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Tripadvisor Executive Compensation (FY25)

TRIP · Needham, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Matt Goldberg
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2024
Chief executive pay ratio
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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 total compensation — Matt Goldberg: $10,034,887 → $10,086,426 (0.5% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 72:1 → 96:1 (33.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tripadvisor's chief executive and what were they paid?
Matt Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $10,086,426 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Goldberg's total moved 0.5% higher from the $10,034,887 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Tripadvisor's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% support at the meeting held June 11, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in Tripadvisor's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Akamai Technologies, Angi, Box, CarGurus and Cimpress plc, among others.
What is Tripadvisor's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 96:1, against median employee compensation of $105,574.

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
Matt Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Ernst Teunissen
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Seth J. Kalvert
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kanika Soni
Former Chief Commercial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Noonan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Stephen Kaufer
Former Chief Executive Officer and President
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Lindsay Nelson
Former Chief Brand and Marketing Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Noonan
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Kalvert
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matt Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matt Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Noonan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth J. Kalvert
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matt Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Noonan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Kalvert
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Almir Ambeskovic
President of TheFork
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Dalton
Chief Strategy and Operations 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Almir AmbeskovicPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Almir AmbeskovicRSU◇——◇——◇
Kristen DaltonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kristen DaltonRSU◇——◇——◇
Matt GoldbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Matt GoldbergPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael NoonanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael NoonanRSU◇——◇——◇
Seth J. KalvertPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Seth J. KalvertRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kristen DaltonOption◇—◇11/1/2032
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Seth J. KalvertRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Matt GoldbergRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/1/2032
Almir AmbeskovicRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael NoonanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/31/2032
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.
Matt Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Michael Noonan
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory B. Maffei
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Robert S. Wiesenthal
◇◇————◇
Betsy L. Morgan
◇◇————◇
Trynka Shineman Blake
◇◇————◇
Jeremy G. Philips
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Albert E. Rosenthaler
◇◇————◇
Alex Dichter
◇◇————◇
M. Greg O'Hara
◇—————◇
Jay C. Hoag
◇—————◇
Laura Bisesto, Andrew Cates, Matt Goldberg, Carl D. Sparks and Dhiren Fonseca 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◇
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: 3x annual cash retainer for non-employee directors

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Akamai Technologies AKAM
  • Angi ANGI
  • Box BOX
  • CarGurus CARG
  • Cimpress plc CMPR
  • Etsy ETSY
  • Expedia Group EXPE
  • Groupon GRPN
  • HubSpot HUBS
  • IAC Inc. IAC
  • Redfin RDFN
  • Sabre SABR
  • Shutterstock SSTK
  • Stitch Fix SFIX
  • Yelp YELP
  • Zillow Group Z

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023June 11, 2024=◇◇◇
2020June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2017June 21, 2018=◇◇◇

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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259 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
256 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-197113
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  2. 0000950170-25-061009
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation
  3. 0000950170-24-074253
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-23-014532
    Summary Compensation
  5. 0001564590-21-032785
  6. 0001564590-18-016292
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Tripadvisor discloses

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

Akamai TechnologiesAngiBoxCarGurusCimpress plcEtsyExpedia GroupGrouponHubSpotRedfinSabreShutterstockStitch FixYelpZillow Group

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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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