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Commvault Systems Executive Compensation (FY26)

CVLT · Tinton Falls, NJ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Sanjay Mirchandani
Latest say-on-pay support
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August 6, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Sanjay Mirchandani: $18,811,603 → $19,909,500 (5.8% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 283:1 → 175:1 (38.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Commvault Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Sanjay Mirchandani was paid $19,909,500 in total compensation as President and CEO for fiscal 2026. Mirchandani's total was 5.8% higher than the $18,811,603 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Commvault Systems' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 94.3% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held August 6, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Commvault Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACI Worldwide, Blackbaud, Box, Confluent and DigitalOcean Holdings, among others.
What is Commvault Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 175:1, against median employee compensation of $113,527.

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
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Riccardo Di Blasio
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Carolan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Riccardo Di Blasio
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Carolan
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Merrill
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Merrill
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Riccardo Di Blasio
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Merrill
CCO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jen DiRico
CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Merrill
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jen DiRico
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Danielle Abrahamsen
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
Danielle AbrahamsenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Danielle AbrahamsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Danielle AbrahamsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Danielle AbrahamsenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary MerrillPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary MerrillRSU◇——◇——◇
Gary MerrillPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jen DiRicoRSU◇——◇——◇
Jen DiRicoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jen DiRicoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sanjay MirchandaniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sanjay MirchandaniRSU◇——◇——◇
Sanjay MirchandaniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 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
Gary MerrillRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sanjay MirchandaniRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Danielle AbrahamsenRSU◇◇——
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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Gary Merrill
Chief Commercial Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Sanjay Mirchandani
President and CEO · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nicola Adamo
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Shane Sanders
◇◇————◇
Martha Bejar
◇◇————◇
Arlen Shenkman
◇◇————◇
Vivie YY Lee
◇◇————◇
Keith Geeslin
◇◇————◇
Chuck Moran
◇◇————◇
Allison Pickens
◇◇————◇
William Geoffrey Haydon
◇◇————◇
Sanjay Mirchandani served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Stock ownership guideline: We currently require our independent directors to acquire an equity ownership interest in Commvault common stock that is equal to five times their base annual cash retainer by the fifth anniversary of the date they first became a director.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • ACI Worldwide ACIW
  • Blackbaud BLKB
  • Box BOX
  • Confluent CFLT
  • DigitalOcean Holdings DOCN
  • Dynatrace DT
  • Gitlab GTLB
  • Informatica INFA
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Progress Software PRGS
  • Pure Storage P
  • Qualys QLYS
  • Rapid7 RPD
  • Rubrik RBRK
  • SentinelOne S
  • SolarWinds SWI
  • Tenable Holdings TENB
  • Varonis Systems VRNS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026August 6, 2026=◇◇◇
2025August 7, 2025=◇◇◇
2024August 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2023August 29, 2023=◇◇◇
2022August 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2021August 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2020August 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2019August 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2018August 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2017August 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2016August 18, 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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11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001169561-26-000027
  2. 0001169561-26-000018
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001169561-25-000071
  4. 0001169561-25-000059
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001169561-24-000099
  6. 0001169561-24-000070
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001169561-23-000130
  8. 0001169561-22-000077
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001169561-23-000099
    Fiscal 2022 Summary Compensation Table · Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001169561-21-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001169561-20-000043
  12. 0001169561-19-000043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001169561-18-000045
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001169561-17-000028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001169561-16-000044
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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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