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Sonos Executive Compensation (FY25)
SONO · Santa Barbara, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Tom Conrad | Median of the other named officers $4,259,912 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = March 5, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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.
Chief executive of record: Patrick Spence → Tom Conrad
Say-on-pay support: 55.9% → 91.1% (35.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 35:1 → 37:1 (5.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sonos' chief executive and what were they paid?
Tom Conrad, Chief Executive Officer, received $8,275,354 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Sonos' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 91.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Sonos' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 37:1, against median employee compensation of $170,401.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Spence Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Edward Lazarus Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brittany Bagley Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Siegel Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anna Fraser Former Chief People Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Millington Chief Innovation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Spence Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Maxime Bouvat-Merlin Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Millington Chief Innovation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Siegel Former Chief Commercial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shamayne Braman Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edward Lazarus Former Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal and Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saori Casey Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Spence Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Deirdre Findlay Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maxime Bouvat-Merlin Former Chief Product Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edward Lazarus Chief Legal and Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Millington Chief Innovation Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Spence Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tom Conrad Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eddie Lazarus Chief Legal and Business Development Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Saori Casey Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shamayne Braman Former Chief People Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicholas Millington Chief Innovation 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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lazarus | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Eddie Lazarus | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Eddie Lazarus | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Eddie Lazarus | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas Millington | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas Millington | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas Millington | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nicholas Millington | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick Spence | PSU | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick Spence | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick Spence | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Saori Casey | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Saori Casey | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Saori Casey | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shamayne Braman | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shamayne Braman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shamayne Braman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shamayne Braman | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Tom Conrad | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Tom Conrad | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Conrad | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Saori Casey | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Eddie Lazarus | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nicholas Millington | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Nicholas Millington
Chief Innovation Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
Patrick Spence
Former Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Saori Casey
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
Shamayne Braman
Former Chief People Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Tom Conrad
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as announced by the company
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Genachowski Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Karen Boone | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bracken Darrell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joanna Coles | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jonathan Mildenhall | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Hugo Barra | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joe Kennedy, Michelangelo Volpi, Tom Conrad, Carmine Arabia and Mandy Fields 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.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair 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: For a description of the Stock Ownership Guidelines Policy that applies to our directors, please see “Executive Compensation—Executive and Director Stock Ownership Guidelines Policy” below.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 5, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | March 11, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | March 11, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | March 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | March 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | March 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Documents cited
- 0001314727-26-000050Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001314727-26-000021Compensation Discussion and Analysis
- 0001314727-25-000067EX-10.16
- 0001314727-25-000042Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001314727-25-000012Summary Compensation Table
- 0001314727-24-000002Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-24-008143Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-23-007617Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-23-000922
- 0001314727-22-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001314727-21-000013Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}