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Ansys (ANSS): executive pay, fiscal 2024

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CEO total pay$32,810,655CEO Ajei Gopal · source
Say-on-pay support86%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers88th pct.Of 17 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio298:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $21,872,498FY2022
  • $24,633,791FY2023
  • $32,810,655FY2024

CEO total pay was $32,810,655 in fiscal 2024, up from $24,633,791 in fiscal 2023.

FY2024: salary $850,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $29,379,507 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Ansys Inc in fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Ajei Gopal (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Ansys Inc in fiscal 2024, with total compensation of $32,810,655.
How does Ansys Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Ajei Gopal's total compensation ranked at the 88th percentile of Ansys Inc's disclosed peer group.
What is Ansys Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Ansys Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 298:1.
How did shareholders vote on Ansys Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 86% of shareholders supported Ansys Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Ansys Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Ansys Inc reported total board compensation of $5,313,545 for fiscal 2024.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Ajei Gopal$850,000$0$29,379,507$0$2,550,000$0$31,148$32,810,655
President and Chief Executive Officer
Shane Emswiler403,45407,184,6610605,184013,5138,206,812
Senior Vice President, Products
Walt Hearn385,00006,043,1990577,500013,5137,019,212
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Customer Excellence
Janet Lee386,25004,909,8860579,376031,1485,906,660
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Rachel Pyles389,86314,0684,048,2700556,944026,1945,035,339
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance
Nicole Anasenes255,56901,706,590—0—21,5961,983,755
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY2023→2024
Ajei Gopal$32,810,655$24,633,791$21,872,498↑ +8,176,864
Shane Emswiler8,206,8126,930,6305,665,616↑ +1,276,182
Walt Hearn7,019,2125,528,1544,914,679↑ +1,491,058
Janet Lee5,906,6603,904,0112,993,396↑ +2,002,649
Rachel Pyles5,035,3392,872,953—↑ +2,162,386
Nicole Anasenes1,983,7557,456,6655,232,258↓ −5,472,910

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Paying for performance is the guiding principle of Ansys’ total rewards strategy, targeting direct total compensation for an effective performer at or near the 50th percentile of the relevant market, with the opportunity to earn above or below target based on results. For superior performers, the philosophy is to provide opportunities for total direct compensation influenced by the upper quartile of market data.

CEO STI target (% of salary)150%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensia
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2024

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Shane EmswilerPSU2023-03-033902,600—5,200$883,012
Nicole AnasenesPSU2023-03-034292,860—5,720971,313
Walt HearnRSU2024-03-01——13,410—4,554,304
Ajei GopalRSU2024-03-01——68,542—23,278,234
Walt HearnPSU2022-06-012361,574—3,148534,562
Ajei GopalPSU2023-03-031,3839,220—18,4403,131,296
Walt HearnPSU2022-03-03110730—1,460247,923
Janet LeeRSU2024-03-01——12,069—4,098,874
Rachel PylesRSU2024-03-01——11,920—4,048,270
Shane EmswilerRSU2024-03-01——16,390—5,566,372
Shane EmswilerPSU2022-03-033252,165—4,330735,277
Walt HearnPSU2023-03-033122,080—4,160706,410
Janet LeePSU2022-03-031561,041—2,082353,544
Ajei GopalPSU2022-03-031,3128,745—17,4902,969,977
Nicole AnasenesPSU2022-03-033252,165—4,330735,277
Janet LeePSU2023-03-032021,347—2,694457,468

