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Fastly Executive Compensation (FY25)

FSLY · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
Charles Compton
Median of the other named officers
$6,372,684
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive of record: Todd Nightingale → Charles Compton
CEO pay ratio: 35:1 → 22.6:1 (35.4% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Fastly's chief executive and what were they paid?
Charles Compton, Chief Executive Officer and Director, received $6,798,332 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Fastly's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 84.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Fastly's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 8x8, Inc., AppFolio, Inc., BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., BlackLine, Inc. and DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is Fastly's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 22.6:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $252,115.

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
Todd Nightingale
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Joshua Bixby
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Ronald Kisling
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Brett Shirk
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Luongo
Former Chief Legal and Trust Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Artur Bergman
Chief Architect and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Artur Bergman
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇——— not reconciled
Todd Nightingale
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ronald Kisling
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Brett Shirk
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Lovett
President, Go to Market
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Nightingale
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Artur Bergman
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Ronald Kisling
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Charles Compton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott Lovett
President, Go to Market
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Nightingale
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Artur Bergman
Chief Technology Officer and Director
◇—◇————◇
Ronald Kisling
Former Chief Financial 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
Artur BergmanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Artur BergmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Artur BergmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Artur BergmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Artur BergmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Charles ComptonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Charles ComptonRSU◇——◇——◇
Charles ComptonRSU◇——◇——◇
Charles ComptonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Charles ComptonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Charles ComptonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Charles ComptonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard WongPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Richard WongRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald KislingRSU◇——◇——◇
Ronald KislingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ronald KislingPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Ronald KislingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott LovettRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott LovettRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd NightingalePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Todd NightingalePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd NightingalePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd NightingaleRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Artur BergmanOption◇—◇11/1/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott LovettRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Charles ComptonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard WongRSU◇◇——
Ronald KislingPSU◇◇——
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.
Artur Bergman
Chief Technology Officer and Director · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Ronald Kisling
Former Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Scott Lovett
President, Go to Market · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Todd Nightingale
Former Chief Executive Officer and Director · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher B. Paisley
◇◇————◇
David Hornik
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Charles Meyers
◇◇————◇
Aida Álvarez
◇◇————◇
Richard Daniels
◇◇————◇
Vanessa Smith
◇◇————◇
Paula Loop
◇◇————◇
Artur Bergman, Todd Nightingale and Charles Compton 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◇
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
  • 8x8, Inc. EGHT
  • AppFolio, Inc. APPF
  • BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. BIGC
  • BlackLine, Inc. BL
  • DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. DOCN
  • Five9 Inc. FIVN
  • Jamf Holding Corp. JAMF
  • JFrog Ltd. FROG
  • PagerDuty, Inc. PD
  • Rapid7, Inc. RPD
  • Semrush Holdings, Inc. SEMR
  • Smartsheet, Inc. SMAR
  • Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENB
  • Varonis Systems, Inc. VRNS
  • Yext, Inc. YEXT
  • Zuora, Inc. ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 15, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 21, 2021=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
◇
Median employee compensation
◇
Chief executive total compensation
◇

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Citations

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338 figures on this page: 332 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
332 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001517413-26-000193
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-016095
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards as of Fiscal Year-End Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · and 1 more section
  3. 0001517413-25-000160
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001517413-24-000175
    Exhibit
  5. 0001517413-24-000145
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-021698
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001517413-23-000167
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-021492
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001517413-22-000082
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001517413-21-000097
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Fastly discloses

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

8x8, Inc.AppFolio, Inc.BlackLine, Inc.DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.Five9 Inc.Jamf Holding Corp.JFrog Ltd.PagerDuty, Inc.Rapid7, Inc.Semrush Holdings, Inc.Smartsheet, Inc.Tenable Holdings, Inc.Varonis Systems, Inc.Yext, Inc.Zuora, 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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