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Yext Inc Executive Compensation (FY26)

YEXT · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
211 figures on this page: 203 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Michael Walrath
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Michael Walrath: $539,845 → $8,693,973
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 94.8% (3.4 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Yext Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Walrath, Chief Executive Officer, received $8,693,973 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Walrath's total moved up from the $539,845 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Yext Inc's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Yext Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include 8x8, Amplitude, AvePoint, BigCommerce Holdings and Cardlytics, among others.

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
Michael Walrath
Chief Executive Officer
——◇———◇◇
Howard Lerman
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Steven Cakebread
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Rudnitsky
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Distelburger
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marc Ferrentino
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Ho Shin
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Walrath
Chief Executive Officer
——◇———◇◇
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ho Shin
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Walrath
Chief Executive Officer
——◇———◇◇
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marc Ferrentino
Former President and COO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Ho Shin
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ho Shin
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Walrath
Chief Executive Officer
—◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Walrath
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ho Shin
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Darryl BondPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Darryl BondRSU◇——◇——◇
Ho ShinRSU◇——◇——◇
Ho ShinPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Michael WalrathPSU◇—◇◇——◇
Michael WalrathPSU◇—◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Darryl BondRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ho ShinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael WalrathRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Michael Walrath
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◇
Darryl Bond
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative 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◇
Ho Shin
Executive Vice President and General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew Sheehan
◇◇————◇
Hillary Smith
◇◇————◇
Mark Davis
◇◇————◇
Jesse Lipson
◇◇————◇
Evan Skorpen
◇◇————◇
Seth Waugh
◇◇————◇
Daniel Englander and Michael Walrath served on the board in fiscal 2026 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 equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • 8x8 EGHT
  • Amplitude AMPL
  • AvePoint AVPT
  • BigCommerce Holdings symbol not shown
  • Cardlytics CDLX
  • Consensus Cloud Solutions CCSI
  • Couchbase BASE
  • Digital Turbine APPS
  • Domo DOMO
  • E2open Parent Holdings ETWO
  • Everbridge EVBG
  • Fastly FSLY
  • Magnite MGNI
  • Model N MODN
  • N-able NABL
  • Olo OLO
  • Progress Software PRGS
  • PubMatic PUBM
  • Q2 Holdings QTWO
  • Semrush Holdings SEMR
  • Sprinklr CXM
  • Sprout Social SPT
  • Zeta Global Holdings ZETA
  • Zuora ZUO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 13, 2019=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
211 figures on this page: 203 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
203 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-042518
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-027491
    Compensation of Non-Employee Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outside Director Compensation Policy · Outstanding Equity Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0001614178-25-000083
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001614178-25-000046
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001614178-24-000079
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001614178-24-000039
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001614178-23-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-053032
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-072418
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001614178-21-000121
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001614178-20-000166
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-19-035693
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Yext Inc discloses

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

AmplitudeAvePointCardlyticsConsensus Cloud SolutionsFastlyMagniteN-ableProgress SoftwarePubMaticQ2 HoldingsSemrush HoldingsSprinklrZeta Global Holdings

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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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