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NetScout Systems Executive Compensation (FY26)
NTCT · Westford, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): July 24, 2026
268 figures on this page: 258 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Anil Singhal: $2,437,479 → $3,206,287 (31.5% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is NetScout Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Anil Singhal, Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, came to $3,206,287 in fiscal 2026. Singhal's total was 31.5% higher than the $2,437,479 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was NetScout Systems' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 86.6% support at the meeting held July 14, 2025.
Which companies are in NetScout Systems' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include A10 Networks, Inc., ACI Worldwide, Inc., ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., Blackbaud, Inc. and Box, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anil K. Singhal Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Szabados Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jean Bua Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Downing Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anil K. Singhal Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Szabados Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Downing Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jean Bua Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anil K. Singhal Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Szabados Vice Chairman of the Board, Senior Advisor, and Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John W. Downing Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jean Bua Senior Advisor and Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anil Singhal Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Downing Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Piazza Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sanjay Munshi Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Szabados Vice Chairman of the Board, Former Senior Advisor, and Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jean Bua Former Senior Advisor and Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer 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 2026
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil K. Singhal | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Anil K. Singhal | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Anthony Piazza | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Anthony Piazza | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John W. Downing | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John W. Downing | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sanjay Munshi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sanjay Munshi | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjay Munshi | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John Downing | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Anil Singhal | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Szabados | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jean Bua | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Anthony Piazza | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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.
Jean Bua
Former Senior Advisor and Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Michael Szabados
Vice Chairman of the Board, Former Senior Advisor, and Former Chief Operating Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John R. Egan Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph G. Hadzima Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marlene Pelage | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert E. Donahue | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alfred Grasso | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Vivian Vitale | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Perretta | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Shannon K. Nash | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Szabados and Anil K. Singhal 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 | ◇ |
| 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: 5x annual board retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN
- ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW
- ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN
- Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB
- Box, Inc. BOX
- Calix, Inc. CALX
- Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT
- Everbridge, Inc. EVBG
- Extreme Networks Inc. EXTR
- Harmonic Inc. HLIT
- Infinera Corporation INFN
- InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
- NETGEAR, Inc. NTGR
- Rapid7, Inc. RPD
- SecureWorks Corp. SCWX
- Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENB
- Verint Systems Inc. VRNT
- ViaSat Inc. VSAT
- Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 14, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | September 12, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | July 19, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | July 1, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | September 9, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | September 10, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | September 12, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | September 12, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | September 19, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | September 20, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where NetScout Systems 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
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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
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268 figures on this page: 258 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
258 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-316095Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2026 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year 2026 End Table · and 2 more sections
- 0001193125-25-202302Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001193125-25-165434Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2025
- 0001193125-24-220731Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-184865Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
- 0001193125-23-236207Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-196100Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
- 0001193125-22-230035Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-21-271562Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-20-245189Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-19-245905Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-18-272810Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-17-289414Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-16-715983Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-12-257268Employment Agreement
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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}
}