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Fidelity National Information Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

FIS · Jacksonville, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Stephanie Ferris
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 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
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Chief executive total compensation — Stephanie Ferris: $21,243,485 → $22,928,412 (7.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.6% → 70.6% (23.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 467:1 → 518:1 (10.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Fidelity National Information Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Stephanie Ferris was paid $22,928,412 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $21,243,485 reported for fiscal 2024, Ferris' total was 7.9% higher.
What was Fidelity National Information Services' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 70.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026.
Which companies are in Fidelity National Information Services' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Block, Inc., Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Discover Financial Services and Fiserv, Inc., among others.
What is Fidelity National Information Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 518:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $44,229.

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
Stephanie Ferris
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Lauren Williams
Former Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephanie Ferris
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Kehoe
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Caroline Tsai
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
L. Denise Williams
Former Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Erik Hoag
Former Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ido Gileadi
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephanie Ferris
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Kehoe
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lauren Williams
Former Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Caroline Tsai
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Firdaus Bhathena
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephanie Ferris
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Kehoe
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Caroline Tsai
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Firdaus Bhathena
Former Chief Product Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Toohey
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief People 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
Caroline TsaiPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Caroline TsaiRSU◇——◇——◇
Firdaus BhathenaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Firdaus BhathenaRSU◇——◇——◇
James KehoeRSU◇——◇——◇
James KehoePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Robert TooheyRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert TooheyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Stephanie L. FerrisRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephanie L. FerrisPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
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
Firdaus BhathenaRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇05/24/2030
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇05/24/2030
Option◇—◇05/24/2030
Robert TooheyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
James KehoeRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Caroline TsaiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇02/28/2030
Option◇—◇02/28/2030
Option◇—◇02/28/2030
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stephanie FerrisOption◇—◇02/28/2030
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇02/28/2030
Option◇—◇02/28/2030
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.
Caroline Tsai
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Firdaus Bhathena
Former Chief Product Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
James Kehoe
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Stephanie Ferris
Chief Executive Officer and President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey A. Goldstein
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Lisa A. Hook
◇◇————◇
Nicole M. Anasenes
◇◇————◇
Kenneth T. Lamneck
◇◇————◇
Gary L. Lauer
◇◇————◇
Kourtney K. Gibson
◇◇————◇
James B. Stallings, Jr
◇◇————◇
Mark D. Benjamin
◇◇————◇
Lee Adrean
◇—————◇
Stephanie L. Ferris and Anil Chakravarthy 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◇
Board chair 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
  • Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. BR
  • Discover Financial Services DFS
  • Fiserv, Inc. FISV
  • Global Payments Inc. GPN
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ICE
  • Mastercard Incorporated MA
  • MSCI Inc. MSCI
  • Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • S&P Global Inc. SPGI
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. SSNC
  • Synchrony Financial SYF
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation BNY
  • Tradeweb Markets Inc. TW
  • Visa Inc. V

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2017May 30, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 31, 2017=◇◇◇

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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291 figures on this page: 282 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
282 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-269601
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001136893-26-000026
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001136893-25-000083
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001136893-25-000047
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0001136893-24-000095
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-118098
  7. 0001136893-23-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-101385
  9. 0001136893-22-000118
  10. 0001136893-21-000115
  11. 0001136893-20-000135
  12. 0001136893-18-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001136893-17-000023
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Peers Fidelity National Information Services discloses

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

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Block, Inc.Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.Discover Financial ServicesFiserv, Inc.Global Payments Inc.Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.Mastercard IncorporatedMSCI Inc.Nasdaq, Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc.S&P Global Inc.SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.Synchrony FinancialThe Bank of New York Mellon CorporationTradeweb Markets Inc.Visa 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
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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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