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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-03-09

Symbotic (SYM)

CEO Richard Cohen was paid $0 in fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-015381 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$36,959,036
James Kuffner total, FY2025
Chief Technology Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Richard Cohen: $0
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CEO (Richard Cohen) pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.98%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
James Kuffner$578,462$615,616$34,673,453$0$0$0$1,091,505$36,959,036
Chief Technology Officer
Izzy Martins147,500737,50014,392,36400022,12715,299,492
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Dunn450,000405,0007,432,328000110,6278,397,956
Chief Customer Officer
Carol Hibbard600,000660,0005,241,41500048,6256,550,040
Former Chief Financial Officer
Walter Odisho468,269309,0584,586,23300012,8305,376,390
Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer
Richard Cohen000—0—00
Chief Executive 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
James Kuffner$36,959,036———
Izzy Martins15,299,492———
Michael Dunn8,397,956———
Carol Hibbard6,550,04011,489,588—↓ −4,939,548
Walter Odisho5,376,390—6,216,676—
Richard Cohen000↑ +0

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

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Companies that benchmark against SYM
1 company names SYM as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses SYM 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 SYM in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Andrew RossIndependent Director$619,512
Charles KaneIndependent Director$302,176
Daniela RusIndependent Director$294,676
Eric BranderizIndependent Director$837,911
Merline SaintilIndependent Director$294,676
Rollin FordIndependent Director$292,176
Todd KrasnowIndependent Director$297,176
Vikas ParekhIndependent Director—
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
James KuffnerPSU2024-12-27—122,551—245,102$367,653
James KuffnerPSU2024-11-12—23,395—46,79070,185
Michael DunnPSU2025-01-23—22,62411,31233,936842,744
Carol HibbardRSU2025-01-23——100,554—3,368,559
Walter OdishoPSU2025-01-23—43,99221,99665,9881,638,702
Walter OdishoRSU2025-01-23——87,986—2,947,531
Izzy MartinsPSU2025-05-09—44,355—88,710133,065
Izzy MartinsRSU2025-07-23——177,421—9,250,731
Izzy Martins—2025-05-09————177,421
Michael DunnRSU2025-01-23——45,250—1,515,875
James KuffnerRSU2025-01-23——575,048—29,983,003
Michael DunnRSU2025-02-23——117,734—2,880,951
James KuffnerPSU2024-11-2346,790245,102—2,439,63112,779,618
Carol HibbardPSU2025-01-23—50,278—75,4171,872,856
Michael DunnPSU2025-02-23—58,86629,43388,2992,192,759
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
James Kuffner$29,983,003$13,217,456$030.6%
Michael Dunn4,396,8263,035,503040.8%
Carol Hibbard3,368,5591,872,856035.7%
Walter Odisho2,947,5311,638,702035.7%
Izzy Martins9,250,731133,06501.4%

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

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
James KuffnerPSU245,102—$12,779,618
Richard CohenRSU2,215,990—43,230,733
Walter OdishoPSU87,663—4,570,749
Richard CohenRSU2,215,990—41,549,600
Michael DunnPSU3,562—185,723
James KuffnerPSU46,790—2,439,631
James KuffnerPSU575,048—29,983,003
Carol HibbardPSU71,265—3,715,757
Richard CohenRSU2,215,990—43,230,733
Michael DunnPSU117,734—6,138,651
Izzy MartinsPSU177,421—9,250,731
Michael DunnPSU8,826—460,188
James KuffnerPSU116,977—6,099,181
Carol HibbardPSU100,554—5,242,886
Izzy MartinsPSU88,710—4,625,339
Michael DunnPSU45,250—2,359,335
Walter OdishoPSU87,986—4,587,590
Michael DunnPSU58,866—3,069,273
Walter OdishoPSU43,992—2,293,743
Carol HibbardPSU85,514—4,458,700
Carol HibbardPSU50,278—2,621,495
Michael DunnPSU22,624—1,179,615
Walter OdishoPSU14,250—742,995
Walter OdishoPSU7,124—371,445
Michael DunnPSU13,238—690,229
Michael DunnPSU10,998—573,436
Michael DunnPSU7,125—371,498
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain outstanding individuals, encourage individual and collective contributions to the successful execution of our short- and long-term business strategies and creation of stockholder value over the long term.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-03-051,361,314,57714,005,263130,21598.98%Passed
20252025-03-061,367,360,411963,769111,68599.93%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
20262026-03-0598.98%a
20252025-03-0699.93%b

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of elections of directors, a majority of votes cast means the number of votes cast "for" a director's election exceeds the number of votes cast "against" that director's election (with "abstentions" and "broker non-votes" (or other shares of the Company similarly not entitled to vote) not counted as a vote cast either "for" or "against" that director's election), which we refer to as a "plurality" for this purpose (Proposal 1).”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of elections of directors, a majority of votes cast means the number of votes cast "for" a director's election exceeds the number of votes cast "against" that director's election (with "abstentions" and "broker non-votes" (or other shares of the Company similarly not entitled to vote) not counted as a vote cast either "for" or "against" that director's election), which we refer to as a "plurality" for this purpose (Proposal 1).”.

