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Fiscal year 2025

Matthew Cain — FY2025 total compensation $8,685,250

Matthew Cain is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Couchbase, Inc. (BASE). The company reported total compensation of $8,685,250 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$535,000
Bonus$0
Stock awards$7,639,000
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$508,250
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$3,000
Total$8,685,250

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 Couchbase, Inc. filed April 16, 2025, accession 0001845022-25-000036.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer$535,000$0$7,639,000$0$508,250$0$3,000$8,685,250
FY2023Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer$485,000$750,000$0$0$582,000$0$2,000$1,819,000

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

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$4,063,757
Difference from that median$4,621,493
Percentile within the disclosed peer group76th
Peers with a disclosed figure13

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

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The other named executive officers of Couchbase, Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Matthew Cain this pageChair, President and Chief Executive Officer$8,685,250
Greg HenrySenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,778,399
Huw OwenSenior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer$3,170,795
Margaret ChowSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,084,031

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Couchbase, Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

Matthew Cain's compensation sits inside Couchbase, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The Couchbase, Inc. (BASE) compensation brief