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Optimum Communications (OPTU): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $4,327,478FY2023
- $14,425,399FY2024
- $15,032,320FY2025
CEO total pay was $15,032,320 in fiscal 2025, up from $14,425,399 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $1,541,923 · bonus $750,000 · stock awards $9,810,605 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | $1,541,923 | $750,000 | $9,810,605 | $0 | $2,760,000 | $0 | $169,792 | $15,032,320 |
| CEO | ||||||||
| Marc Sirota | 648,654 | 600,000 | 3,433,713 | — | 895,142 | — | 18,200 | 5,595,709 |
| CFO | ||||||||
| Michael Olsen | 575,000 | 600,000 | 2,943,182 | — | 529,000 | 24,139 | 13,519 | 4,684,840 |
| EVP, General Counsel and CCRO | ||||||||
| Michael Parker | 550,000 | 191,250 | 2,207,385 | 0 | 660,000 | 0 | 14,846 | 3,623,481 |
| EVP, President - Consumer Services | ||||||||
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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | $15,032,320 | $14,425,399 | $4,327,478 | ↑ +606,921 |
| Marc Sirota | 5,595,709 | 4,391,303 | 7,384,808 | ↑ +1,204,406 |
| Michael Olsen | 4,684,840 | 4,306,447 | 6,337,255 | ↑ +378,393 |
| Michael Parker | 3,623,481 | — | — | — |
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
The Company’s executive compensation philosophy is based on providing total compensation that attracts, motivates and retains individuals with the knowledge, expertise and experience required for each specific role, delivering an appropriate proportion of the total compensation package through variable pay elements linked to performance over the short- and long-term, encouraging and rewarding performance that will lead to long-term enhancement of stockholder value, and taking into account compensation practices in the markets in which the Company operates and competes for talent.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Frederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook) |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | PSU | 2025-10-01 | — | 5,000,000 | — | 10,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Michael Olsen | RSU | 2025-03-18 | — | — | 568,182 | — | 1,443,182 |
| Michael Parker | RSU | 2025-03-18 | — | — | 426,136 | — | 1,082,385 |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 2025-10-01 | — | 1,500,000 | — | 3,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Dennis Mathew | RSU | 2025-03-18 | — | — | 1,893,939 | — | 4,810,605 |
| Marc Sirota | RSU | 2025-03-18 | — | — | 662,879 | — | 1,683,713 |
| Marc Sirota | PSU | 2025-10-01 | — | 1,750,000 | — | 3,500,000 | 1,750,000 |
| Michael Parker | PSU | 2025-10-01 | — | 1,125,000 | — | 2,250,000 | 1,125,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Mathew | $4,810,605 | $5,000,000 | $0 | 51.0% |
| Michael Olsen | 1,443,182 | 1,500,000 | 0 | 51.0% |
| Michael Parker | 1,082,385 | 1,125,000 | 0 | 51.0% |
| Marc Sirota | 1,683,713 | 1,750,000 | 0 | 51.0% |
% 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 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Olsen | RSU | 48,828 | — | $80,566 |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 51,936 | — | 85,694 |
| Michael Olsen | RSU | 83,752 | — | 138,191 |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 126,560 | — | 208,824 |
| Marc Sirota | RSU | 251,257 | — | 414,574 |
| Michael Parker | RSU | 253,486 | — | 418,252 |
| Michael Parker | RSU | 302,420 | — | 498,993 |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 375,000 | — | 375,000 |
| Marc Sirota | RSU | 380,228 | — | 627,376 |
| Michael Olsen | RSU | 380,228 | — | 627,376 |
| Michael Parker | RSU | 426,136 | — | 703,124 |
| Dennis Mathew | RSU | 431,035 | — | 711,208 |
| Michael Olsen | RSU | 568,182 | — | 937,500 |
| Dennis Mathew | RSU | 633,714 | — | 1,045,628 |
| Marc Sirota | RSU | 662,879 | — | 1,093,750 |
| Dennis Mathew | Option | 786,164 | 5.8 | — |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 1,000,000 | — | 1,000,000 |
| Michael Parker | PSU | 1,000,000 | — | 1,000,000 |
| Michael Parker | PSU | 1,125,000 | — | 1,125,000 |
| Marc Sirota | PSU | 1,500,000 | — | 1,500,000 |
| Michael Olsen | PSU | 1,500,000 | — | 1,500,000 |
| Marc Sirota | PSU | 1,750,000 | — | 1,750,000 |
| Dennis Mathew | RSU | 1,893,939 | — | 3,124,999 |
| Michael Parker | PSU | 2,250,000 | — | 2,250,000 |
| Dennis Mathew | PSU | 2,500,000 | — | 2,500,000 |
| Marc Sirota | PSU | 3,000,000 | — | 3,000,000 |
| Dennis Mathew | PSU | 5,000,000 | — | 5,000,000 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond SviderIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | $117,500 | $150,000 | — | — | — | $267,500 |
| Mark MullenIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 110,000 | 150,000 | — | — | — | 260,000 |
| Susan SchnabelIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 100,000 | 150,000 | — | — | — | 250,000 |
| Dennis MathewEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David DrahiNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick DrahiNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles StewartNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis OkhuijsenNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dexter GoeiNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $72,500 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $150,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 32,500 / 22,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $327,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $450,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $777,500 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Optimum Communications as a peer
Companies that benchmark against OPTU
2 companies name OPTU as a compensation peer
- FuboTV Inc.FUBOFY2025
- TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/TDSFY2025
Each company listed discloses OPTU in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named OPTU in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
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 Optimum Communications, 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 Optimum Communications, 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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile US, Inc. | 2025 | Srinivasan Gopalan | $861,539 | $27,114,078 | $0 | $3,623,603 | $35,439,421 |
