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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

CTSH · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$21.8M

Pay Ratio

Ravi Kumar Current

Both pay and TSR fell, but the reset was partial

Perion Network Ltd.

PERI · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$2.6M

Pay Ratio

Tal Jacobson

Pay fell 25.3% but the stock fell 72.6% — the reset only covered part of the damage.

VERISIGN INC/CA

VRSN · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$14.1M

Pay Ratio

D. James Bidzos

Pay and TSR both rose, but not in lockstep

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

CTSH$21.8MPERI$2.6MVRSN$14.1M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

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CTSH carries the largest package at $21.8M, about 8.5x PERI.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

CTSH

Ravi Kumar Current

$21.8M

base salary6%
stock awards60%
option awards23%
non-equity incentive compensation12%
other compensation0%

PERI

Tal Jacobson

$2.6M

base salary22%
stock awards68%

VRSN

D. James Bidzos

$14.1M

base salary7%
stock awards83%
non-equity incentive compensation10%
other compensation0%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP(CTSH)Ravi Kumar Current2024$21.8M
Perion Network Ltd.(PERI)Tal Jacobson2024$2.6M
VERISIGN INC/CA(VRSN)D. James Bidzos2024$14.1M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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