Ken Xie is Chief Executive Officer of Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT). The company reported total compensation of $11,458,039 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $597,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $10,155,102 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $705,937 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total | $11,458,039 |
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 Fortinet, Inc. filed April 29, 2026, accession 0002077096-26-000106.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $597,000 | $0 | $10,155,102 | $0 | $705,937 | $0 | $0 | $11,458,039 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $597,000 | $0 | $11,939,796 | $0 | $606,493 | $0 | $0 | $13,143,289 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $622,000 | $0 | $15,081,692 | $0 | $597,921 | $0 | $0 | $16,301,613 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $797,000 | $0 | $5,978,827 | $6,447,285 | $977,341 | $0 | $0 | $14,200,453 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $797,000 | $0 | $6,235,385 | $6,145,875 | $1,024,951 | $0 | $0 | $14,203,211 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $797,000 | $0 | $4,704,899 | $4,169,569 | $983,163 | $0 | $0 | $10,654,631 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $4,139,334 | $3,985,666 | $754,923 | $0 | $0 | $9,629,923 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Fortinet, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $23,859,617 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-12,401,577 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 17th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Fortinet, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Xie this page | Chief Executive Officer | $11,458,039 |
| Michael Xie | President and Chief Technology Officer | $6,576,556 |
| John Whittle | Chief Operating Officer | $6,037,415 |
| Keith Jensen | Former Chief Financial Officer | $5,658,386 |
| Christiane Ohlgart | Chief Financial Officer | $4,424,743 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Fortinet, Inc. compensation brief.
Ken Xie's compensation sits inside Fortinet, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.