David Wadhwani compensation by year
Adobe Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $360,577 | $750,000 | $791,346 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| Bonus | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | $1,666,667 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $17,223,679 | $8,502,393 | $13,463,694 | $15,365,328 | $15,900,898 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $381,206 | $712,500 | $791,071 | $784,000 | $1,040,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $9,070 | $17,455 | $18,228 | $30,293 | $45,686 |
| Total | $19,641,199 | $11,649,015 | $16,731,006 | $16,979,621 | $17,786,584 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Adobe, Inc. DEF 14A filed February 27, 2026, accession 0000796343-26-000043, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Adobe, Inc. filed document, accession 0000796343-26-000043. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed February 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 17,220 | $5,512,639 | — |
| PSU | 14,195 | $4,544,245 | — |
| PSU | 13,588 | $4,349,926 | — |
| RSU | 9,042 | $2,894,615 | — |
| RSU | 6,282 | $2,011,057 | — |
| PSU | 5,821 | $1,863,477 | — |
| RSU | 4,284 | $1,371,437 | — |
| RSU | 3,935 | $1,259,712 | — |
| RSU | 3,803 | $1,217,454 | — |
| RSU | 606 | $193,999 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Adobe, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
24 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed February 27, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 437 | $0.00 | 42,156.1 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 761 | $0.00 | 42,096.1 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 696 | $0.00 | 42,636.1 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 437 | $0.00 | 2,623 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 696 | $0.00 | 6,955 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 1,130 | $0.00 | 43,421.1 |
| 2026-07-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 761 | $0.00 | 1,521 |
| 2026-07-15 | Tax withholding | — | 345 | $224.56 | 42,291.1 |
The 8 most recent of 24 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Adobe discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $0 | $28,190,645 | $57,326 | $29,247,971 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $0 | $28,190,645 | $57,326 | $29,247,971 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | $0 | $17,960,253 | $0 | $17,960,253 |
| Disability | $0 | $17,960,253 | $0 | $17,960,253 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Adobe, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Adobe’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Shantanu Narayen | Chair of the Board and CEO | $51,173,935 |
| Anil Chakravarthy | President, Customer Experience Orchestration Business | $17,790,824 |
| David Wadhwani · this page | President, Creativity and Productivity Business | $17,786,584 |
| Daniel Durn | CFO and Executive Vice President, Finance, Technology, Security and Operations | $16,302,026 |
| Louise Pentland | Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Relations | $15,588,584 |
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