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Zoom Video Communications Executive Compensation (FY26)

ZM · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 15, 2026
196 figures on this page: 190 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Eric Yuan, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,280,858 in fiscal 2026, and Yuan's total was 62.6% lower than the $3,428,169 reported for fiscal 2025. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 7.8:1, against median employee compensation of $165,164. Shareholders recorded 92.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2026. The disclosed peer group names Akamai Technologies, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Datadog, Inc. and DocuSign, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Eric Yuan
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Eric Yuan: $3,428,169 → $1,280,858 (62.6% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 20:1 → 7.8:1 (61.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Zoom Video Communications' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Eric Yuan, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,280,858 in fiscal 2026. Yuan's total was 62.6% lower than the $3,428,169 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Zoom Video Communications' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 92.5% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Zoom Video Communications' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Akamai Technologies, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Datadog, Inc. and DocuSign, Inc., among others.
What is Zoom Video Communications' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 7.8:1, against median employee compensation of $165,164.

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
Eric Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer
◇———◇——◇
Kelly Steckelberg
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇——◇
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President, Product and Engineering
◇———◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Greg Tomb
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇————◇
Kelly Steckelberg
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇————◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Legal Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇————◇
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President of Product and Engineering
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Steckelberg
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President of Product and Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michelle Chang
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President of Product and Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Steckelberg
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇————◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Yuan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Chang
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President of Product and Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Aparna BawaRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric S. YuanRSU◇——◇——◇
Velchamy SankarlingamRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
Michelle ChangRSU◇◇——
Aparna BawaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Velchamy SankarlingamRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric YuanRSU◇◇——
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.
Velchamy Sankarlingam
President of Product and Engineering · Offer letter
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
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
Dan Scheinman
Lead independent director
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Cindy Hoots
◇◇————◇
Jonathan Chadwick
◇◇————◇
Santiago Subotovsky
◇◇————◇
Lieut. Gen. H.R. McMaster
◇◇————◇
William R. McDermott
◇◇————◇
Michael Fenger
◇◇————◇
Peter Gassner
◇◇————◇
Janet Napolitano
◇—————◇
Eric S. Yuan 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 cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM
  • Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS
  • Datadog, Inc. DDOG
  • DocuSign, Inc. DOCU
  • Fortinet Inc. FTNT
  • HubSpot, Inc. HUBS
  • Okta, Inc. OKTA
  • RingCentral, Inc. RNG
  • Snap Inc. SNAP
  • Snowflake Inc. SNOW
  • Synopsys, Inc. SNPS
  • Twilio Inc. TWLO
  • Unity Software Inc. U
  • Veeva Systems Inc. VEEV
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY
  • Zscaler, Inc ZS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 15, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 17, 2021=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
196 figures on this page: 190 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
190 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-043169
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-028866
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2026 Fiscal Year-End · Pay Ratio · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-142800
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-016910
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001585521-24-000128
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001585521-24-000078
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
  7. 0001585521-23-000164
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001585521-23-000106
    Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2023
  9. 0001585521-22-000139
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001585521-22-000093
    Summary Compensation Table
  11. 0001585521-21-000178
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001585521-20-000238
    Exhibit
  13. 0001193125-19-083351
    Exhibit
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Peers Zoom Video Communications discloses

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

Autodesk, Inc.Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Datadog, Inc.DocuSign, Inc.Fortinet Inc.HubSpot, Inc.Okta, Inc.RingCentral, Inc.Snowflake Inc.Synopsys, Inc.Twilio Inc.Unity Software Inc.Veeva Systems Inc.Workday, Inc.Zscaler, Inc

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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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