Block Executive Compensation (FY25)
SQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 28, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 24, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
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Who is Block's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jack Dorsey was paid $2.75 in total compensation as Block Head for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Block's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Adobe, Affirm, Airbnb, Atlassian and Coinbase, among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amrita Ahuja Foundational Lead, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and People Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Grassadonia Ecosystem Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jack Dorsey Block Head | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amrita Ahuja Foundational Lead, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and People Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dhanji Prasanna Former Technology + Engineering Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Grassadonia Ecosystem Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Owen Jennings Business Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jack Dorsey Block Head | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arnaud Weber Engineering Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dhanji Prasanna Former Technology + Engineering Lead Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Owen Jennings Business Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amrita Ahuja Foundational Lead, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and People Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Grassadonia Ecosystem Lead | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jack Dorsey Block Head | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanji Prasanna | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Brian Grassadonia | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Amrita Ahuja | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Owen Jennings | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Arnaud Weber | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roelof Botha Lead independent director | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anthony Eisen | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Deighton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Randall Garutti | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Neha Narula | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mary Meeker | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Amy Brooks | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Shawn Carter | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James McKelvey | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jack Dorsey 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.
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.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Adobe ADBE
- Affirm AFRM
- Airbnb ABNB
- Atlassian TEAM
- Coinbase COIN
- DoorDash DASH
- eBay EBAY
- Fiserv FI
- Global Payments GPN
- Intuit INTU
- Palo Alto Networks PANW
- PayPal PYPL
- ServiceNow NOW
- Shopify SHOP
- Toast TOST
- Uber UBER
- Workday WDAY
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- 0001628280-26-027203Compensation Tables · Director Compensation
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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}
}