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Gen Digital Executive Compensation (FY26)

GEN · Tempe, AZ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Vincent Pilette
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 9, 2026
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 11, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Vincent Pilette: $22,510,197 → $83,582,308 (271.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Gen Digital's chief executive and what were they paid?
Vincent Pilette was paid $83,582,308 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2026. Pilette's total moved 271.3% higher from the $22,510,197 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Gen Digital's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 40.6% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held September 9, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Gen Digital's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Akamai Technologies, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., DocuSign, Inc. and Dropbox, Inc., among others.

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
Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Ko
Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natalie Derse
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ondrej Vlcek
President
◇—◇—◇——◇
Natalie Derse
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Ko
Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Head of Corporate Development
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ondrej Vlcek
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Natalie Derse
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Ko
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natalie Derse
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Ko
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ondrej Vlcek
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Natalie Derse
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bryan Ko
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Bryan S. KoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan S. KoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan S. KoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bryan S. KoRSU◇——◇——◇
Natalie M. DersePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natalie M. DersePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natalie M. DersePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Natalie M. DerseRSU◇——◇——◇
Vincent PiletteRSU◇——◇——◇
Vincent PilettePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Vincent PilettePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Vincent PilettePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
Vincent PilettePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bryan KoPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Natalie DersePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John C. Chrystal
◇◇————◇
Susan P. Barsamian
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Eric K. Brandt
◇◇————◇
Nora M. Denzel
◇◇————◇
Emily Heath
◇◇————◇
Sherrese M. Smith
◇◇————◇
Pavel Baudis
◇◇————◇
Ondrej Vlcek
◇◇————◇
Frank E. Dangeard
◇◇————◇
Peter A. Feld
◇—————◇
Vincent Pilette 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 cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
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: 10x total annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM
  • Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
  • CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. CRWD
  • DocuSign, Inc. DOCU
  • Dropbox, Inc. DBX
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Electronic Arts Inc. EA
  • Equifax Inc. EFX
  • Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
  • Match Group, Inc. MTCH
  • NetApp, Inc. NTAP
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
  • Pinterest, Inc. PINS
  • Rocket Companies, Inc. RKT
  • SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
  • TransUnion TRU
  • Zoom Communications ZM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2022September 12, 2023=◇◇◇
2021September 13, 2022=◇◇◇
2020September 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018December 19, 2019=◇◇◇
2017December 3, 2018=◇◇◇
2016October 5, 2017=◇◇◇
2015November 1, 2016=◇◇◇

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- Vincent Pilette (Chief Executive Officer and President), FY2026 total compensation $83,582,308 (base salary $986,538) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001140361-26-029830, filed 2026-07-28]

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Citations

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273 figures on this page: 263 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
263 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000849399-26-000053
    Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non- Votes
  2. 0001140361-26-029830
    Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Fiscal 2026 Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2026
  3. 0000849399-25-000082
    Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non- Votes
  4. 0001140361-25-027427
    Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2025
  5. 0000849399-24-000072
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-034509
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2024
  7. 0000849399-23-000023
  8. 0001104659-23-085523
    Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2023
  9. 0001104659-22-100851
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001104659-20-103074
  11. 0001104659-19-075033
  12. 0001193125-18-341191
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-305939
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-758935
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Gen Digital discloses

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

Akamai Technologies, Inc.Autodesk, Inc.CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.DocuSign, Inc.Dropbox, Inc.eBay Inc.Electronic Arts Inc.Equifax Inc.Expedia Group, Inc.Fortinet, Inc.GoDaddy Inc.Match Group, Inc.NetApp, Inc.Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Pinterest, Inc.Rocket Companies, Inc.SoFi Technologies, Inc.TransUnionZoom Communications

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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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