Payments & Financial Infrastructure

Visa Executive Compensation (FY25)

V · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ryan McInerney
Latest say-on-pay support
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January 27, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Ryan McInerney: $25,999,293 → $31,560,660 (21.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 169:1 → 204:1 (20.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Visa's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, received $31,560,660 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. McInerney's total was 21.4% higher than the $25,999,293 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Visa's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held January 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Visa's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Alphabet Inc., American Express Company and Bank of America Corporation, among others.
What is Visa's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 204:1, against median employee compensation of $154,909.

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
Vasant Prabhu
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alfred Kelly
Executive Chairman
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Vasant Prabhu
Former Vice Chair, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rajat Taneja
President, Technology
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chris Suh
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Paul Fabara
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rajat Taneja
President, Technology
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alfred Kelly, Jr.
Former Executive Chairman and Senior Advisor
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chris Suh
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Paul Fabara
Chief Risk and Client Services Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rajat Taneja
President, Technology
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Chris Suh
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Paul Fabara
Chief Risk and Client Services 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
Chris SuhPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chris SuhPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chris SuhOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Chris SuhRSU◇——◇——◇
Kelly Mahon TullierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kelly Mahon TullierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kelly Mahon TullierOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kelly Mahon TullierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kelly Mahon TullierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kelly Mahon TullierRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul FabaraPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul FabaraPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul FabaraPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul FabaraPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Paul FabaraRSU◇——◇——◇
Paul FabaraOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Rajat TanejaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajat TanejaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajat TanejaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajat TanejaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajat TanejaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Rajat TanejaRSU◇——◇——◇
Ryan McInerneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ryan McInerneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ryan McInerneyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Ryan McInerneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Ryan McInerneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ryan McInerneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Ryan McInerneyRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2033
Option◇—◇02/15/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2034
Kelly Mahon TullierOption◇—◇11/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2033
Option◇—◇11/19/2032
Paul FabaraOption◇—◇11/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2033
Rajat TanejaRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2032
Option◇—◇11/19/2034
Chris SuhRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/19/2033
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.
Chris Suh
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer, and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Paul Fabara
Chief Risk and Client Services Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Rajat Taneja
President, Technology · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John F. Lundgren
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Maynard G. Webb Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Lloyd A. Carney
◇◇———◇◇
Teri L. List
◇◇———◇◇
Denise M. Morrison
◇◇———◇◇
Kermit R. Crawford
◇◇———◇◇
Linda J. Rendle
◇◇———◇◇
Pamela Murphy
◇◇———◇◇
Ramon Laguarta
◇◇————◇
Francisco Javier Fernández-Carbajal
◇◇————◇
William Ready and Ryan McInerney 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◇
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: 5x annual cash retainer ($550,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Alphabet Inc. GOOGL
  • American Express Company AXP
  • Bank of America Corporation BAC
  • BlackRock, Inc. BLK
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Capital One Financial Corporation COF
  • Citigroup Inc. C
  • IBM Corporation IBM
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM
  • Mastercard Incorporated MA
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. META
  • Microsoft Corporation MSFT
  • Morgan Stanley MS
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS
  • Wells Fargo & Company WFC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025January 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024January 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2023January 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022January 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021January 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020January 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2019January 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018January 29, 2019=◇◇◇
2017January 30, 2018=◇◇◇
2016January 31, 2017=◇◇◇
2015February 3, 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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432 figures on this page: 421 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
421 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001403161-26-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-25-000635
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001403161-25-000010
  4. 0001308179-24-000807
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
  5. 0001403161-24-000005
  6. 0001193125-23-290295
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
  7. 0001403161-23-000008
  8. 0001193125-22-296190
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001403161-22-000005
  10. 0001403161-21-000005
  11. 0001403161-20-000005
  12. 0001403161-19-000006
  13. 0001403161-18-000003
  14. 0001403161-17-000005
  15. 0001193125-16-452251
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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}
}
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