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Pure Storage Executive Compensation (FY26)

PSTG · Santa Clara, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Charles Giancarlo
Median of the other named officers
$14,877,891
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Charles Giancarlo: $14,054,606 → $18,434,966 (31.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Pure Storage's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Charles Giancarlo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $18,434,966 in fiscal 2026. Giancarlo's total was 31.2% higher than the $14,054,606 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Pure Storage's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 73.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Pure Storage's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Akamai Technologies, Arista Networks, Box, Datadog and Dropbox, among others.
What is Pure Storage's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 90:1, against median employee compensation of $204,326.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Giancarlo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevan Krysler
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ajay Singh
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Colgrove
Chief Visionary Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan FitzSimons
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Giancarlo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Colgrove
Chief Visionary Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Ajay Singh
Chief Product Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Dan FitzSimons
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevan Krysler
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Giancarlo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevan Krysler
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Colgrove
Chief Visionary Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ajay Singh
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dan FitzSimons
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tarek Robbiati
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charles Giancarlo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Finn
Chief Revenue Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kevan Krysler
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Colgrove
Chief Visionary Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ajay Singh
Chief Product 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ajay SinghPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Charles GiancarloPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
John ColgrovePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kevan KryslerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Kevan KryslerRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevan KryslerRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick FinnRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick FinnRSU◇——◇——◇
Tarek RobbiatiRSU◇——◇——◇
Tarek RobbiatiRSU◇——◇——◇
Tarek RobbiatiPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
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
Kevan KryslerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John ColgroveRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Charles GiancarloRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick FinnRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Tarek RobbiatiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ajay SinghRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
Andrew Brown
◇◇————◇
John Murphy
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Roxanne Taylor
◇◇————◇
Susan Taylor
◇◇————◇
Scott Dietzen
◇◇————◇
Greg Tomb
◇◇————◇
Jeff Rothschild
◇◇————◇
Mallun Yen
◇◇————◇
John Colgrove 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.
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◇
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: We have meaningful stock ownership guidelines.

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 AKAM
  • Arista Networks ANET
  • Box BOX
  • Datadog DDOG
  • Dropbox DBX
  • Elastic ESTC
  • Fortinet FTNT
  • Guidewire Software GWRE
  • Juniper Networks JNPR
  • Logitech LOGI
  • NetApp NTAP
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Palo Alto Networks PANW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 15, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 15, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 25, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 20, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 21, 2018=◇◇◇
2017June 20, 2017=◇◇◇

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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255 figures on this page: 246 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
246 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001474432-26-000041
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan–Based Awards Table in Fiscal · Outstanding Equity Awards as of · Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal
  2. 0001474432-25-000022
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  3. 0001628280-25-021843
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL 2025
  4. 0001628280-24-028299
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  5. 0001628280-24-020300
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL 2025
  6. 0001628280-23-022812
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  7. 0001628280-23-016129
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR FISCAL 2023
  8. 0001628280-22-017364
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  9. 0001628280-21-012463
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  10. 0001628280-20-010021
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  11. 0001628280-19-008236
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  12. 0001628280-18-008236
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  13. 0001193125-17-211892
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Pure Storage discloses

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

Akamai TechnologiesArista NetworksBoxDatadogDropboxElasticFortinetGuidewire SoftwareJuniper NetworksLogitechNetAppNutanixPalo Alto Networks

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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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