Gary Steele compensation by year
CISCO SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $349,234 | $792,308 |
| Bonus | $291,781 | $5,000,000 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $20,500,105 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $115,271 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $105,847 | $6,541,142 |
| Total | $862,133 | $32,833,555 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. DEF 14A filed October 28, 2025, accession 0000858877-25-000150, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CISCO SYSTEMS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $6,469,421 | — | $46,779 | $6,516,200 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CISCO SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Robbins | Chair and Chief Executive Officer | $52,838,751 |
| Gary Steele · this page | Former President, Go-to-Market | $32,833,555 |
| Jeetu Patel | President and Chief Product Officer | $25,687,435 |
| R. Scott Herren | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $24,293,618 |
| Dev Stahlkopf | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $15,826,734 |
| Thimaya Subaiya | Executive Vice President, Operations | $14,738,615 |
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