IonQ Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)
IONQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 22, 2026
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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.
Say-on-pay support: 64.2% → 53.7% (10.5 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 92:1 → 217:1 (135.9% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is IonQ Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Niccolo de Masi was paid $89,581,725 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was IonQ Inc's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 53.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026.
Which companies are in IonQ Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Applied Digital Corporation, Arm Holdings plc, Astera Labs, Inc., C3.ai, Inc. and Check Point Software Technologies, among others.
What is IonQ Inc's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 217:1, against median employee compensation of $414,477.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Kramer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peter Chapman Executive Chair | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Chapman Executive Chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Kramer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rima Alameddine Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jungsang Kim former Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niccolo de Masi Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Inder Singh Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Dacier Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Acosta Chief Corporate Affairs and Government Relations Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peter Chapman Former Chairman and former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Millard Chief Business Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Kramer 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean P. Acosta | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Dean P. Acosta | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Inder M. Singh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Niccolo M. de Masi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | — withheld | — | — | ◇ |
| Niccolo M. de Masi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Niccolo M. de Masi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Niccolo M. de Masi | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Dacier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | — withheld | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Dacier | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Dacier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul T. Dacier | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott F. Millard | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Scott F. Millard | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas G. Kramer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inder Singh | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 05/24/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Dacier | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Dean Acosta | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Scott Millard | 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert T. Cardillo | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Raymond | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gabrielle B. Toledano | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathryn K. Chou Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William F. Scannell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William J. Teuber, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jim Frankola | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wendy K. Thomas | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Harry L. You | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Niccolo M. de Masi 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.
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Applied Digital Corporation APLD
- Arm Holdings plc ARM
- Astera Labs, Inc. ALAB
- C3.ai, Inc. AI
- Check Point Software Technologies CHKP
- CoreWeave, Inc. CRWV
- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd CRDO
- D-Wave Quantum Inc. QBTS
- DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. DOCN
- Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR
- Rigetti Computing, Inc. RGTI
- Samsara Inc. IOT
- SiTime Corporation SITM
- Snowflake SNOW
- SoundHound AI, Inc. SOUN
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 17, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 5, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact IonQ Inc disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where IonQ Inc sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceSay-on-pay responsiveness
IonQ Inc recorded a low support level. The responsiveness analysis covers what the company said it would do, what it did, and how that compares with the companies that recovered their vote.
Responsiveness analysisAdviser switching and vote outcomes
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181 figures on this page: 178 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
178 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-276342Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-1974872025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0000950170-25-088493Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-25-059289Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-070604Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-114115Summary Compensation Table
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6 filings cited on this page
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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}
}