Todd Nightingale compensation by year
Arista Networks Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $183,160 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $52,026,188 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $75,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $4,975 |
| Total | $52,289,323 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Arista Networks, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-158942, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 466,060 | $61,067,842 | — |
| RSU | 70,730 | $9,267,752 | — |
| RSU | 31,080 | $4,072,412 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Arista Networks, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 16, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 116,515 | $0.00 | 349,545 |
| 2026-08-20 | Exercise or conversion | — | 116,515 | $0.00 | 122,643 |
| 2026-08-20 | Exercise or conversion | — | 10,360 | $0.00 | 133,003 |
| 2026-08-20 | Tax withholding | — | 63,540 | $186.45 | 69,463 |
| 2026-08-20 | Grant or award derivative | — | 10,360 | $0.00 | 10,360 |
| 2026-08-20 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 10,360 | $0.00 | 0 |
The 6 most recent of 6 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 Arista Networks discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $350,000 | $19,083,733 | — | $19,433,733 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $350,000 | $19,083,733 | — | $19,433,733 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Arista Networks, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Arista Networks’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Nightingale · this page | President and Chief Operating Officer | $52,289,323 |
| Chantelle Breithaupt | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $7,244,070 |
| Kenneth Duda | Founder, President, Chief Technology Officer and Director | $7,212,028 |
| Jayshree Ullal | Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson | $2,872,145 |
| Marc Taxay | Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel | $1,674,724 |
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