William Ballhaus compensation by year
MERCURY SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $0 | $913,462 | $974,115 | $1,049,269 |
| Bonus | $0 | $570,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $9,036,147 | $7,553,696 | $8,099,087 |
| Option awards | $0 | $11,870,199 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $255,967 | $0 | $1,669,134 | $1,946,160 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $32,700 | $33,000 | $36,532 |
| Total | $255,967 | $22,422,508 | $10,229,945 | $11,131,048 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MERCURY SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed September 17, 2026, accession 0001049521-26-000077, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the MERCURY SYSTEMS INC filed document, accession 0001049521-26-000077. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed September 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 232,893 | $29,393,426 | — |
| PSU | 151,673 | $19,142,649 | — |
| RSU | 82,034 | $10,353,511 | — |
| RSU | 44,940 | $5,671,877 | — |
| RSU | 34,502 | $4,354,497 | — |
| PSU | 23,243 | $2,933,499 | — |
| RSU | 21,419 | $2,703,292 | — |
| Option | 233,500 | — | $49.00 |
| Option | 233,500 | — | $42.00 |
| Option | 233,500 | — | $43.00 |
| Option | 233,500 | — | $46.00 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in MERCURY SYSTEMS INC's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
MERCURY SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Ballhaus · this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,131,048 |
| David Farnsworth | EVP and Chief Financial Officer | $3,298,383 |
| Stuart Kupinsky | EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,708,802 |
| Steven Ratner | EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer | $2,550,598 |
Board service
MERCURY SYSTEMS board · FY2023–FY2026| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| FY2023 | $65,000 | $190,967 | $0 | $0 | $255,967 |
Each year as the company reported it in MERCURY SYSTEMS's director compensation table. Totals are the company's own disclosed totals.
How this board is paid
Company policy: MERCURY SYSTEMS pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $185,000 in RSUs. As stated in MERCURY SYSTEMS's FY2026 proxy.
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