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Vertex Executive Compensation (FY25)
VERX · King Of Prussia, PA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Christopher Young | Latest say-on-pay support = June 12, 2024 | 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: David DeStefano → Christopher Young
CEO pay ratio: 47:1 → 183:1 (289.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Vertex's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Christopher Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,615,909 in fiscal 2025.
What was Vertex's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 99.9% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 12, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in Vertex's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACI Worldwide Inc., Alarm.com Holdings Inc., Alkami Technology Inc., Altair Engineering Inc. and AppFolio Inc., among others.
What is Vertex's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 183:1, against median employee compensation of $143,777.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David DeStefano President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Schwab Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bryan Rowland General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David DeStefano President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Schwab Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bryan Rowland Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David DeStefano President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Schwab Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bryan Rowland Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Young President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David DeStefano President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Schwab Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bryan Rowland Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rowland | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher Young | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David DeStefano | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David DeStefano | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John Schwab | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rowland | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David DeStefano | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| John Schwab | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 02/05/2030 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 03/01/2031 | |
| Christopher Young | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Bryan Rowland
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Christopher Young
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
David DeStefano
President and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
John Schwab
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bradley M. Gayton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eric Andersen Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Amanda Westphal Radcliffe | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Philip Saunders | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. Richard Stamm | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stefanie Westphal Thompson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark J. Mendola | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Young and David DeStefano 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 | ◇ |
| 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 Awards.
Stock ownership guideline: 4x annual salary for CEO; 1.5x annual salary for other covered officers
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ACI Worldwide Inc. ACIW
- Alarm.com Holdings Inc. ALRM
- Alkami Technology Inc. ALKT
- Altair Engineering Inc. ALTR
- AppFolio Inc. APPF
- Aspen Technology Inc. AZPN
- BILL BILL
- Blackbaud Inc. BLKB
- BlackLine Inc. BL
- Box Inc. BOX
- Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. CWAN
- Commvault Systems Inc. CVLT
- Elastic N.V. ESTC
- Five9 Inc. FIVN
- Intapp INTA
- Manhattan Associates Inc. MANH
- MeridianLink Inc. MLNK
- nCino NCNO
- Pegasystems Inc. PEGA
- Q2 Holdings Inc. QTWO
- Smartsheet Inc. SMAR
- SPS Commerce SPSC
- Workiva Inc WK
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 12, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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157 figures on this page: 156 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-0494412025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 · and 2 more sections
- 0001104659-25-101040Employment Agreement
- 0001558370-25-0056872024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
- 0001104659-24-072839Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-24-0059962023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001558370-23-0072902022 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Vertex discloses
The companies named in VERX's own disclosed peer group.
ACI Worldwide Inc.Alarm.com Holdings Inc.Alkami Technology Inc.Altair Engineering Inc.AppFolio Inc.Aspen Technology Inc.BILLBlackbaud Inc.BlackLine Inc.Box Inc.Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc.Commvault Systems Inc.Elastic N.V.Five9 Inc.IntappManhattan Associates Inc.MeridianLink Inc.nCinoPegasystems Inc.Q2 Holdings Inc.Smartsheet Inc.SPS CommerceWorkiva Inc
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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}
}