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IDT (IDT): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,090,000FY2024
- $1,479,253FY2025
- $1,452,045FY2026
CEO total pay was $1,452,045 in fiscal 2026, down from $1,479,253 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $495,000 · bonus $877,625 · stock awards $79,420 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pereira | $500,000 | $837,500 | $2,272,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $3,611,900 |
| President and Chief Operating Officer, Ex-Officio Board Member | ||||||||
| Marcelo Fischer | 450,000 | 435,125 | 2,272,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 3,159,525 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Shmuel Jonas | 495,000 | 877,625 | 79,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,452,045 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Menachem Ash | 412,000 | 198,000 | 757,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,100 | 1,369,567 |
| Executive Vice President of Strategy and Legal Affairs | ||||||||
| David Wartell | 300,000 | 220,000 | 757,467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 1,279,467 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| Howard Jonas | 250,000 | 0 | 79,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,229 | 330,649 |
| Chairman and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pereira | $3,611,900 | $3,271,294 | $3,145,930 | ↑ +340,606 |
| Marcelo Fischer | 3,159,525 | 1,784,296 | 747,000 | ↑ +1,375,229 |
| Shmuel Jonas | 1,452,045 | 1,479,253 | 1,090,000 | ↓ −27,208 |
| Menachem Ash | 1,369,567 | 1,110,616 | 1,588,900 | ↑ +258,951 |
| David Wartell | 1,279,467 | 498,275 | 485,800 | ↑ +781,192 |
| Howard Jonas | 330,649 | 250,000 | 250,000 | ↑ +80,649 |
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
Our compensation philosophy is to provide sufficient compensation to attract the individuals necessary to meet our current needs and planned organic growth and changes in operations, as well as for the business units that represent longer-term growth initiatives and provide them with the proper incentives to motivate those individuals to perform their duties and execute their roles in order to achieve our long-term plans. The structure is designed to align executive interests with the short-term and long-term goals of the Company and with the best interests of our stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pereira | RSU | 2025-09-18 | — | — | 15,000 | — | $2,272,400 |
| Menachem Ash | RSU | 2025-09-18 | — | — | 5,000 | — | 757,467 |
| Marcelo Fischer | RSU | 2025-09-18 | — | — | 15,000 | — | 2,272,400 |
| David Wartell | RSU | 2025-09-18 | — | — | 5,000 | — | 757,467 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pereira | $2,272,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Menachem Ash | 757,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Marcelo Fischer | 2,272,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| David Wartell | 757,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% 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 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menachem Ash | RSU | 4,166 | — | $274,373 |
| David Wartell | RSU | 5,000 | — | 329,300 |
| Jonas | Option | 12,062 | 38.43 | — |
| Marcelo Fischer | Option | 12,062 | 38.43 | — |
| Bill Pereira | RSU | 15,000 | — | 987,900 |
| Marcelo Fischer | RSU | 15,000 | — | 987,900 |
| Marcelo Fischer | RSU | 15,624 | — | 1,028,997 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric F. CosentinoIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit | $100,000 | $49,862 | — | — | $0 | $149,862 |
| Judah SchorrIndependent · Audit | 50,000 | 49,862 | — | — | 0 | 99,862 |
| Irwin KatsofIndependent · Departed during FY | 50,000 | 49,862 | — | — | 0 | 99,862 |
| William ConklingIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 12,500 | 37,076 | — | — | 0 | 49,576 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $50,025 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $212,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $186,662 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $399,162 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names IDT as a peer
Companies that benchmark against IDT
4 companies name IDT as a compensation peer
The list of companies that name IDT as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDT Corp | 2026 | Shmuel Jonas | $495,000 | $79,420 | $0 | $0 | $1,452,045 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-12-12 | 6,380,504 | 39,146 | 24,560 | 99.39% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-12-15 | 6,250,245 | 31,799 | 12,486 | 99.49% | Passed |
| 2018 | 2018-12-13 | 5,632,824 | 474,799 | 2,058 | 92.23% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-12-12 | 99.39%a |
| 2021 | 2021-12-15 | 99.49%b |
| 2018 | 2018-12-13 | 92.23%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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) | 45.9 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $1,479,253 |
| Median employee compensation | $32,225 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (22 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, Bill Pereira. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,611,900. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marcelo Fischer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,159,525. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Shmuel Jonas. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,452,045. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Menachem Ash. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,369,567. View filing ↗
- Section 01, David Wartell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,279,467. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Howard Jonas. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 330,649. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Bill Pereira RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Menachem Ash RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marcelo Fischer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, David Wartell RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2025-10-30. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 45.9 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Eric F. Cosentino. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 149,862. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Judah Schorr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 99,862. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Irwin Katsof. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 99,862. View filing ↗
- Section 08, William Conkling. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 49,576. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-12-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.39% (votes for as printed: 6,380,504). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2021 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2021-12-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.49% (votes for as printed: 6,250,245). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2018 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2018-12-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.23% (votes for as printed: 5,632,824). 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 212,500 + equity 186,662 + all other 0 = 399,162, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- IDT Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-23. CEO total compensation as printed in IDT Corp's own proxy. As printed: 1,452,045. View filing ↗