation INFN
  • NETGEAR, Inc. NTGR
  • Ribbon Communications Inc. RBBN
  • TESSCO Technologies Incorporated symbol not shown

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2024January 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023December 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2021December 15, 2022=◇◇◇
2020December 28, 2021=◇◇◇
2019December 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018December 3, 2019=◇◇◇
2017December 4, 2018=◇◇◇
2016December 5, 2017=◇◇◇
2015December 8, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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225 figures on this page: 215 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
215 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000023197-26-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000023197-26-000017
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End – Fiscal 2025 · Summary Compensation Table - Fiscal 2025
  3. 0000023197-25-000016
  4. 0000023197-24-000125
    Summary Compensation Table - Fiscal 2024
  5. 0000023197-23-000077
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000023197-22-000094
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000023197-21-000128
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000023197-20-000152
  9. 0000023197-19-000104
  10. 0000023197-18-000092
  11. 0000023197-17-000089
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000023197-16-000101
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Comtech Telecommunications discloses

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

ADTRAN, Inc.ATN International, Inc.Aviat NetworksCambium Networks CorporationCasa Systems, Inc.Digi International Inc.DZS Inc.Extreme Networks, Inc.Harmonic Inc.Infinera CorporationNETGEAR, Inc.Ribbon Communications 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
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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