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.

08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Eric BranderizIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance · Partial-year service$14,396$823,515———$837,911
Andrew RossIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Partial-year service4,808614,704———619,512
Charles KaneIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance75,000227,176———302,176
Todd KrasnowIndependent · Compensation (Chair)70,000227,176———297,176
Daniela RusIndependent · Compensation67,500227,176———294,676
Merline SaintilIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair)67,500227,176———294,676
Rollin FordIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Audit65,000227,176———292,176
Richard CohenEmployee director · Board Chair0————0
Vikas ParekhIndependent · Nominating/Governance00———0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$265,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$364,204
Equity awards (grant-date value)$2,574,099
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,938,303

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

10

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.

Timing of Equity Awards
10b

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
1Symbotic2025Richard Cohen$0$0—$0$0

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Symbotic in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, James Kuffner (Chief Technology Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Symbotic in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $36,959,036.
How did shareholders vote on Symbotic's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.98% of shareholders supported Symbotic's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Symbotic spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Symbotic reported total board compensation of $2,938,303 for fiscal 2025.

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.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, James KuffnerDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 36,959,036. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c7 · span 856443–856453
2Section 01, Izzy MartinsDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 15,299,492. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c7 · span 844493–844503
3Section 01, Michael DunnDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 8,397,956. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c7 · span 862305–862314
4Section 01, Carol HibbardDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 6,550,040. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c7 · span 850461–850470
5Section 01, Walter OdishoDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 5,376,390. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c7 · span 868131–868140
6Section 01, Richard CohenDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
7Section 03, James Kuffner PSUDEF 14A——Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table.
8Section 03, James Kuffner PSUDEF 14A——Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table.
9Section 03, Michael Dunn PSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r18 · c3 · span 946028–946034
10Section 03, Carol Hibbard RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r5 · c3 · span 648083–648090
11Section 03, Walter Odisho PSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r21 · c3 · span 954692–954698
12Section 03, Walter Odisho RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r8 · c3 · span 653364–653370
13Section 03, Izzy Martins PSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r5 · c3 · span 908771–908777
14Section 03, Izzy Martins RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r4 · c3 · span 646331–646338
15Section 03, Izzy Martins DEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r4 · c3 · span 646331–646338
16Section 03, Michael Dunn RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r19 · c6 · span 950098–950104
17Section 03, James Kuffner RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r12 · c6 · span 929930–929937
18Section 03, Michael Dunn RSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r17 · c6 · span 944226–944233
19Section 03, James Kuffner PSUDEF 14A——Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table.
20Section 03, Carol Hibbard PSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r5 · c2 · span 647702–647708
21Section 03, Michael Dunn PSUDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r16 · c3 · span 940400–940406
22Section 08, Eric BranderizDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 837,911. Filing ↗machine: span 1348689–1348899
23Section 08, Andrew RossDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 619,512. Filing ↗machine: span 1362058–1362268
24Section 08, Charles KaneDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 302,176. Filing ↗machine: span 1353974–1354184
25Section 08, Todd KrasnowDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 297,176. Filing ↗machine: span 1356617–1356827
26Section 08, Daniela RusDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 294,676. Filing ↗machine: span 1364797–1365007
27Section 08, Merline SaintilDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 294,676. Filing ↗machine: span 1367492–1367702
28Section 08, Rollin FordDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 292,176. Filing ↗machine: span 1351331–1351541
29Section 08, Richard CohenDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
30Section 08, Vikas ParekhDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
31Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-03-090001837240-26-000015Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.98%. Filing ↗
32Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-03-100001837240-25-000096Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.93% (votes for as printed: 1,367,360,411). Filing ↗
33Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
34Section 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).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
35Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 364,204 + equity 2,574,099 + all other 0 = 2,938,303, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,938,303
36Symbotic (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-160001193125-26-015381CEO total compensation as printed in Symbotic's own proxy. As printed: 0. Filing ↗

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