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Godaddy Executive Compensation (FY25)

GDDY · Tempe, AZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Aman Bhutani
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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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Aman Bhutani: $19,465,233 → $23,017,010 (18.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 92.4% → 92.2% (0.2 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 170:1 → 206:1 (21.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Godaddy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Aman Bhutani was paid $23,017,010 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Bhutani's total moved 18.2% higher from the $19,465,233 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Godaddy's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026.
Which companies are in Godaddy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Akamai Technologies, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Docusign, Inc., eBay Inc. and Fortinet, Inc., among others.
What is Godaddy's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 206:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $111,501.

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
Aman Bhutani
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Roger Chen
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark McCaffrey
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Lau
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Daddario
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aman Bhutani
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Roger Chen
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Mark McCaffrey
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michele Lau
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Nick Daddario
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aman Bhutani
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jared Sine
Chief Strategy and Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark McCaffrey
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Roger Chen
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Nick Daddario
Former Chief Accounting Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aman Bhutani
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Roger Chen
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark McCaffrey
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jared Sine
Chief Strategy and Legal 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
Aman BhutaniRSU◇——◇——◇
Aman BhutaniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jared SineRSU◇——◇——◇
Jared SinePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark McCaffreyRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark McCaffreyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Roger ChenRSU◇——◇——◇
Roger ChenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
Mark McCaffreyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Roger ChenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Aman BhutaniPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jared SineRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Aman Bhutani
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Jared Sine
Chief Strategy and Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Mark McCaffrey
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Roger Chen
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Sharples
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Mark Garrett
◇◇———◇◇
Leah Sweet
◇◇———◇◇
Herald Chen
◇◇———◇◇
Sigal Zarmi
◇◇———◇◇
Caroline Donahue
◇◇———◇◇
Graham Smith
◇◇———◇◇
Srini Tallapragada
◇◇————◇
Aman Bhutani 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.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($250,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM
  • Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
  • Docusign, Inc. DOCU
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • Gen Digital Inc. GEN
  • HubSpot, Inc. HUBS
  • Nutanix, Inc. NTNX
  • Okta Inc. OKTA
  • Pinterest, Inc. PINS
  • Shopify Inc. SHOP
  • Toast, Inc. TOST
  • Twilio Inc. TWLO
  • Verisign, Inc. VRSN
  • Wix.com Ltd. WIX
  • Zillow Group, Inc. Z
  • Zoom Communications Inc. ZM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 4, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 6, 2018=◇◇◇

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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264 figures on this page: 255 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
255 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001609711-26-000058
  2. 0001609711-26-000030
    CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outside Director Compensation Policy · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001609711-25-000124
  4. 0001609711-25-000070
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001609711-24-000095
  6. 0001609711-24-000063
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001609711-23-000099
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001609711-23-000068
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001609711-22-000068
  10. 0001609711-21-000065
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001609711-20-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001609711-19-000131
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001609711-18-000155
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Godaddy discloses

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

Akamai Technologies, Inc.Autodesk, Inc.Docusign, Inc.eBay Inc.Fortinet, Inc.Gen Digital Inc.HubSpot, Inc.Nutanix, Inc.Okta Inc.Pinterest, Inc.Shopify Inc.Toast, Inc.Twilio Inc.Verisign, Inc.Zillow Group, Inc.Zoom 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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