François Locoh-Donou is President and Chief Executive Officer of F5, Inc. (FFIV). The company reported total compensation of $23,039,819 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $962,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $20,642,852 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,398,421 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $36,546 |
| Total | $23,039,819 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure F5, Inc. filed January 26, 2026, accession 0001048695-26-000012.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $962,000 | $0 | $20,642,852 | $0 | $1,398,421 | $0 | $36,546 | $23,039,819 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $962,000 | $0 | $9,853,662 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $41,104 | $10,856,766 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $925,000 | — | $10,824,280 | — | $1,069,162 | — | $5,420 | $12,823,862 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $875,000 | $0 | $9,406,895 | $0 | $1,183,431 | $0 | $4,400 | $11,469,726 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $875,000 | $0 | $8,911,165 | $0 | $1,088,670 | $0 | $4,400 | $10,879,235 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for F5, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $18,830,170 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $4,209,649 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 70th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group F5, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| François Locoh-Donou this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $23,039,819 |
| Tom Fountain | Chief Operating Officer | $8,249,875 |
| Chad Whalen | Chief Revenue Officer | $6,532,314 |
| John Maddison | Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer | $5,295,456 |
| Cooper Werner | Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer | $3,656,085 |
| Frank Pelzer | Former Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer | $2,925,351 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full F5, Inc. compensation brief.
François Locoh-Donou's compensation sits inside F5, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.