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Teradata Executive Compensation (FY25)

TDC · San Diego, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 2026
289 figures on this page: 280 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Stephen McMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $16,062,525 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $17,418,309 reported for fiscal 2024, McMillan's total was 7.8% lower. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 193:1, against median employee compensation of $83,063. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026. The disclosed peer group names Alteryx, Inc., Box, Inc., Dropbox, Inc., Fair Isaac Corporation and Fortinet, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Stephen McMillan
Median of the other named officers
$5,545,655
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 total compensation — Stephen McMillan: $17,418,309 → $16,062,525 (7.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 83.0% → 96.8% (13.8 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 255:1 → 193:1 (24.3% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Teradata's chief executive and what were they paid?
Stephen McMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $16,062,525 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $17,418,309 reported for fiscal 2024, McMillan's total was 7.8% lower.
What was Teradata's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Teradata's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alteryx, Inc., Box, Inc., Dropbox, Inc., Fair Isaac Corporation and Fortinet, Inc., among others.
What is Teradata's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 193:1, against median employee compensation of $83,063.

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
Stephen McMillan
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Claire Bramley
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Hillary Ashton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Cione
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Margaret Treese
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen McMillan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Claire Bramley
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Hillary Ashton
Chief Product Officer
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Todd Cione
Chief Revenue Officer
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Margaret Treese
Chief Legal Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen McMillan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Claire Bramley
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Hillary Ashton
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Petley
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Hutchinson
Chief Operating Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stephen McMillan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Ederer
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sumeet Arora
Chief Product Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Petley
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scot Rogers
Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charles Smotherman
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Claire Bramley
Former Chief Financial Officer
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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Charles SmothermanRSU◇——◇——◇
Charles SmothermanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John EdererPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John EdererRSU◇——◇——◇
Scot RogersRSU◇——◇——◇
Scot RogersPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen McMillanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen McMillanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sumeet AroraPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sumeet AroraRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Stephen McMillanPSU◇◇——
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Richard PetleyPSU◇◇——
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Charles SmothermanPSU◇◇——
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Sumeet AroraPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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Scot RogersPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John EdererPSU◇◇——
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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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael P. Gianoni
Board chair
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Kimberly K. Nelson
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Daniel R. Fishback
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Todd E. McElhatton
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Joanne B. Olsen
◇◇————◇
John G. Schwarz
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Timothy C.K. Chou
◇◇————◇
Lisa R. Bacus
◇◇————◇
Melissa B. Fisher and Stephen McMillan 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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
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
  • Alteryx, Inc. AYX
  • Box, Inc. BOX
  • Dropbox, Inc. DBX
  • Fair Isaac Corporation FICO
  • Fortinet, Inc. FTNT
  • Gen Digital Inc. GEN
  • Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE
  • NetApp, Inc. NTAP
  • Nutanix, Inc. NTNX
  • Okta, Inc. OKTA
  • Open Text Corporation OTEX
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
  • Pegasystems, Inc. PEGA
  • Pure Storage, Inc. P
  • Rackspace Technology, Inc. RXT
  • Seagate Technology STX
  • Snowflake Inc. SNOW
  • Splunk Inc. SPLK
  • Verint Systems Inc. VRNT
  • Verisign, Inc. VRSN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2018April 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 17, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 19, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 26, 2016=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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289 figures on this page: 280 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
280 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000816761-26-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000816761-26-000011
    2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · and 1 more section
  3. 0000816761-25-000156
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000816761-25-000093
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000816761-24-000129
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000816761-24-000082
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-143137
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-076709
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-148179
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-19-138225
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-18-126952
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-17-130906
  13. 0001193125-16-569288
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Peers Teradata discloses

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

Box, Inc.Dropbox, Inc.Fair Isaac CorporationFortinet, Inc.Guidewire Software, Inc.NetApp, Inc.Nutanix, Inc.Okta, Inc.Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Pegasystems, Inc.Pure Storage, Inc.Rackspace Technology, Inc.Seagate TechnologySnowflake Inc.Verisign, Inc.

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Cite this data
APA
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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