Synopsys

Synopsys

SNPS· Services· Fiscal year ends in October

CEO pay in FY2024Stock +9.4% in FY2024

Sassine Ghazi is the CEO of Synopsys and was paid $27.4M in FY2024 (Oct), up 172%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $240
CEO pay is from each Synopsys 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. 1Sassine GhaziFY2024
  2. 2Dr. Aart J. de GeusFY2024
  3. 3Shelagh GlaserFY2025
  4. 4Richard MahoneyFY2025
  5. 5John F. Runkel, Jr.FY2025
  6. 6Janet LeeNot disclosed

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

Pay

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Synopsys paid its 3 named executives $15.8M in total in FY2025 (Oct).

Name
Shelagh GlaserChief Financial Officer
Richard MahoneyChief Revenue Officer
John F. Runkel, Jr.General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Sassine GhaziPresident and Chief Executive OfficerNot disclosed
Dr. Aart J. de GeusExecutive Chair of the Board of DirectorsNot disclosed

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

Peers18

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The FY2025 (Oct) proxy of Synopsys names 18 peer companies for pay. Among Synopsys and these peers, CEO pay was 11th highest of 14 and total shareholder return was 7th highest of 14.

11th highest of 14in Synopsys and its pay peers, FY2025 (Oct) by CEO pay:

$11.5M$247.6M

7th highest of 14in Synopsys and its pay peers, FY2025 (Oct) by total shareholder return:

$67$489

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.

Board2

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  • Bruce R. ChizenDirector · 24 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation and Organizational Development—Paid as an executive
  • Jeannine P. SargentDirector · 5 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Corporate Governance and Nominating—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Synopsys CFO pay fell 10% to $6.9M. The stock fell 12% in FY2025 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Synopsys CFO pay fell 60% to $7.7M. The stock rose 9% in FY2024 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Synopsys CEO pay rose 19% to $10.1M. The stock rose 60% in FY2023 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Synopsys Division head pay fell 23% to $5.9M. The stock fell 12% in FY2025 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Synopsys Division head pay rose 29% to $7.7M. The stock rose 9% in FY2024 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Synopsys Chair pay rose 26% to $12.7M. The stock rose 60% in FY2023 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Synopsys CEO pay rose 172% to $27.4M. The stock rose 9% in FY2024 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Synopsys Chair pay fell 29% to $9.0M. The stock rose 9% in FY2024 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Synopsys Former CFO pay fell 94% to $83.2K. The stock rose 60% in FY2023 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Synopsys Former CFO pay fell 73% to $1.3M. The stock fell 12% in FY2022 (Oct).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Synopsys CEO pay fell 14% to $8.4M. The stock fell 12% in FY2022 (Oct).
    DEF 14A

Filings24

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Current report8-KAug 12, 2026—
Current report8-KMay 27, 2026—
Current report8-KApr 20, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AFeb 19, 2026FY2025
Current report8-KFeb 19, 2026—
Annual report10-KDec 22, 2025FY2025
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