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Shane Emswiler$5,566,372$1,618,289$022.5%
Nicole Anasenes01,706,5900100.0%
Walt Hearn4,554,3041,488,895024.6%
Ajei Gopal23,278,2346,101,273020.8%
Janet Lee4,098,874811,012016.5%
Rachel Pyles4,048,270000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Rachel PylesRSU364—$122,788
Rachel PylesRSU849—286,393
Janet LeeRSU1,301—438,866
Janet LeePSU2,020—681,407
Janet LeeRSU2,105—710,080
Janet LeePSU2,696—909,442
Shane EmswilerRSU2,707—913,152
Walt HearnPSU3,120—1,052,470
Shane EmswilerPSU3,900—1,315,587
Rachel PylesRSU3,972—1,339,875
Shane EmswilerRSU4,062—1,370,234
Walt HearnPSU4,162—1,403,967
Walt HearnRSU4,372—1,474,807
Shane EmswilerPSU5,202—1,754,791
Janet LeeRSU5,388—1,817,534
Janet LeeRSU6,246—2,106,963
Walt HearnRSU8,320—2,806,586
Walt HearnRSU9,442—3,185,070
Shane EmswilerRSU10,400—3,508,232
Ajei GopalRSU10,931—3,687,354
Janet LeeRSU12,069—4,071,236
Shane EmswilerRSU12,990—4,381,917
Ajei GopalPSU13,830—4,665,274
Ajei GopalRSU14,405—4,859,239
Shane EmswilerRSU16,390—5,528,839
Ajei GopalPSU18,442—6,221,040
Ajei GopalRSU36,880—12,440,730
Ajei GopalRSU52,466—17,698,356
Ajei GopalRSU68,542—23,121,273
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Ronald HovsepianIndependent · Board Chair · YES$390,000$299,005———$689,005
Ravi VijayaraghavanIndependent · YES · Partial-year service295,000299,005———594,005
Robert CalderoniIndependent · YES295,000299,005———594,005
Jim FrankolaIndependent · YES295,000299,005———594,005
Glenda DorchakIndependent · YES280,000299,005———579,005
Alec GallimoreIndependent · YES270,000299,005———569,005
Anil ChakravarthyIndependent270,000299,005———569,005
Claire BramleyIndependent · Audit270,000299,005———569,005
Barbara SchererIndependent · YES · Partial-year service257,500299,005———556,505
Ajei GopalEmployee director · Partial-year service—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$300,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)40,000 / 35,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$2,622,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$2,691,045
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$5,313,545

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Ansys as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ANSS

22 companies name ANSS as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name ANSS as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2024

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Ansys Inc names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Ansys Inc.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Cadence Design Systems, Inc.2025Anirudh Devgan$800,000$54,412,532$0$1,456,271$56,683,576
2ServiceNow, Inc.2025William McDermott1,516,66743,481,65103,522,37551,550,957
3Ansys Inc2024Ajei Gopal850,00029,379,50702,550,00032,810,655
4Autodesk, Inc.2026Andrew Anagnost1,040,00027,242,33001,717,56030,091,165
5The Trade Desk, Inc.2025Jeff Green1,350,00011,589,47111,590,8642,804,77527,431,583
6Datadog, Inc.2025Olivier Pomel445,83325,831,9470777,25127,055,481
7DocuSign, Inc.2026Allan Thygesen1,000,00023,600,13601,019,00025,650,100
8PTC Inc.2025Neil Barua800,00021,720,45601,620,00024,315,129
9Twilio Inc.2025Khozema Shipchandler1,100,00021,398,53901,507,00024,291,917
10Paycom Software, Inc.2025Chad Richison858,88018,386,22601,730,56022,837,152
11HubSpot, Inc.2025Yamini Rangan700,00018,675,7700745,85020,126,620
12Synopsys, Inc.2025Sassine Ghazi883,84613,019,6784,500,1081,194,83119,605,963
13Workday, Inc.2026Aneel Bhusri65,00015,322,0670019,231,325
14Akamai Technologies, Inc.2025Tom Leighton115,954,1710015,954,172
15Verisign, Inc.2025D. James Bidzos950,00012,999,92901,586,02515,536,674
16Tyler Technologies, Inc.2025H. Lynn Moore Jr.675,0008,173,649008,858,370
17Veeva Systems, Inc.2026Peter Gassner470,833000470,833
18Zscaler, Inc.2025Jay Chaudhry23,66000029,753

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Ansys Inc200.0%RSU 100not disclosedCompensia
Akamai Technologies, Inc.151.3%RSU 80 · PSU 20Yes — Relative TSR PerformanceCompensia, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.110.1%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSR (rTSR) over three-year performance periodExequity LLP
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedYes — Relative TSR vs. IT companies in S&P 500 and S&P 400Semler Brossy
Datadog, Inc.183%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia
DocuSign, Inc.101.9%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — TSRCompensia
HubSpot, Inc.107%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
Paycom Software, Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
PTC Inc.135%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Three Year Relative TSRPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
ServiceNow, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — rTSR vs. S&P 500Pay Governance, LLC
Synopsys, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoAon Reward Solutions
The Trade Desk, Inc.not disclosedRSA 50 · Option 50not disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Twilio Inc.137.0%PSU 60 · RSU 40YesCompensia
Tyler Technologies, Inc.120%PSU 80 · RSU 20NoRadford
Veeva Systems, Inc.not disclosedOptions 100not disclosedCompensia
Verisign, Inc.111.3%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — TSR of Verisign compared to the TSR of the S&P 500 IndexFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Workday, Inc.101.8%RSU 75 · PSU 25NoSemler Brossy
Zscaler, Inc.100.9%not disclosedNoCompensia

