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NetScout Systems Executive Compensation (FY26)

NTCT · Westford, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
◇
Anil Singhal
Median of the other named officers
$1,193,599
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 13, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Anil Singhal: $2,437,479 → $3,206,287 (31.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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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 2026, the say-on-pay proposal drew 88.8% support at the meeting held July 13, 2026.
Which companies are in NetScout Systems' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include 8x8, Inc., A10 Networks, 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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anil K. SinghalPSU◇◇◇———◇
Anil K. SinghalRSU◇——◇——◇
Anthony PiazzaRSU◇——◇——◇
Anthony PiazzaPSU◇◇◇———◇
John W. DowningRSU◇——◇——◇
John W. DowningPSU◇◇◇———◇
Sanjay MunshiRSU◇——◇——◇
Sanjay MunshiPSU◇◇◇———◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jean BuaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John DowningPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Anthony PiazzaRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sanjay MunshiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anil SinghalRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael SzabadosRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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◇
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 2026
  • 8x8, Inc. EGHT
  • A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN
  • ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN
  • Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB
  • Box, Inc. BOX
  • Calix, Inc. CALX
  • Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT
  • Digi International Inc. DGII
  • Extreme Networks Inc. EXTR
  • Fastly, Inc. FSLY
  • Harmonic Inc. HLIT
  • InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
  • NETGEAR, Inc. NTGR
  • PagerDuty, Inc. PD
  • Rapid7, Inc. RPD
  • Ribbon Communications Inc. RBBN
  • Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENB
  • Verint Systems Inc. VRNT
  • Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2023July 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2022July 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2021September 9, 2021=◇◇◇
2020September 10, 2020=◇◇◇
2019September 12, 2019=◇◇◇
2018September 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2017September 19, 2017=◇◇◇
2016September 20, 2016=◇◇◇

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271 figures on this page: 260 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
260 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-389272
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-316095
    Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year 2026 End Table · Overview of Director Compensation Program · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2026
  3. 0001193125-25-202302
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001193125-25-165434
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2025
  5. 0001193125-24-220731
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-184865
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
  7. 0001193125-23-236207
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-196100
    Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
  9. 0001193125-22-230035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-271562
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-245189
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-245905
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-18-272810
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-289414
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-715983
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0001193125-12-257268
    Employment Agreement
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Peers NetScout Systems discloses

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

8x8, Inc.A10 Networks, Inc.ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.Blackbaud, Inc.Box, Inc.Calix, Inc.Commvault Systems, Inc.Digi International Inc.Extreme Networks Inc.Fastly, Inc.Harmonic Inc.InterDigital, Inc.NETGEAR, Inc.PagerDuty, Inc.Rapid7, Inc.Ribbon Communications Inc.Tenable Holdings, Inc.Verint Systems Inc.Viavi Solutions 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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