F5, Inc.

F5

FFIV · NASDAQ

Technology

Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.

Fiscal Year: 2025
Revenue: $3.1B
Assets: $6.3B
SEC filing: DEF 14A
Filed: January 26, 2026

Executive Compensation

Compensation reported for F5’s named executive officers, including salary, stock awards, incentive compensation, other compensation, and total compensation.

Named executive officer compensation
Executive	Position	Salary	Stock Awards	Incentives	Option Awards	Other	Reported total
François Locoh-Donou	President And Chief Executive Officer	$962,000	$20,642,852	$1,398,421	$0	$36,546	$23,039,819
Tom Fountain	Chief Operating Officer	$582,000	$6,978,849	$650,792	$0	$38,234	$8,249,875
Chad Whalen	Chief Revenue Officer	$519,000	$5,399,738	$580,346	$0	$33,230	$6,532,314
John Maddison	Executive Vp And Chief Marketing Officer	$416,667	$4,484,526	$371,304	$0	$22,959	$5,295,456
Cooper Werner	Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$2,680,424	$447,280	$0	$28,381	$3,656,085
Frank Pelzer	Former Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer	$454,461	$2,142,692	$0	$0	$328,198	$2,925,351

François Locoh-Donou
President And Chief Executive Officer
$23M
Reported total
Salary
$962,000
Stock awards
$20,642,852
Incentives
$1,398,421
Option awards
$0
Other
$36,546
Tom Fountain
Chief Operating Officer
$8.2M
Reported total
Salary
$582,000
Stock awards
$6,978,849
Incentives
$650,792
Option awards
$0
Other
$38,234
Chad Whalen
Chief Revenue Officer
$6.5M
Reported total
Salary
$519,000
Stock awards
$5,399,738
Incentives
$580,346
Option awards
$0
Other
$33,230
John Maddison
Executive Vp And Chief Marketing Officer
$5.3M
Reported total
Salary
$416,667
Stock awards
$4,484,526
Incentives
$371,304
Option awards
$0
Other
$22,959
Cooper Werner
Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer
$3.7M
Reported total
Salary
$500,000
Stock awards
$2,680,424
Incentives
$447,280
Option awards
$0
Other
$28,381
Frank Pelzer
Former Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer
$2.9M
Reported total
Salary
$454,461
Stock awards
$2,142,692
Incentives
$0
Option awards
$0
Other
$328,198

François Locoh-Donou

President And Chief Executive Officer

$23M

Reported total · FY2025 · SCT Total as filed

Source: DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table, filed January 26, 2026.

Salary: $962K
Stock Awards: $20.6M
Incentives: $1.4M
Other: $37K

Historical Compensation

François Locoh-Donou total compensation, fiscal years 2023–2025.

Year-by-year total compensation
Fiscal Year	Salary	Stock Awards	Total Compensation
2025	$962,000	$20,642,852	$23,039,819
2024	$962,000	$16,426,775	$18,044,442
2023	$962,000	$9,853,662	$10,856,766

Named Executive Officers

François Locoh-Donou

President And Chief Executive Officer

F5 · FFIV

$23M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Cooper Werner

Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer

F5 · FFIV

$3.7M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Tom Fountain

Chief Operating Officer

F5 · FFIV

$8.2M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

John Maddison

Executive Vp And Chief Marketing Officer

F5 · FFIV

$5.3M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Chad Whalen

Chief Revenue Officer

F5 · FFIV

$6.5M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Frank Pelzer

Former Executive Vp And Chief Financial Officer

F5 · FFIV

$2.9M

FY 2025 · DEF 14A

Source information

Company: F5, Inc.
Ticker: FFIV · NASDAQ
Filing type: DEF 14A
Fiscal year: 2025
Filing date: January 26, 2026
SEC accession number: 0001048695-26-000012

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. View SEC filing

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