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-06-2763,218,87310,295,56743,33986%Passed
20242024-06-0762,898,40310,565,767464,82085.62%Passed
20232023-05-1264,219,49911,755,16758,80184.53%Passed
20222022-05-1266,688,3858,673,236283,44088.49%Passed
20212021-05-1466,242,0838,217,098385,10188.96%Passed
20202020-05-1559,104,07412,506,8131,422,13382.54%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20252025-06-2786%a
20242024-06-0785.62%b
20232023-05-1284.53%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions are not treated as votes cast and will have no effect on the vote outcome.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions are not treated as votes cast and will have no effect on the vote outcome.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Broker non-votes and abstentions are not treated as votes cast and will have no effect on the vote outcome.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)298 : 1
CEO total compensation$32,810,655
Median employee compensation$110,125
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2024 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-06-01D595$331$196,838CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-06-01D438331144,899CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-06-01D2,249331744,014CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-06-03D354335118,551CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-06-03D1,134335379,765CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-06-03D18433561,620CommonForm 4 ↗
Barbara SchererDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Jim FrankolaDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Glenda DorchakDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Claire BramleyDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Ravi VijayaraghavanDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald HovsepianDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert CalderoniDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Anil ChakravarthyDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Alec GallimoreDirector2025-06-07D293399,839CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-11D92,01800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-11D50,37937518,867,943CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-11A92,018958,749,992CommonForm 4 ↗
Ravi VijayaraghavanDirector2025-07-17D6,102——CommonForm 4 ↗
Alec GallimoreDirector2025-07-17D7,997——CommonForm 4 ↗
Rachel PylesChief Financial Officer2025-07-17D8,559——CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-07-17D24——CommonForm 4 ↗
Barbara SchererDirector2025-07-17D11,553——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ronald HovsepianDirector2025-07-17D35,415——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D13,937——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D7,746——CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer GerchowChief Accounting Officer2025-07-17D11,173——CommonForm 4 ↗
Walt HearnSVP, World Sales & Cust. Exc.2025-07-17D15,519——CommonForm 4 ↗
Walt HearnSVP, World Sales & Cust. Exc.2025-07-17A3,64100CommonForm 4 ↗
Walt HearnSVP, World Sales & Cust. Exc.2025-07-17D21,849——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D209,521——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D7,746——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D20,824——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D115,650——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D152,530——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17A2,35800CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D280,977——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D53,016——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17A16,13600CommonForm 4 ↗
Rachel PylesChief Financial Officer2025-07-17D16,844——CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-07-17D32,251——CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-07-17D14,951——CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-07-17D38,421——CommonForm 4 ↗
Jim FrankolaDirector2025-07-17D600——CommonForm 4 ↗
Jim FrankolaDirector2025-07-17D4,884——CommonForm 4 ↗
Glenda DorchakDirector2025-07-17D4,184——CommonForm 4 ↗
Anil ChakravarthyDirector2025-07-17D4,348——CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert CalderoniDirector2025-07-17D6,102——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D26,212——CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer GerchowChief Accounting Officer2025-07-17D3,803——CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer GerchowChief Accounting Officer2025-07-17A1,15900CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer GerchowChief Accounting Officer2025-07-17D9,224——CommonForm 4 ↗
Walt HearnSVP, World Sales & Cust. Exc.2025-07-17D11,961——CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17D53,016——CommonForm 4 ↗
Claire BramleyDirector2025-07-17D3,288——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17D24,416——CommonForm 4 ↗
Janet LeeSVP, GC and Secretary2025-07-17A2,35800CommonForm 4 ↗
Shane EmswilerSVP, Products2025-07-17A4,55100CommonForm 4 ↗
Ajei GopalDirector2025-07-17A16,13600CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (132 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Ajei Gopal. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 56. As printed: 32,810,655. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Shane Emswiler. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 8,206,812. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Walt Hearn. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 7,019,212. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Janet Lee. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 5,906,660. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Rachel Pyles. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 5,035,339. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Nicole Anasenes. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,983,755. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Shane Emswiler PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nicole Anasenes PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Walt Hearn RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ajei Gopal RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Walt Hearn PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ajei Gopal PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Walt Hearn PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Janet Lee RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Rachel Pyles RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Shane Emswiler RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Shane Emswiler PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Walt Hearn PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Janet Lee PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ajei Gopal PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nicole Anasenes PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Janet Lee PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2024 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 298 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ronald Hovsepian. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 689,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ravi Vijayaraghavan. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 594,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert Calderoni. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 594,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jim Frankola. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 594,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Glenda Dorchak. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 579,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Alec Gallimore. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 569,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Anil Chakravarthy. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 569,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Claire Bramley. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 569,005. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Barbara Scherer. