Michael Szabados compensation by year
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $275,000 | $338,750 | $360,000 | $378,750 | $385,000 | $423,500 | $423,500 | $423,500 | $423,500 | $423,500 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $846,650 | $1,216,250 | $1,071,000 | $921,900 | $964,250 | $1,460,970 | $1,610,595 | $1,067,556 | $696,360 | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $240,000 | $0 | $168,008 | $327,016 | $313,152 | $365,854 | $446,177 | $158,410 | $256,301 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $17,805 | $21,944 | $25,233 | $28,531 | $21,064 | $22,504 | $27,409 | $28,926 | $28,655 | $29,653 |
| Total | $1,379,455 | $1,576,944 | $1,624,241 | $1,656,197 | $1,683,466 | $2,272,828 | $2,507,621 | $1,678,392 | $1,404,816 | $453,153 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed July 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-316095, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC filed document, accession 0001193125-26-316095. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed July 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 18,900 | $600,831 | — |
| PSU | 16,800 | $534,072 | — |
| RSU | 12,600 | $400,554 | — |
| RSU | 7,875 | $250,346 | — |
| PSU | 6,048 | $192,266 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2026 proxy (filed July 24, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Sale | — | 4,000 | $37.70 | 41,654 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments NETSCOUT SYSTEMS discloses, by trigger · FY2026| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | $423,500 | $688,559 | $0 | — |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC's FY2026 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anil Singhal | Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board | $3,206,287 |
| John Downing | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations | $1,577,184 |
| Anthony Piazza | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | $1,356,758 |
| Sanjay Munshi | Chief Operating Officer | $1,193,599 |
| Michael Szabados · this page | Vice Chairman of the Board, Former Senior Advisor, and Former Chief Operating Officer | $453,153 |
| Jean Bua | Former Senior Advisor and Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer | $423,383 |
Board service
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS board · FY2022–FY2026How this board is paid
Company policy: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $175,280 in RSUs. As stated in NETSCOUT SYSTEMS's FY2026 proxy.
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