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DigitalOcean Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

DOCN · Broomfield, CO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 17, 2026
191 figures on this page: 187 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Padmanabhan Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,210,795 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $28,200,994 reported for fiscal 2024, Srinivasan's total was 95.7% lower. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 11:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $114,748. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Altair Engineering, Appian, Asana, BigCommerce Holdings and Cloudflare, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 15, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Padmanabhan Srinivasan: $28,200,994 → $1,210,795 (95.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 86.1% → 97.8% (11.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 184:1 → 11:1 (94.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DigitalOcean Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Padmanabhan Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,210,795 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $28,200,994 reported for fiscal 2024, Srinivasan's total was 95.7% lower.
What was DigitalOcean Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in DigitalOcean Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Altair Engineering, Appian, Asana, BigCommerce Holdings and Cloudflare, among others.
What is DigitalOcean Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 11:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $114,748.

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
Jeffrey Guy
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Sorenson
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gabriel Monroy
Former Chief Product Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carly Brantz
Former Chief Marketing Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Yancey Spruill
Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
W. Matthew Steinfort
Chief Financial Officer
———————— not reported
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Muhammad Aaqib Gadit
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
W. Matthew Steinfort
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Megan Wood
Former Chief Strategy and Product Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gabriel Monroy
Former Chief Product Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Yancey Spruill
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
William Sorenson
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
———————— not reported
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Muhammad Aaqib Gadit
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Bratin Saha
Chief Product and Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
W. Matthew Steinfort
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lawrence D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Yancey Spruill
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
W. Matthew Steinfort
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bratin Saha
Former Chief Product and Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Lawrence D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Padmanabhan Srinivasan
Chief Executive 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
Bratin SahaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bratin SahaRSU◇——◇——◇
Lawrence D'AngeloPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lawrence D'AngeloRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Matthew SteinfortRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Matthew SteinfortPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
W. Matthew SteinfortRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lawrence D'AngeloRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Padmanabhan SrinivasanRSU◇◇——
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
Warren Adelman
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Warren Jenson
—◇————◇
Hilary Schneider
—◇————◇
Pueo Keffer
—◇————◇
Pratima Arora
◇◇————◇
Amy Butte
◇—————◇
Christopher Merritt
—◇————◇
Padmanabhan Srinivasan 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.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer for non-employee directors

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Altair Engineering ALTR
  • Appian APPN
  • Asana ASAN
  • BigCommerce Holdings symbol not shown
  • Cloudflare NET
  • Commvault Systems CVLT
  • Fastly FSLY
  • Five9 FIVN
  • Freshworks FRSH
  • Jamf Holding JAMF
  • Marqeta MQ
  • MongoDB MDB
  • PagerDuty PD
  • Progress Software PRGS
  • Rapid7 RPD
  • Smartsheet SMAR
  • SolarWinds SWI
  • Workiva WK
  • Zuora ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 15, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 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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191 figures on this page: 187 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
187 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001582961-26-000051
  2. 0001582961-26-000029
    CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001582961-25-000108
  4. 0001140361-25-015799
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001582961-24-000081
  6. 0001140361-24-020784
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001582961-23-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-019290
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers DigitalOcean Holdings discloses

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

AppianAsanaCloudflareCommvault SystemsFastlyFive9FreshworksMarqetaMongoDBPagerDutyProgress SoftwareWorkiva

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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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