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Fiscal year 2026

George Kurian — FY2026 total compensation $22,157,635

George Kurian is Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, Inc. (NTAP). The company reported total compensation of $22,157,635 for fiscal year 2026.

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Fiscal year 2026 compensation

Salary$1,000,000
Bonus$0
Stock awards$19,552,872
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$1,597,575
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$7,188
Total$22,157,635

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 NetApp, Inc. filed July 28, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-321210.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2026Chief Executive Officer$1,000,000$0$19,552,872$0$1,597,575$0$7,188$22,157,635
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$1,000,000$0$20,452,336$0$1,667,700$0$7,188$23,127,224
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$1,000,000$0$14,377,251$0$2,350,726$0$7,459$17,735,436
FY2023Chief Executive Officer$1,000,000$0$9,908,566$0$448,375$0$7,602$11,364,543
FY2022Chief Executive Officer$991,346$0$15,745,686$0$2,133,037$0$13,482$18,883,551
FY2021Chief Executive Officer$968,269$0$10,779,520$0$2,600,000$0$11,063$14,358,852

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for NetApp, Inc..

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$23,482,721
Difference from that median$-1,325,086
Percentile within the disclosed peer group35th
Peers with a disclosed figure16

Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group NetApp, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.

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The other named executive officers of NetApp, Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2026 total
Syam NairExecutive Vice President and Chief Product Officer$34,272,808
George Kurian this pageChief Executive Officer$22,157,635
Wissam JabreExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$11,488,305
Cesar CernudaPresident$11,126,106
Elizabeth O'CallahanExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer$6,601,574

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full NetApp, Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

George Kurian's compensation sits inside NetApp, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) compensation brief