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 556,505. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ajei Gopal. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-06-01. Form 4, filed 2025-06-03. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-06-01. Form 4, filed 2025-06-03. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-06-01. Form 4, filed 2025-06-03. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-06-03. Form 4, filed 2025-06-04. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-06-03. Form 4, filed 2025-06-04. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-06-03. Form 4, filed 2025-06-04. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Barbara Scherer 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jim Frankola 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Glenda Dorchak 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Claire Bramley 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ravi Vijayaraghavan 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ronald Hovsepian 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert Calderoni 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Anil Chakravarthy 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Alec Gallimore 2025-06-07. Form 4, filed 2025-06-09. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-11. Form 4, filed 2025-07-14. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-11. Form 4, filed 2025-07-14. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-11. Form 4, filed 2025-07-14. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ravi Vijayaraghavan 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Alec Gallimore 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Rachel Pyles 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Barbara Scherer 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ronald Hovsepian 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer Gerchow 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Walt Hearn 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Walt Hearn 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Walt Hearn 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Rachel Pyles 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jim Frankola 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jim Frankola 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Glenda Dorchak 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Anil Chakravarthy 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Robert Calderoni 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer Gerchow 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer Gerchow 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer Gerchow 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Walt Hearn 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Claire Bramley 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Janet Lee 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Shane Emswiler 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Ajei Gopal 2025-07-17. Form 4, filed 2025-07-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-07-01. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 86% (votes for as printed: 63,218,873). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.62% (votes for as printed: 62,898,403). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-05-16. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.53% (votes for as printed: 64,219,499). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 2,622,500 + equity 2,691,045 + all other 0 = 5,313,545, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 56,683,576. View filing ↗
  • ServiceNow, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in ServiceNow, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 51,550,957. View filing ↗
  • Ansys Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Ansys Inc's own proxy. As printed: 32,810,655. View filing ↗
  • Autodesk, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Autodesk, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 30,091,165. View filing ↗
  • The Trade Desk, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in The Trade Desk, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 27,431,583. View filing ↗
  • Datadog, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Datadog, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 27,055,481. View filing ↗
  • DocuSign, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-16. CEO total compensation as printed in DocuSign, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 25,650,100. View filing ↗
  • PTC Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-23. CEO total compensation as printed in PTC Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,315,129. View filing ↗
  • Twilio Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Twilio Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,291,917. View filing ↗
  • Paycom Software, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Paycom Software, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 22,837,152. View filing ↗
  • HubSpot, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in HubSpot, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 20,126,620. View filing ↗
  • Synopsys, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Synopsys, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,605,963. View filing ↗
  • Workday, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-05. CEO total compensation as printed in Workday, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,231,325. View filing ↗
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,954,172. View filing ↗
  • Verisign, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Verisign, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,536,674. View filing ↗
  • Tyler Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Tyler Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,858,370. View filing ↗
  • Veeva Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Veeva Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 470,833. View filing ↗
  • Zscaler, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-11-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Zscaler, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 29,753. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Synopsys, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Synopsys, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, The Trade Desk, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Trade Desk, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Twilio Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Twilio Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Datadog, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Datadog, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, DocuSign, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. DocuSign, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Veeva Systems, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Veeva Systems, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, HubSpot, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. HubSpot, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Paycom Software, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Paycom Software, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Workday, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Workday, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, PTC Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. PTC Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Autodesk, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Autodesk, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Verisign, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Verisign, Inc. names Ansys Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Akamai Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Tyler Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Tyler Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Zscaler, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Zscaler, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ansys Inc. View filing ↗
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