PANW · Palo Alto Networks Inc · Executive Compensation

$334.84 -2.14 (-0.63%)

S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$273.11B

815.00M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$94,857,838	—	$1,200,000	$2,678,498	$99,736,336
Lee Klarich	Chief Product and Technology Officer	$550,000	—	$24,654,517	—	$660,000	$106,720	$25,971,237
Dipak Golechha	Chief Financial Officer William “BJ” Jenkins President	$600,000	—	$24,205,961	—	$720,000	$1,720	$25,527,681
Nir Zuk	Founder Emeritus and Former Chief Technology Officer	$408,026	—	$14,852,714	—	$203,014	$243,844	$15,707,598

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$54,150,353	—	$1,200,000	$1,686,522	$58,036,875
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	$19,126,156	—	$660,000	$2,162	$20,338,318
Dipak Golechha	Chief Financial Officer William “BJ” Jenkins President	$600,000	—	$13,301,233	—	$720,000	$2,924	$14,624,157
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$400,140	—	$11,349,785	—	$480,168	$72,086	$12,302,179

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$750,000	—	$145,374,318	—	$1,500,000	$3,800,885	$151,425,203
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	$15,685,347	—	$825,000	$32,023	$17,092,370
Dipak Golechha	Chief Financial Officer William “BJ” Jenkins President	$600,000	—	$7,879,645	—	$900,000	$2,023	$9,381,668
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$419,515	—	$6,961,334	—	$629,272	$76,091	$8,086,212

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$250,000	—	$7,007,348	—	$1,500,000	$1,653,129	$10,410,477
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	$4,671,565	—	$825,000	$1,996	$6,048,561
Dipak Golechha	Chief Financial Officer William “BJ” Jenkins President	$600,000	—	$1,868,557	—	$900,000	$251,946	$3,620,503
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$459,420	—	$1,635,031	—	$689,130	$83,576	$2,867,157

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$333,333	—	$20,355,789	—	$1,500,000	$1,094,736	$23,283,858
Luis Felipe Visoso	Former Chief Financial Officer	$379,167	—	—	$14,999,957	$300,000	$3,838	$15,682,962
Amit Singh	President	$750,000	—	$9,693,233	—	$1,125,000	$1,957	$11,570,190
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	$9,693,233	—	$825,000	$1,957	$11,070,190
Dipak Golechha	Chief Financial Officer William “BJ” Jenkins President	$325,821	—	$8,292,144	—	$368,407	$3,929	$8,990,301
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$444,073	—	$2,907,970	—	$666,900	$63,227	$4,082,170

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Luis Felipe Visoso	Former Chief Financial Officer	$50,820	$2,000,000	$12,951,110	—	—	$957	$15,002,887
Amit Singh	President	$750,000	—	$4,066,804	—	$693,750	$21,907	$5,532,461
Kathleen Bonanno	—	$500,000	—	$4,066,804	—	$64,600	$1,957	$4,633,361
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$666,667	—	—	—	$925,000	$615,118	$2,206,785
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	—	—	$508,750	$1,957	$1,060,707
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$430,000	—	—	—	$372,891	$144,495	$947,386

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Lee Klarich	Chief Product Officer	$550,000	—	$10,205,854	$40,000,131	$220,000	$1,957	$50,977,942
Amit Singh	President	$562,500	—	$21,920,892	$24,503,144	$187,500	$1,718	$47,175,754
Nir Zuk	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	$430,000	—	$5,120,710	$30,000,053	$134,375	$13,996	$35,699,134
Nikesh Arora	Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$22,374,676	—	$500,000	$11,163	$23,885,839
Kathleen Bonanno	—	$481,250	—	$1,884,820	$10,000,018	$157,500	$1,957	$12,525,545

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Nikesh Arora	—	$155,768	—	$59,684,001	$65,022,367	$206,548	$152	$125,068,836
Lee Klarich	—	$531,250	—	$8,309,938	—	$372,540	$1,914	$9,215,642
Nir Zuk	—	$426,250	—	$4,154,969	—	$105,625	$82,543	$4,769,387
Kathleen Bonanno	—	$385,100	—	$3,623,671	—	$256,298	$1,576	$4,266,645

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
James J. Goetz	Class II director	Appointed	2025-12-09	2025-12-11
Helle Thorning-Schmidt	Class II director	Appointed	2025-12-09	2025-12-11
John M. Donovan	Class II director	Appointed	2025-12-09	2025-12-11
Mary Pat McCarthy	Board of Directors	Retired	2026-01-23	2025-11-19
Lee Klarich	CTO	Appointed	—	2025-08-18
Lee Klarich	Board of Directors	Appointed	—	2025-08-18
Nir Zuk	board member	Retired	—	2025-08-18
Nir Zuk	Chief Technology Officer	Retired	—	2025-08-18
Lee Klarich	Class I director	Appointed	2025-08-14	2025-08-18
Nir Zuk	director	Resigned	2025-08-14	2025-08-18
Nir Zuk	Chief Technology Officer	Resigned	2025-08-14	2025-08-18
Ralph Hamers	Class II director	Appointed	2025-02-12	2025-02-13
Helle Thorning-Schmidt	Class II director	Appointed	2025-02-12	2025-02-13

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