Synopsys: Pay

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

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $240
CEO pay is from each 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.

Pay of each named executive

Sassine GhaziPresident and Chief Executive Officer
FY2024 (Oct)
FY2023 (Oct)
FY2022 (Oct)
FY2021 (Oct)
4 years
Dr. Aart J. de GeusExecutive Chair of the Board of Directors
FY2024 (Oct)
FY2023 (Oct)
FY2022 (Oct)
FY2021 (Oct)
4 years
Shelagh GlaserChief Financial Officer
FY2025 (Oct)
FY2024 (Oct)
FY2023 (Oct)
3 years
Richard MahoneyChief Revenue Officer
FY2025 (Oct)
FY2024 (Oct)
FY2023 (Oct)
3 years
John F. Runkel, Jr.General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
FY2025 (Oct)
FY2024 (Oct)
FY2023 (Oct)
FY2022 (Oct)
FY2021 (Oct)
5 years

CEO pay against the pay peers

In FY2025 (Oct), the median CEO pay of the 13 peers with pay on file was $26.2M. The CEO of Synopsys was paid $19.6M, 25% below the median.

  1. 1CrowdStrike Holdings
  2. 2Palo Alto Networks
  3. 3ServiceNow
  4. 4Adobe
  5. 5Intuit
  6. 6Analog Devices
  7. 7Workday
  8. 8Autodesk
  9. 9Kla
  10. 10NetApp
  11. 11Synopsys
  12. 12Keysight Technologies
  13. 13Akamai Technologies
  14. 14Fortinet
  15. 15Cadence Design SystemsNot disclosed
  16. 16Electronic Arts Inc.Not disclosed
  17. 17Marvell TechnologyNot disclosed
  18. 18Microchip TechnologyNot disclosed
  19. 19Open Text CorporationNot disclosed

Pay of each named executive comes from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy statement. Realized pay adds the value of options used and stock that vested. CEO pay of each peer comes from its own Pay versus Performance table.