| 2 | Comcast Corporation | 2025 | Brian Roberts | 2,600,962 | 23,473,076 | 0 | 8,583,175 | 35,148,413 |
| 3 | Verizon Communications Inc. | 2025 | Daniel Schulman | 375,000 | 32,774,795 | 0 | 937,500 | 34,311,016 |
| 4 | AT&T Inc. | 2025 | John Stankey | 2,400,000 | 19,500,012 | 0 | 6,272,000 | 29,906,872 |
| 5 | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Kate Johnson | 1,354,493 | 18,590,663 | 0 | 4,877,486 | 24,936,641 |
| 6 | Echostar Corporation | 2022 | Hamid Akhavan | 738,463 | 7,563,000 | 6,134,800 | 750,000 | 15,228,135 |
| 7 | Optimum Communications, Inc. | 2025 | Dennis Mathew | 1,541,923 | 9,810,605 | 0 | 2,760,000 | 15,032,320 |
| — | Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum Communications, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · CPA 50 | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Frederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook) |
| AT&T Inc. | 112% | PSU 75 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) Payout Modifier | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) |
| Comcast Corporation | 110% | PSU 100 | Yes — Relative TSR Modifier | Korn Ferry |
| Echostar Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. | 136.4% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Compensia Inc. |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 161% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (RTSR) | Mercer |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 100% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — relative total shareholder return (TSR) position compared with the companies in the S&P 100 | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
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 year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-11 | 4,664,520,776 | 65,428,582 | 10,704,904 | 98.62% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-15 | 4,638,072,510 | 142,858,350 | 2,392,985 | 97.01% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-11 | 98.62%a |
| 2022 | 2022-06-15 | 97.01%b |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. 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) | 33 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $69,287 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (40 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, Dennis Mathew. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 15,032,320. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marc Sirota. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 5,595,709. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Olsen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 4,684,840. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Parker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 22. As printed: 3,623,481. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dennis Mathew PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Olsen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Parker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Olsen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Dennis Mathew RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marc Sirota RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marc Sirota PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Parker PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2020-04-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 33 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Raymond Svider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 267,500. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark Mullen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan Schnabel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 250,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dennis Mathew. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Drahi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Patrick Drahi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Charles Stewart. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dennis Okhuijsen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dexter Goei. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.62% (votes for as printed: 4,664,520,776). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-06-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.01% (votes for as printed: 4,638,072,510). 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 327,500 + equity 450,000 + all other 0 = 777,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- T-Mobile US, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in T-Mobile US, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 35,439,421. View filing ↗
- Comcast Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Comcast Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 35,148,413. View filing ↗
- Verizon Communications Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Verizon Communications Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 34,311,016. View filing ↗
- AT&T Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-23. CEO total compensation as printed in AT&T Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 29,906,872. View filing ↗
- Lumen Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 24,936,641. View filing ↗
- Echostar Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2023-03-14. CEO total compensation as printed in Echostar Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 15,228,135. View filing ↗
- Optimum Communications, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Optimum Communications, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,032,320. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, AT&T Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. AT&T Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Comcast Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Comcast Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Lumen Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, T-Mobile US, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. T-Mobile US, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Verizon Communications Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Verizon Communications Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Echostar Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Echostar Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Optimum Communications, Inc.. View filing ↗