F5

F5

FFIV· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in September

CEO pay in FY2025Stock +46.8% in FY2025

François Locoh-Donou is the CEO of F5 and was paid $23.0M in FY2025 (Sep), up 28%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $263
CEO pay is from each F5 proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1François Locoh-DonouFY2025
  2. 2Tom FountainFY2025
  3. 3Chad WhalenFY2025
  4. 4John MaddisonFY2025
  5. 5Cooper WernerFY2025
  6. 6Frank PelzerFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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F5 paid its 6 named executives $49.7M in total in FY2025 (Sep). CEO François Locoh-Donou was paid $23.0M of that.

Name
François Locoh-DonouPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Tom FountainChief Operating Officer
Chad WhalenChief Revenue Officer
John MaddisonExecutive VP and Chief Marketing OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Cooper WernerExecutive VP and Chief Financial OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Frank PelzerFormer Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers21

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The FY2025 (Sep) proxy of F5 names 21 peer companies for pay. Among F5 and these peers, CEO pay was 6th highest of 15 and total shareholder return was 4th highest of 15.

6th highest of 15in F5 and its pay peers, FY2025 (Sep) by CEO pay:

$29.8K$60.6M

4th highest of 15in F5 and its pay peers, FY2025 (Sep) by total shareholder return:

$29$482

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board6

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  • Alan J. HigginsonChair · 28 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and ESG, Talent and Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • François Locoh-DonouDirector · 7 yr on the boardNot independent—Paid as an executive
  • Nikhil MehtaDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Talent and Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Michael F. MontoyaDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and ESG, Risk—Paid as an executive
  • Marianne N. BudnikDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentNominating and ESG, Risk (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Michel CombesDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentTalent and Compensation—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2024).

Shared directors

Activity

  1. Pay
    F5 COO pay rose 33% to $8.2M. The stock rose 47% in FY2025 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    F5 COO pay rose 49% to $6.2M. The stock rose 37% in FY2024 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    F5 CEO pay rose 28% to $23.0M. The stock rose 47% in FY2025 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    F5 CEO pay rose 66% to $18.0M. The stock rose 37% in FY2024 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    F5 Former CFO pay fell 44% to $2.9M. The stock rose 47% in FY2025 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    F5 Former CFO pay rose 55% to $5.3M. The stock rose 37% in FY2024 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    F5 Division head pay rose 12% to $6.5M. The stock rose 47% in FY2025 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    F5 Division head pay rose 42% to $5.8M. The stock rose 37% in FY2024 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    F5 Division head pay rose 46% to $6.1M. The stock rose 37% in FY2024 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    F5 COO pay fell 18% to $4.2M. The stock rose 11% in FY2023 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    F5 COO pay rose 11% to $5.1M. The stock fell 27% in FY2022 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    F5 CEO pay fell 15% to $10.9M. The stock rose 11% in FY2023 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    F5 CEO pay rose 12% to $12.8M. The stock fell 27% in FY2022 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    F5 Division head pay rose 26% to $4.5M. The stock fell 27% in FY2022 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  15. Pay
    F5 Former CFO pay fell 15% to $3.4M. The stock rose 11% in FY2023 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  16. Pay
    F5 Former CFO pay rose 10% to $4.0M. The stock fell 27% in FY2022 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  17. Pay
    F5 Division head pay fell 41% to $4.1M. The stock rose 11% in FY2023 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  18. Pay
    F5 Division head pay rose 84% to $7.0M. The stock fell 27% in FY2022 (Sep).
    DEF 14A
  19. Board
    Tami Erwin joined the board of F5. Tami Erwin now sits on 3 public boards.
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  20. Board
    Michel Combes joined the board of F5. Michel Combes now sits on 3 public boards.
    3

Filings36

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Current report8-KJun 23, 2026—
Current report8-KApr 28, 2026—
Current report8-KMar 13, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AJan 26, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KNov 25, 2025FY2025
Current report8-KOct 27, 2025—
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